John Racener raised from early position to 180,000. David Baker and William Thorson made the call before Michael Mizrachi moved all-in for 1,510,000. Racener and Baker folded and Thorson didn’t think very long before making the call.
Mizrachi showed AJ and Thorson showed 109. The flop came A75 and Thorson was going to need running cards to win this pot.
He got one of them with the J on the turn, to give him a gutshot straight draw, but the A on the river gave Mizrachi aces full and he doubled up to 3,590,000 in chips. Thorson still has well over 10,000,000 after the loss.
Babel Gets His Ace to Double
Jakob Toestesen raised to 200,000 from early position and Benjamin Statz called from the cutoff. Nicolas Babel shoed all-in for 1,915,000 and after Toestesen folded, Statz eventually made the call. It was a coinflip for just about 4,200,000.
Toestesen showed 1010 and Babel showed AK. The board ran out 9859A and the ace on the river shot Babel up and into the arms of his supporters on the rail. Statz fell to 5,100,000 with the loss.
Assouline Sent Home
On the turn the board read AQ6A and it was heads-up between David Assouline and Pascal LeFrancois. Assouline checked and LeFrancois bet 560,000. Assouline made the call and the J fell on the river.
LeFrancois fired all-in and after Assouline checked. Assouline had just about 2,700,000 and went into the tank. After a few minutes, Assouline made the call with KK. LeFrancois tabled the AJ, giving him the second nuts and Assouline was eliminated in 44th place.
Berkey Busts
Filippo Candio raised to 225,000 under-the-gun and Johnny Lodden made it 700,000 in the cutoff. Matthew Berkey called off his last 85,000 in the small blind and Candio called the three-bet as well.
The flop came J10Q and Candio fired 475,000 and takes down the side pot when Lodden folds. Candio only had 55, but was ahead of Berkey’s 42. Berkey couldn’t find miracle running cards and he was eliminated. Candio is now up to 11,000,000 in chips.
Luis Takes One off Racener
Damien Luis raised to 180,000 before John Racener three-bet to 440,000. Luis made the call and they checked it down to the river as the board came 7A107Q.
Racener fired 500,000 on the end and then was met with a check-raise all-in for 1,215,000 that sent Racener deep into the tank for over four minutes before folding. Luis moves to 2,805,000 in chips.
Mizrachi Drops One to Le
Duy Le raised to 180,000 from early position and Michael Mizrachi made the call from the big blind.
Mizrachi checked the AQJ and Le bet 240,000. Mizrachi made the call and the 7 landed on the turn. Now Mizrachi led out for 360,000 and Le made the call.
Both players checked the 4 river card and Mizrachi mucked when Le tabled his Ad10h and climbed to 5,250,000.
Parras Doubles Through Payne
Jerry Payne raised to 200,000 and was met with a three-bet to 550,000 by Theo Jorgensen in position. Eduardo Parras moved all-in for 2,810,000 from the big blind and Payne re-shoved over the top to isolate Parras. Jorgensen got out of the way and it was time for a showdown.
It was yet another race. Parras showed QQ and Payne tabled AK. The board ran out pretty dry for Payne as the dealer dealt out the J10735. Parras doubled up to 6,300,000 and Payne is left with 1,350,000.
Duhamel Joins the Top of the Leaderboard
Jonathan Duhamel raised under-the-gun to 210,000 with Filippo Candio making the call from the button and Patrick Eskandar calling from the small blind.
All three players checked the flop and on the turn the board read K369. Eskandar checked and Duhamel bet 360,000. Candio called and Eskandar folded.
The river was the 10 and Duhamel bet 215,000. Candio raised to 715,000 but Duhamel called pretty quickly. Candio announced “sevens” and Duhamel showed KJ and took the pot. Duhamel has now crossed the 10 million chip threshold.
Senti Scores a Double
Matthew Bucaric raised to 200,000 under-the-gun and got a call from Jason Senti, Dag Palovic, and Robert Pisano.
The flop came AJ5 and it checked over to Senti who bet 525,000. After two folds, Bucaric check-raised all-in and Senti called off his last 2,100,000 and was at risk.
Senti showed the AJ and was way ahead of Bucaric’s AK. The 6 was the turn card and the 2 fell on the river to double up to 6,100,000.
Clements Doubles Through Statz
Scott Clements shoved all-in for 2,070,000 after a raise of 200,000 from Benjamin Statz. It folded back to Statz who made the call with KK and was ahead of Clements AK.
The flop was kind to Clements when it came A105 and gave him the lead. The 3 on the turn and the 7 river card sealed the deal for Clements to double up to just over 4,000,000.
Cuong Nguyen Takes Over Chip Lead With Monster Pot
Brandon Steven raised to 225,000 from late position and got calls from Theo Jorgensen in the small blind and Cuong Nguyen from the big blind.
They saw a flop of K59 and after both blinds checked, Steven bet out 525,000. Jorgensen made the call and Nguyen made it 1,500,000. Steven got out of the way before Jorgensen made it 4,000,000 and Nguyen moved all-in for 7,620,000. Jorgensen called and there was 19,520,000 in the middle.
Jorgensen showed A3, good for the nut flush draw and Nguyen tabled the KJ, good for top pair.
The turn was the 10, missing Jorgensen and keeping Nguyen in the lead. The river was the 3 and Jorgensen lost the chip lead and Nguyen was left stacking a gigantic pile of chips.
Nguyen now took over the chip lead with 19,520,000.
51. James Manning — $168,556
50. Tony Dunst — $168,556
49. Jacobo Fernandez — $168,556
James Fennell
Sergey Rybachenko
Big Hands:
Tony Dunst Eliminated by William Thorson
William Thorson opened to 200,000 from under the gun. Action was folded to Tony Dunst in the big blind. Dunst raised to 1,000,000, leaving himself just 75,000 behind. Thorson put Dunst all in and Dunst called. Dunst exposed the AQ and was in bad shape against the AK of Thorson. The board ran out 9-7-2-9-K and Dunst was gone. Thorson was up to 12,980,000 after the hand.
Matt Affleck Wins One
Matt Affleck opened and John Racener called from the big blind. The flop came A96 and Racener check-called 250,000 from Affleck. The Q on the turn prompted a check from both players. The 4 landed on the river and Racener checked. Affleck bet 575,000 and his opponent mucked. Affleck was up to 5,360,000 after the hand.
James Manning Eliminated
James Manning was all in preflop for 700,000 with the AK. He was called by the 7-7 of Sergey Rybachenko. The board ran out 9-9-3-4-3 and Manning was gone.
Adam Levy Doubles Up
Matthew Bucaric opened to 200,000 from the cutoff. Edward Ochana called on the button. Adam Levy moved all in for 1,885,000 from the small blind. Bucaric made the call. Ochana folded and Levy was at risk for his tournament life. Bucaric exposed the 99 while Levy tabled the AQ. The board ran out A33J2 and Levy doubled to 4,250,000. Bucaric was down to 5,600,000.
Ace-King Chop
Redmond Lee bet 225,000 from under the gun. Jakob Toestesen called from the small blind. The flop came K97. Toestesen checked. Lee bet 275,000. Toestesen check-raised to 800,000. Lee shoved. Toestesen called. Both players tabled A-K and the turn of the 10 removed any runner-runner draws. The pot was chopped.
Jacobo Fernandez Eliminated
Jacobo Fernandez moved all in for 650,000. Adam Levy moved all in over the top from the small blind with the KK. Fernandez exposed the A10 and was behind. The board ran out QJ5107 and Fernandez was gone. Levy was up to 4,950,000 after the hand.
Jason Senti Doubles Up
David Assouline and Jason Senti had all of the chips in preflop. Senti was all in for his tournament life for 1,800,000 with the K-K. Assouline exposed J-J and was behind. The flop was perfect for Senti as it came K-K-5, giving him quads. Assouline was drawing dead and was down to 4,100,000 after the hand. Senti was up to 3,750,000.
Theo Jorgensen Eliminates a Player
James Fennell got all his chips in the middle preflop with the 88 versus the 97and Theo Jorgensen. The flop was horrible for Fennell as it came 974. The A on the turn and 10 on the river made it official. Fennell was gone. Jorgensen was up 10,400,000 after the hand.
Sergey Rybachenko Eliminated
Sergey Rybachenko was all in with the KQ against the A9 of Cuong Nguyen. The board ran out 95387 and Rybachenko was gone. Nguyen was up to 7,700,000 after the hand.
Joseph Cheong Takes Chip Lead
Joseph Cheong bet 195,000 from late position. Evan Lamprea raised all in for around 1,600,000. Action was folded back to Cheong. He made the call with pocket tens and was up against the AJ of his opponent. The board ran out 97243 and Lamprea was gone. Cheong took the chip lead after the hand with 12,900,000.
David Baker Doubles Up
David Baker opened from late position. Evgeny Shnayder three-bet and Baker got his stack of 1,750,000 in the middle. Baker exposed the AK and was in great shape versus the A9 of his opponent. The board ran out safe for Baker and he doubled to 3,750,000. Shnayder was left with just 390,000.
61. Rudy Miller — $138,285
60. Bill Melvin — $138,285
59. Eric Baldwin — $138,285
58. David Benyamine — $138,285
57. Matt Harris — $138,285
Big Hands:
Tony Dunst Doubles Up
Hasan Habib bet 155,000 from early position. Action was folded to Tony Dunst and he elected to move all in for 930,000. Action was folded to Habib and he called to put Dunst at risk. Habib exposed the AK and was flipping against the QQ of Dunst. The flop was ugly for Dunst as it came K54. The 3 on the turn was no help to Dunst. However, the Q on the river gave Dunst the hand and the double up. He was at 2,030,000 while Habib fell to 985,000.
Jason Senti Doubles Up
Jason Senti shoved for 545,000 with the A5. David Assouline called with the 77. The board ran out A4299 and Senti doubled up. He was up to 1,260,000 after the hand. Assouline was down to 2,095,000.
Josh Brikis Doubles Up
David Assouline bet 125,000. Josh Brikis moved all in for 285,000 with the 77. Assouline called with the A4. The board ran out KQ975 and Brikis doubled up to about 800,000.
Bryn Kenney Loses a Pot to Alexander Kostritsyn
Alexander Kostritsyn bet 150,000 from under the gun. Bryn Kenney raised to 400,000. Kostritsyn called and the flop came Q99. Kostritsyn checked. Kenney bet 520,000. Kostritsyn check-raised 1,500,000 more. Kenney folded. Kenney was at 3,300,000 after the hand while Kostritsyn was up to 5,160,000.
Joseph Cheong Doubles Up
One a flop of K85 Cuong Nguyen bet 650,000. Joseph Cheong moved all in 2,620,000. Nguyen called. Cheong tabled the AK and was way ahead of the JJ of his opponent. The 2 on the turn and 6 on the river were safe for Cheong. He doubled up to 7,850,000. Nguyen was down to 2,950,000 after the hand.
Alexander Kostritsyn Gets Value
Rudy Miller bet 175,000 from early position. Redmond Lee called from the small blind. Alexander Kostritsyn called from the big blind. The flop came JJ5. It was checked around and the 2 fell on the turn. Lee checked. Kostritsyn bet 300,000. Miller called. Lee folded. The 7 landed on the river and Kostritsyn bet 225,000. Miller called. Kostritsyn exposed the 33 and was good. He was at 5,900,000 after the hand. Miller was at about 800,000 after the hand.
Denis Pisarev Eliminated
Denis Pisarev bet 155,000. Duy Le raised to 350,000. Pisarev moved all in for 1,120,000. Le made the call and exposed the AK. Pisarev tabled the KK. Pisarev was in good shape to double up but the flop brought an ace for Le. The rest of the board failed to offer any help and he was gone. Le was up to 4,300,000 after the hand.
Eric Baldwin Doubles Up a Player, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter
Theo Jorgensen bet 135,000 from under the gun. Sergey Rybachenko moved all in for 925,000 in late position. Eric Baldwin reraised all in from the big blind. Jorgensen folded. Baldwin tabled the 99 and was dominated by the K-K of Rybachenko. The board ran out 652A6 and Rybachenko doubled to 2,000,000. Baldwin was down to just 310,000 after the hand. He was eliminated a little bit later.
Scott Clements Knocks off a Player
Bill Melvin had all his chips in the middle preflop with the KK and was called by the A9 of Scott Clements. The board ran out Q874A and Clements won the pot. He was at 3,300,000 after the hand.
Matt Harris Eliminated
Corey Emery bet 140,000 from under the gun. Matt Harris raised to 350,000. Action was folded to John Racener. He four-bet to 785,000. Action was folded to Emery and he mucked. Harris moved all in for 2,020,000. Racener went into the tank before making the call to put Harris at risk of elimination. Racener tabled the AK and was in bad shape versus the KK of Harris. However, the board ran out Q73JA and Racener took the pot. He was the chip leader with 10,210,000 after the hand.
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Mizrachi Scores a Much Needed Double Up
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and Thorson showed 10
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on the turn, to give him a gutshot straight draw, but the A
Assouline Sent Home
Mizrachi Drops One to Le
Parras Doubles Through Payne
Senti Scores a Double
Cuong Nguyen Takes Over Chip Lead With Monster Pot
Tony Dunst Eliminated by William Thorson
Adam Levy Doubles Up
Theo Jorgensen Eliminates a Player
Joseph Cheong Takes Chip Lead
Bryn Kenney Loses a Pot to Alexander Kostritsyn
Eric Baldwin Doubles Up a Player, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter