Fabian Quoss opened for 110,000 from the cutoff and Isaac Haxton called from the big blind, which brought about a flop of . Action went check-check, as it did on the turn, and then the completed the board on the river.
Haxton bet, how much we're not sure, and Quoss made the call with for a pair of jacks. It was good as Haxton sent his cards to the muck.
Fabian Quoss was all in and at risk with the against the for Tom Dwan. Quoss entered the showdown with a dominating hand and held up after the board ran out to earn the double up.
In the last hand of the level, Tom Dwan got his short stack all in holding the and was up against the of Daniel Negreanu. Dwan was well out in front and stayed there as the board ran out .
After PokerStars Team Online's Isaac Haxton raised to 140,000, Tom Dwan reraised all in for around 400,000. Haxton made the call, and it was off to the races for these two with Dwan at risk holding the . Haxton had two suited over cards in the .
The flop paired Haxton when the fell. The turn was the and improved Haxton to two pair, which meant Dwan needed an eight on the river to stay alive.
The on fifth street couldn't do it, though, and Dwan was out in sixth place for AU$500,000. Finishing in the money and earning that score netted Dwan the largest payday of his live tournament poker career. Previously, his largest live result was for $381,885.
Fabian Quoss opened for 125,000 and received calls from Isaac Haxton and Daniel Negreanu in the small and big blind respectively. When the flop fell , two checks put action on Quoss and he bet 200,000.
Haxton made the call, Negreanu folded, and it was heads-up action to the turn. Haxton checked for a second time, and Quoss kept the pressure on with a bet of 450,000. Haxton slid out a call and then both players returned to checking on the river.
Quoss tabled the for a pair of sevens and a missed flush draw, but it was no good as Haxton held top pair with .
Mike McDonald raised from under the gun, Isaac Haxton called on his direct left, and the flop came . McDonald led out for 140,000, Haxton called, and the turn brought the .
McDonald slowed down, checking to Haxton who fired out 215,000. It was good enough to win the pot, and Haxton is nearing five million chips.
Phil Ivey opened for 150,000 from the small blind, Mike "Timex" McDonald defended from the big, and the two players saw a flop of . Ivey led out for 150,000, McDonald called, and the peeled off on the river.
Ivey bet again, this time 275,000, but snap-folded when McDonald moved all in for 500,000 total.