The final three players are on a 15- minute break!
The final three players are on a 15- minute break!
Yang Wang raised to 450,000 from the button and found two callers.
On the 3♣5♣2♠ flop, Jesse Lonis led out for 750,000. Evan Krentzman got out of the way and Wang made the call.
Both players checked on the A♥ turn for the dealer to peel off the 3♠ as the river. Lonis led out for 850,000 only to face a pot sized raise to 5,500,000 from Wang. Lonis went deep deep into the tank before he released his cards to send Wang the healthy pot with no showdown, sending Wang over the 20 million chip mark.
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Yang Wang raised on the button to 450,000, Jesse Lonis called in the big blind.
Wang fired out a bet of 650,000 when the flop came 7♣8♦A♦. Lonis check-called.
Both players checked on the 7♦ turn. Wang decided to bet 1,750,000 on the 5♦ river, and Lonis quickly folded.
Jesse Lonis made it 400,000 to play from the button, and Evan Krentzman made the call from the big blind.
Both players checked the 4♥9♣2♠ flop for the 6♠ to peel off on the turn. Krentzman led out for 250,000, and Lonis made the call.
The action went check, check, on the 8♦ river and Krentzman tabled Q♦10♦10♠2♦ for a pair of tens, which was good as Lonis mucked his cards to send Krentzman the pot.
Action was picked up as Evan Krentzman was all-in against Yang Wang.
Evan Krentzman: K♣K♠10♦7♦
Yang Wang: A♠K♦5♣3♥
The board ran out Q♥4♠8♥5♥7♠, and Krentzman's kings held for the double.
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Jesse Lonis called 120,000 in the small blind, Yang Wang raised to 360,000, and Lonis called.
Wang bet 500,000 when the flop came 5♠4♥J♦; Lonis called.
Wang bet 1,550,000 on the A♥ turn; Lonis check-called again.
Wang went for a third bet on the Q♠ river, firing 4,900,000. Lonis went deep into the tank before he eventually folded.
Justin Scott raised from the button to 420,000 and was looked up by Jesse Lonis in the big blind.
On the 6♣4♣Q♦ flop, Lonis bet out for 420,000, and Scott raised pot to put himself all in. Lonis made the call.
Justin Scott: K♠K♣8♠6♦
Jesse Lonis: A♠Q♥J♠7♦
Scott was ahead but had some cards to dodge to stay alive. The 7♥ turn gave Lonis two pair to take the lead, and when the 7♣ peeled off on the river to fill him up, Scott was sent to the rail in fourth place.