With 80,000 in the middle and the flop showing , Dan Shak fired out 50,000. Isaac Haxton moved all in, making it 206,000 to go, and Shak went into the tank.
The pseudo-businessman, pseudo-professsional poker player eventually mucked his hand, and Haxton picked up the pot.
Sorel Mizzi, Vanessa Selbst, and Daniel Colman took a flop of . Mizzi and Selbst checked over to Colman who bet 18,000 from the button. Mizzi came over the top with a check-raise to 45,000 which sent Selbst into the tank.
After a moment, the PokerStars Team Pro reached for chips and moved forward a three-bet to 83,000. Colman got rid of his hand and now it was Mizzi's turn in the tank. A beat passed and he ultimately opted to kick in his cards, awarding the pot to Selbst in the process. Selbst is now sitting on about 325,000 in chips.
Mike Watson open-shoved for 42,000 on the button, Dan Smith called on his direct left, and Max Altergott asked Smith for a count before re-raising to 95,000.
Smith folded, and Watson turned over .
"Triple me up," the Canadian said with a smile.
Altergott tabled for two over cards, and took a commanding lead when the flop fell . Watson found no help on the turn () or the river (), and hit the rail.
"Will we be seeing you again, Mr. Watson?" someone asked him, wondering if he would reenter.
Watson was noncommittal, but stretched and uttered a "maybe."
From the hijack seat, Sorel Mizzi raised to 9,000. Vanessa Selbst called from the cutoff seat, Tony Gregg called on the button, and $100,000 buy-in event newcomer Jesse Chinni called out of the big blind.
The four players were prompted with a flop of , and Chinni checked. Mizzi led with a bet of 21,000, and then Selbst raised to 57,000. Gregg and Chinni quickly folded, and then Mizzi went into the tank. He eventually gave it up, and Selbst won the pot.
Timothy Adams bet 12,000 on the flop into opponent Lawrence Greenberg. Greenberg called, and the turn was the . Adams fired 30,000 this time, and Greenberg called once more.
The landed on the river, and Adams bet his last 76,000. Greenberg only took a moment, then folded, and Adams won the pot.
We're not sure how, but Ryan Riess and Tobias Reinkemeier have been eliminated from the final table. We believe that Paul Newey KO'd both players on the same hand.