With about 250,000 chips in the middle, Steve O'Dwyer fired 160,000 on the final board of . Sam Trickett raised all in for 357,000, and O'Dwyer tank-called.
Trickett tapped the table and showed the for a bluff. O'Dwyer tabled the for two pair, aces and fours, and won the pot.
Tony G was just the victim of a massive cooler, as he was eliminated in a million-chip pot.
Scott Seiver gave us a summary of the hand right after Tony G left the tournament area. Richard Yong had raised preflop, Tony G three-bet and Yong called.
The flop brought and both players checked. On the turn the hit and Yong bet 100,000. Tony G moved all in and Yong called.
Showdown:
Richard Yong:
Tony G:
Tony G had outs, but the river was the . Right after being eliminated in this massive pot Tony G complimented Yong on his hand. He shook hands and left the room as we are down to just 16 players. There will be a complete redraw at this point.
In unknown action on separate tables, Tony G doubled up to back over 500,000, and Roger Hairabedian was eliminated by Steve O'Dwyer. O'Dwyer moved to over one million in chips.
Philipp Gruissem just won himself the comeback of the day award, and the day's not even over yet. Gruissem was down to just 18,000 chips when he managed to win three hands in a row to mount his stack back up to over 400,000.
On the first hand David Benefield raised under the gun to 33,000 and Gruissem called all in for 18,000. Daniel Negreanu was in the small blind and he moved all in, putting pressure on both Jani Sointula and David Benefield. Both folded.
Negreanu tabled , and Gruissem was looking for help with . The board ran out , and while Gruissem was already standing up he managed to hit a straight on the river.
On the next hand Gruissem moved all in under the gun for 80,000. Negreanu called from the button and showed . Gruissem was ahead as he showed . The board ran out , and Gruissem beat Negreanu again.
Moments later they were at it again. Negreanu raised to 35,000 and Gruissem moved all in for 194,000. Negreanu called with , and Gruissem showed . The board brought , and the German high stakes pro survived another hand. He's now close to the average stack again, while Negreanu remains near the top.
Mike Watson raised to 35,000 from the hijack seat, Fung Cheung called in the cutoff seat, then Sam Trickett reraised all in from the small blind for 355,000. Watson folded, as did Cheung, and Trickett won the pot.
On the flop, there was about 70,000 in the middle between Steve O'Dwyer and Fung Cheung. O'Dwyer checked, and Cheung fired 38,000. O'Dwyer check-raised to 105,000, and Cheung folded.
On back-to-back hands before the break, Philipp Gruissem's stack has been decimated down to just 25,000. The first he lost to David Benefield, and the second he lost to Tobias Reinkemeier. Here's what happened.
On the first hand, Benefield was all in preflop for 182,000 with the against Gruissem's . The board ran out to give Benefield the double up.
Then, Gruissem was involved in a three-way battle with Fabian Quoss and Reinkemeier on the flop. Gruissem was first and checked. That check was followed by a check from Quoss, and then Reinkemeier fired 54,000. Gruissem called, and Quoss folded.
The turn was the , and Gruissem checked. Reinkemeier bet larger this time and wagered 78,000. Gruissem stuck right there with him and made the call to see the river.
The completed the board, and Gruissem checked. Reinkemeier moved all in for his last 225,000, and Gruissem called after letting out a big sigh and looking back at his cards one last time.
Reinkemeier turned over the for a flopped set of sixes. Gruissem showed the for a flopped set of threes, but it was a losing set. He shipped over the chips to Reinkemeier and was left with just about 25,000. Reinkemeier saw his stack shoot up to 850,000.
. Sam Trickett raised all in for 357,000, and O'Dwyer tank-called.
for a bluff. O'Dwyer tabled the 
for two pair, aces and fours, and won the pot.
hit and Yong bet 100,000. Tony G moved all in and Yong called.
. Right after being eliminated in this massive pot Tony G complimented Yong on his hand. He shook hands and left the room as we are down to just 16 players. There will be a complete redraw at this point.
, and Gruissem was looking for help with 
, and while Gruissem was already standing up he managed to hit a straight on the river.
. The board ran out 
, and Gruissem beat Negreanu again.
, and Gruissem showed 
. The board brought 
against Gruissem's 
flop. Gruissem was first and checked. That check was followed by a check from Quoss, and then Reinkemeier fired 54,000. Gruissem called, and Quoss folded.
, and Gruissem checked. Reinkemeier bet larger this time and wagered 78,000. Gruissem stuck right there with him and made the call to see the river.
for a flopped set of threes, but it was a losing set. He shipped over the chips to Reinkemeier and was left with just about 25,000. Reinkemeier saw his stack shoot up to 850,000.