Players are on a 15-minute break with 45 players returning at 10:45 p.m. to blinds of 300,000/600,000/600,000.
Players are on a 15-minute break with 45 players returning at 10:45 p.m. to blinds of 300,000/600,000/600,000.
Mikko Torkki limped from the small blind, and Zahor Maymon checked from the big blind. The flop arrived with 6♥J♣2♦, and both players checked.
Both players also checked the K♠ turn.
On the 3♦ river, Torkki took his shot and bet 700,000, and Maymon raised to 2,200,000. Torkki thought for a moment and called.
Torkki held J♠9♦, and Maymon held K♦9♥ for top pair.
Manjunath Mulinti raised all in from the button, and Israel Pantaleon was sitting with just a single 100,000 chip after paying the big blind and ante. Pantaleon was waiting for the latest pay jump before sticking in the call.
Israel Pantaleon: 9♦5♥
Manjunath Mulinti: K♠K♥
"Sorry," said Mulinti as he turned over his pocket kings. Pantaleon then watched in amazement as the 7♠10♠3♦J♦8♠ runout produced a straight to keep him alive.
Kazuto Takeuchi in the small blind and Glenn Thompson in cutoff had already built a massive pot of 10,000,000 beside a flop of Q♠4♥2♦.
When the 10♠ turn dropped, Takeuchi fattened the pot further with 4,000,000. Thompson called to see the last card.
The river fell the 8♥ and Takeuchi shoved all-in for 24,000,000, sending Thompson to the tank. With only 9,800,000 behind, Thompson seriously considered his next move.
He decided to concede both his hand and the pot to Takeuchi. As the Japanese player scooped the pot, he went, "No bluff! No bluff!" One of the players went, "No bluff? Then show!"
He placed the cards down and asked them to choose one. After the choice was made, he turned over A♣, then repeated, "No bluff!"
Henry Benamram moved all in from early position for 3,100,000, and Greg Collins also moved all in from the button with the superior stack. Everyone else folded.
Henry Benamram: K♥Q♥
Greg Collins: A♦J♦
One of the players stated, "Well, you are live," to Benamram.
And live he was on the board of 8♥Q♣9♥Q♠6♠, which brought him trip queens for the win.
Robert Michel limped in early position. Action folded around to the big blind Victor Wan, who was forced all-in for 400,000.
Victor Wan: K♠3♣
Robert Michel: A♠K♣
Wan was dominated and seeing no chance to improve, stood up and bid everyone good luck. He stayed long enough only to see the board spread 5♥5♣K♥7♠9♠.
He left the table as Michel got his chips.
Christopher Achim opened to 1,000,000 in early position, and Manjunath Mulinti moved all in for 5,900,000 in the small blind. Achim quickly called off the rest of his stack, for a total of 5,600,000.
Christopher Achim: A♣A♦
Manjunath Mulinti: A♥K♣
Achim found an easy hold on the 5♣4♥Q♣5♥A♠ board, improving to a full house on the river to score the big double-up.
At nearby tables, Hunter Payne and Tal Rofe fell just short of a top-50 finish.
Matthew Jewett raised from late position to 800,000, Amit Kaushik three-bet to 1,800,000, Jewett four-bet all in for 6,750,000 effective, and Kaushik called.
Amit Kaushik: Q♣Q♦
Matthew Jewett: A♦Q♥
The board ran safe for the queens with J♦3♣7♣7♥2♦, and two pair won the pot, leaving Jewett with crumbs.
In the very next hand, Jewett moved all in for 1,300,000 from under the gun, and Carlos Martinez called from the big blind.
Matthew Jewett: A♠10♦
Carlos Martinez: A♥J♠
The board was 3♣A♦4♥K♦7♠ and the jack kicker played for Martinez with a pair of aces.
Level: 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000