Ari Engel, himself quite short, opened under the gun for 7,000 with 36,500 behind. Action folded to Sebastian Medina Echavarria in the cutoff and he shoved all in for 17,000. Action folded back to Engel and he went deep into the tank. While several minutes went by, and some all ins and calls were heard, he still thought about his decision. The clock was called and with about 5 seconds left, Engel called.
Sebastian Medina Echavarria:
Ari Engel:
The flop came but Medina Echavarria wasn't safe just yet as the hit the turn. The river, however, was the and Medina Echavarria doubled.
Michael Lech opened for a min-raise in the cutoff and Colombia's Jairo Escobar defended his big blind to see a flop.
Escobar led out for 15,000, Lech called, and the dealer burned and turned the .
Escobar moved all in for his last 35,000 or so and Lech snap-called.
Lech:
Escobar:
Escobar had flopped a set, but he needed the board to pair as Lech had flopped the nuts. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . Escobar missed and fell in 74th place, just three spots shy of the money.
Tito Ortiz called on the button, and Denis Timofeev made it 10,000 to go in the small blind. Ortiz called. The flop came , and Timofeev slowed down with a check. Ortiz bet 5,000 and Timofeev called. Timofeev check-called 10,000 more on the turn and 15,000 on the river.
Ortiz tabled for top two on the flop and took the pot.
Then, Ortiz opened cutoff and called a three-bet to 20,000 from Timofeev on the button. Ortiz checked the flop and then folded to 35,000.
Caufman Talley opened for 7,500 from the cutoff and Spain's Lucas Blanco reraised him to 18,500 on the button. Both blinds folded and Talley thought long and hard before making it 59,000 to go.
Blanco thought for a bit himself before moving all in for 171,500 and Talley quickly called.
Talley:
Blanco:
Blaco had the goods and he held on the flop. The turn made things interesting by giving Talley a straight draw, but he missed it when the paired the board on the river.
Denis Timofeev and two other players saw a flop. The aggressive Russian bet 12,000 from the cutoff, and only countryman Mikhail Zamyatin made the call, from the button. Timofeev fired again for 35,000 on the turn, and Zamyatin called. On the river, Timofeev put Zamyatin to the test for his remaining 106,500. After a couple of minutes, Zamyatin slid his cards to the dealer.
Action folded around to Vincent Allevato on the button who raised to 6,500. The small blind folded, and Daniel Ades moved all in for his remaining 15,000. Allevato called.
Although there are 73 players remaining, hand-for-hand play has been initiated due to excessive tanking at the tables.
The tournament director headed over to Table 1 and the hands were revealed.
Allevato:
Ades:
The flop came , and the rail cheered for Ades as Allevato's king was no longer live.
The turn was the and the cheers increased when Ades made his straight, securing the double up. The river was the for good measure and Ades went to the rail to celebrate.
Jeiko Palma Kuzmicic opened for 8,000 under the gun and Sebastian Medina Echavarria in middle position shoved all in for 33,000. Action folded back around to Kuzmicic and he called.
Jeiko Palma Kuzmicic:
Sebastian Medina Echavarria:
Medina Echavarria was in the lead and would remain there after the flop came .
The turn, however, spelled doom for him as the hit. The on the river only made matters worse and Medina Echavarria hit the rail in 73rd place.
72 players remain, just one more player will go home empty-handed.
Tito Ortiz raised in the small blind to 6,500. Nemesis Denis Timofeev made it 20,000 to go in the big blind, and Ortiz called. Both checked the coordinated flop, and Ortiz checked the turn. Timofeev put in 30,000, and Ortiz called. Ortiz checked the river, and Timofeev bet 35,000. This time, after a couple of minutes, Ortiz mucked.
but Medina Echavarria wasn't safe just yet as the 
hit the turn. The river, however, was the 
and Medina Echavarria doubled.
.
. Escobar missed and fell in 74th place, just three spots shy of the money.
, and Timofeev slowed down with a check. Ortiz bet 5,000 and Timofeev called. Timofeev check-called 10,000 more on the 
turn and 15,000 on the 
river. 
for top two on the flop and took the pot.
flop and then folded to 35,000.
flop. The 
turn made things interesting by giving Talley a straight draw, but he missed it when the 
paired the board on the river.
turn, and Zamyatin called. On the 
and the cheers increased when Ades made his straight, securing the double up. The river was the 
. 
and Villalba cheered, securing the double up he was hoping for.
