Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu check-called a bet of 16,600 from Ole Schemion on the board to see the land on the river. Negreanu checked, and Schemion moved all in. With about 45,000 behind, Negreanu tanked for a bit, then folded. Schemion showed the , and Negreanu claimed to have folded a nine and said he was thinking of calling, but opted to wait.
Benny Spindler checked on the flop, and Dan Shak bet 20,000. Spindler called.
The turn paired the board with the , and both players checked to see the add another pair to the board on the river. Spindler checked, and Shak bet 100,000. Spindler tanked, then called.
Shak flipped over the for a full house, and Spindler mucked his hand.
Action folded to Max Lehmanski in the cutoff and he splashed in his entire stack of 54,700. Ole Schemion was next to act on the button and made a quick call, which inspired both the blinds to get out of the way.
Lehmanski:
Schemion:
Lehmanski was in need of some help — preferably either an ace or clubs — but the flop provided none. The turn left Lehmanski in need of an ace on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked.
There are now 11 players left after Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier dispensed of Fabian Quoss, recent winner of the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller.
Mercier raised from the cutoff seat to 8,000, Quoss three-bet to 20,000 from the big blind, Mercier moved all in for effectively 90,000, and Quoss made the call.
Quoss had the dominating hand with off suit, and Mercier had the . The board ran out , and Mercier made a Broadway straight to win the pot.
We can confirm that Anita Le, who is a disability nurse who plays at Crown regularly, emerged victorious to earn a seat into the Day 1c flight. For a full recap of her victory, as well as the consolation prize her opponents received, head on over to the PokerStars Blog.