Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Vitaly Lunkin — 18,590,000
2. Isaac Haxton — 5,505,000

Average Chip Count: 12,060,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Isaac Haxton Doubles Up on the River

Isaac Haxton raised to 400,000 and Vitaly Lunkin made the call. The flop came out K53 and Haxton continued with a bet of 525,000. Lunkin raised to 1.45 million and Haxton called.

The turn was the 6 and Lunkin bet 1.5 million. Haxton moved all in and Lunkin instantly called, showing slow played AA. Haxton turned over K10 and needed a king or a ten to survive.

With one card to go before Lunkin’s victory, the dealer peeled off the 10 and Haxton’s side of the room exploded into celebration.

Haxton now leads with 14 million to Lunkin’s 10 million.

Vitaly Lunkin Takes Back the Lead With a River of His Own

Isaac Haxton raised to 400,000 and Vitaly Lunkin reraised to 1.4 million. Haxton called and the flop came down A54. Lunkin bet 2 million and Haxton put him all in.

Lunkin made the call and showed Q10 for a flush draw but he had Haxton in terrible shape when he could only produce Q8. Haxton needed an eight, and it came when the 8 hit the turn! Haxton and his cheering section could hardly believe it, as he was now just one card away from a bracelet.

But the river was the 2, allowing the other side of the room to erupt, as Lunkin made his club flush and took back the lead. He now has 19 million to Haxton’s 5.5 million.

Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Isaac Haxton — 16,495,000
2. Vitaly Lunkin — 7,520,000

Average Chip Count: 12,060,000

Notable Eliminations:

4. Dani Stern — $548,315
3. Greg Raymer — $774,927

Big Hands:

Isaac Haxton Doubles Through Dani Stern

Dani Stern limped in and Isaac Haxton moved all in for his last 3.1 million or so. Stern made the call and showed 55 and Haxton turned over K7, relieved that he had two live overcards.

The board ran out A6396 and Haxton’s nut flush doubled him up to 6.5 million. Stern took a hit to 1.5 million.

Dani Stern Eliminated in 4th Place ($548,315)

Dani Stern open shoved for his last 1.4 million and Isaac Haxton called in the small blind. Stern showed Q10 and he needed help against Haxton’s AK.

The board came J5222 and Haxton’s ace high was enough to bust Stern in fourth place.

Greg Raymer Eliminated in 3rd Place ($774,927)

Greg Raymer raised to 400,000 and Isaac Haxton reraised to 1.25 million. Raymer then shoved for his entire stack of 8 million and Haxton called, having him very slightly covered.

Raymer showed pocket fives and Haxton revealed the superior pocket nines. The board rolled out KQ1033 and Haxton’s nines took the pot, sending the Fossilman out in third place to a standing ovation. Haxton now has a 2-1 chip lead on Vitaly Lunkin.

Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Vitaly Lunkin — 8,265,000
2. Greg Raymer — 6,240,000
3. Dani Stern — 5,870,000
4. Isaac Haxton — 5,290,000

Average Chip Count: 3,445,000

Notable Eliminations:

5. Justin Bonomo – $413,166

Big Hands:

Dani Stern Doubles Up

Greg Raymer raised preflop to 200,000 from the cutoff and Dani Stern moved all in from the small blind. Raymer made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Raymer: 77
Stern: A10

Board: QQ4610

Stern doubled up on the hand to survive with 4 million and Raymer held strong with 5,315,000 after the hand.

Justin Bonomo Eliminated in Fifth Place ($413,166)

Justin Bonomo raised to 250,000 under the gun and Isaac Haxton made the call from the small blind. Greg Raymer also called from the big blind and the flop was dealt 1093. Haxton bet 300,000 and Raymer mucked. Bonomo then moved all in for 2,775,000 and Haxton made the call. Their cards:

Bonomo: JJ
Haxton: AA

Turn and River: 2A

Bonomo was eliminated in fifth place and Haxton grew his stack to 7,960,000.

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Greg Raymer — 6,410,000
2. Vitaly Lunkin — 4,340,000
3. Justin Bonomo — 3,795,000
4. Isaac Haxton — 3,405,000
5. Dani Stern — 3,115,000
6. Lex Veldhuis — 1,660,000
7. Alec Torelli — 1,555,000

Average Chip Count: 3,445,000

Notable Eliminations:

8. Noah Schwartz – $246,834

Big Hands:

Noah Schwartz Eliminated in Eighth Place ($246,834)

Noah Schwartz moved all in for 955,000 from early position and Greg Raymer reraised over the of Schwartz. Their cards:

Schwartz: AK
Raymer: AA

Board: J8752

Schwartz was eliminated in eighth place and Raymer grew his stack to 2,775,000.

Greg Raymer Doubles Up to Take the Chip Lead

Isaac Haxton raised to 225,000 and Greg Raymer made the call. The flop was dealt 965 and Haxton checked. Raymer bet 400,000 and Haxton moved all in for 2,560,000. Raymer made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Raymer: 66
Haxton: JJ

Turn and River: 5K

Raymer doubled up in the huge pot to grow his stack to almost 6 million and take the chip lead.

Break Time

The players took a 20-minute break to finish off the hour.