One hand after the elimination of JJ Liu, Jeff Gross moved all in via three-bet shove out of the small blind against the raise of Sean Winter on the button. Gross had 108,500 chips left and Winter had that covered by a few big blinds.
Gross:
Winter:
The board ran out and Gross' seat didn't remain empty for long as Sam Higgs joined the table.
Mohsin Charania opened with a raise to 8,500 and then called when Jan Suchanek three-bet to 20,000. Charania then check-called a bet of 20,000 on the flop and the appeared on the turn. Charania checked once again, Suchanek shoved all in for 35,500, and Charania made the call.
Charania:
Suchanek:
Both players held straight draws, but Charania was head with his pair of nines,. The blanked on the river, and Charania sent Suchanek packing.
Daniel Neilson was all in with the to Mike Leah's . Neilson was short and all in for around 60,000 in chips.
The flop both players, but it hit Leah harder with a set of fives. The turn was the to leave Neilson hoping for a straight on the board to chop the pot, but the gave Leah quads on the river and Neilson was eliminated.
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Phil Hellmuth limped from early position and Sam Khouiss in the cutoff as well as Andrew Hinrichsen on the button tossed in the 5,000 chips as well. Brian Roberts made it 30,000 from the small blind and Hellmuth was stung immediately. "Wow. That's pure aggression," he said.
Eventually Roberts got through with the steal and also took down the next two pots as well.
A flop saw Sean Winter bet 17,000, Asa Smith call, can the dealer burn and turn the .
Winter opted to shove all in, and Smith, who had approximately 125,000 behind, was put to the test. He spent nearly five minutes in the tank before calling off.
Smith:
Winter:
Both players held separate flush draws, but as it was Winter was ahead with ace-queen. That's what would win it too after the river failed to help either player.