The 11 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
The 11 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
Mike Watson limped in from the small blind and called when Christian Pedersen raised to 350,000 from the big blind.
Watson check-called a bet of 200,000 on the 6♠5♥3♥ flop before both the J♦ turn and 4♠ river checked through to showdown. Watson tabled Kx6x for a pair of sixes to take the pot.
At the same time on the other table, there was around 750,000 in the pot on a 10♦10♠A♠2♦ board. Aliaksei Boika checked from the small blind and Zackary Estes fired 275,000 from the big blind. Boika called.
On the 9♠ river, Boika led out for 130,000 but released his hand when Estes raised to 1,100,000. A hand or two before, Estes had also three-bet to 600,000 over Boika's open, forcing another fold. The two have been battling frequently.
Christian Pedersen opened to 200,000 from the button and Jake Greenbaum called from the small blind.
Greenbaum check-called for 150,000 on the 9♦8♥3♣ flop before the Q♦ turn checked through to the 5♦ river. Greenbaum fired out 500,000 and folded out Pedersen.
No player wanted to join the hand until Aliaksei Boika completed in the small blind, only to face a raise to 300,000 from Zackary Estes in the big blind.
The A♠A♦10♠ flop saw Boika check-call Estes' continuation bet of 150,000.
Estes fired again for 450,000 on the K♣ turn and Boika check-called once more.
The 2♥ river completed the board, and Boika checked a final time before Estes moved all in, covering him and putting him at risk. Boika double-checked his cards before making the call.
Zackary Estes showed J♦5♥ for a bluff, while Boika had K♦2♦ for a rivered two pair of kings and deuces, securing a double-up.
Boris Kolev opened to 200,000 from the cutoff before Christian Pedersen three-bet to 650,000 from the big blind. Kolev moved all in as the bigger stack, and Pedersen quickly called for his tournament life, putting in 2,505,000.
Christian Pedersen: Q♥Q♣
Boris Kolev: 6♥6♦
Yuliyan Kolev was loudly calling for a six, but the dealer instead spread an unlikely flop of 9♣9♥9♠, leaving Boris needing running sixes to survive. The 3♠ turn and 4♥ river changed nothing, and Pedersen doubled up with his queens.
Mario Diaz Quilez opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun, leaving 75,000 behind. Zackary Estes jammed from the button and Quilez put in his last few chips.
Mario Diaz Quilez: J♠9♠
Zackary Estes: A♥K♦
Quilez was happy to see he was live, but he remained behind on the K♥J♣10♠ flop. The A♠ turn gave him additional outs, as he picked up a flush draw, which came in on the 4♠ river.
The following hand, Estes opened to 200,000 and Quilez defended the big blind. The latter check-folded to a bet of 400,000 on the 9♣3♦2♣ flop.
Martin Hellmuth raised to 950,000, leaving himself just 85,000 behind. Jake Greenbaum in the blind made the call.
On the 2♦8♦8♥ flop, Greenbaum bet 85,000, which put Hellmuth all in. Hellmuth used two of his time bank cards before making the call, sending the cards on their backs.
Martin Hellmuth: 7♠7♦
Jake Greenbaum: A♠10♥
Hellmuth was ahead with his pair of sevens and still safe on the 5♦ turn, but the river brought the A♣, giving Greenbaum the better pair and sending Hellmuth to the rail.
Yuliyan Kolev raised to 530,000 from under the gun, leaving 100,000 behind. Jake Greenbaum, in the small blind, announced "six-thirty," as he wanted to put Kolev all-in. He was then informed that the minimum raise would be to 960,000, which he was forced to do. Boris Kolev then jammed as the big stack from the big blind.
"Oh shit!" said Y. Kolev. "Someone wants to bust me."
With the field on a pay jump, he sent a couple of time banks to the dealer. "Just in case," he added, throwing in his third time bank.
His final chip went into the middle, and Greenbaum folded.
Yuliyan Kolev: 7♣7♦
Boris Kolev: A♠10♠
Another "oh shit," came from Y. Kolev after his namesake paired up on the A♦6♣2♥ flop. He remained behind on the 8♠ turn, but shouted "Opa!" when he spiked a set on the 7♠ river.
Mike Watson opened to 225,000 from the button and Jake Greenbaum called from the big blind. The 8♠5♠4♥ flop checked through to the 3♥ turn, where Greenbaum led out for 250,000. Watson called.
Greenabaum fired out another 500,000 on the 9♥ river, but quickly folded when Watson jammed for 2,345,000.
Action folded to Zackary Estes in the small blind, who moved all in, covering Miroslav Alilovic in the big blind by a wide margin. Alilovic used a few time bank cards before making the call, sending the hand to showdown.
Miroslav Alilovic: A♠3♣
Zackary Estes: 7♥4♥
The board ran out J♦5♣2♦K♠J♣, giving Alilovic the full double up as he held on through a clean runout.