Hands #70-74: Saout and Hesp Shove
Hand #70: Antoine Saout moved all in for his final 14,150,000 from early position, and action folded to John Hesp in the big blind. Hesp stood up out of his chair, and raised his arms, looking like he might be about to call. However, he sat back down in his chair, swiveled a few times, then folded. Saout flashed the 
as he sent his other card into the muck, and he took the pot.
Hand #71: Benjamin Pollak raised it up to 2.7 million from early position, and it folded around to Scott Blumstein in the big blind. He thought for a few moments before kicking his hand in, and Pollak took the pot.
Hand #72: Damian Salas raised to 2.7 million in early position, and Hesp made the call on the button. The blinds got out of the way, and they went heads up to a flop of 
. Salas was first to act, and he checked. Hesp moved all in for about 18 million, and Salas immediately sighed and leaned back in his chair. The two players were close in chips, and Salas spent about a minute in the tank before folding. Hesp stood up and gave a fist pump to his crowd as he raked in the chips.
Hand #73: Scott Blumstein raised to 2.5 million on the button, and Pollak called in the big blind. The flop came down 
, and both players tapped the felt. The 
hit the turn, and Pollak checked again. Blumstein did the same, and the 
completed the board. Both players checked again, and Blumstein took the hand with 
.
Hand #74: Bryan Piccioli raised to 2.8 million from under the gun, and the rest of the table quickly ducked out of the way to give Piccioli the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
157,200,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
77,725,000 | -900,000 |
|
37,150,000 | 2,200,000 |
|
34,650,000 | -1,600,000 |
|
22,675,000 | 3,100,000 |
|
16,425,000 | -4,900,000 |
|
14,750,000 | 400,000 |