Chris Klodnicki opened to 320,000 on the button, Nick Schulman called in the big blind, and the dealer fanned . Schulman checked, Klodnicki continued for 325,000, and Schulman folded.
The next hand, Schulman raised to 330,000 out of the small blind, Richard Fullerton called in the big blind, and the flop came . Schulman bet 325,000, Fullerton raised to 725,000, and Schulman folded.
Lawrence Greenberg moved all in from the hijack for 2.27 million and Bill Perkins called him from the button. Both blinds folded and the cards were turned up.
Greenberg:
Perkins:
Greenberg was well out in front, though the flop saw Perkins get a little excited. He called for either another ten or an ace, but the dealer didn't oblige and instead put out the on the turn and on the river.
Nick Schulman opened to 320,000 on the button, Anthony Gregg three-bet shoved for over 3.5 million, and Schulman folded.
Not soon after, Chris Klodnicki raised to 320,000 from under the gun, and Connor Drinan moved all in from the big blind. Klodnicki asked for a count, then folded.
Anthony Gregg open-shoved for 1.77 million from the cutoff, Chris Klodnicki re-shoved from the small blind, and the big blind released.
Gregg:
Klodnicki:
The dealer rapped the table, burned a card, then delivered a fairly insane flop: . Gregg flopped top two pair, but he was in trouble because Klodnicki made a set of sevens. The on the turn changed nothing, leaving Gregg with four outs to double and remain in the tournament.
Gregg didn't even flinch when the spiked onto the felt to give him a full house, nor did he say a single word. Rather he sat silently, and collected the large, near four million-chip pot.
"Don't get too excited, Tony," Nick Schulman needled.
Matt Glantz moved all in from the cutoff only to have Jeremy Ausmus moved all in from the small blind. Antonio Esfandiari folded from the big and the cards were tabled.
Glantz:
Ausmus:
Glantz's hopes of a comeback were in dire straights and he was in desperate need of a king. Unfortunately for him, he wouldn't find one as the board ran out . With that, Glantz exited the stage on his way to the payout desk to collect $251,549 for his 13th-place finish.
Martin Jacobson opened for 320,000 in the cutoff and Lawrence Greenberg called from the button. Brandon Steven made the call from the small blind and then Matt Glantz shoved all in from the big. Jacobson called off for 2.835 million, the other two players folded and the cards were flipped up.
Jacobson:
Glantz:
The flop gave both players a pair, but Glantz was still out in front with kings. With that said, Jacobson did pick up a flush draw. The turn failed to change anything, but the river did as Jacobson made the said flush. Glantz remained silent as he watched the vast majority of his stack shipped to Jacobson.
In the very next hand, Jeremy Ausmus raised to 320,000 under the gun and Glantz called off for 120,000 total from the small blind. Ausmus rolled over the and Glantz needed some help with the . Much to the amusement of the rail, Glantz got it when the flop delivered him a full house. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Glantz quadrupled to 500,000.
Nick Schulman raised to 320,000 from under the gun, Chris Klodnicki called out of the small blind, and the flop came . Klodnicki check-called a bet of 280,000, and both players checked when the turned. The completed the board, Klodnicki checked a third and final time, and Schulman fired out 450,000. Klodnicki check-raised to 1.3 million, and Schulman went deep into the tank.
Finally, after three minutes of thinking, Schulman folded.
Hand #1: Bill Perkins raised to 350,000 from the hijack and Lawrence Greenberg defended from the big blind. The flop saw Greenberg check-fold to a bet of 400,000.
Hand #2: Martin Jacobson raised to 320,000 from the button only to have Lawrence Greenberg three-bet to 800,000 from the small blind. The big got out of the way and Jacobson thought for about a minute before releasing his hand.
Nick Schulman raised to 320,000 on the button, and Richard Fullerton moved all in from the small blind. Schulman asked for a rough count, then two minutes later asked for an exact count. The dealer broke down Fullerton's stack, and announced that he had 2.23 million.
Chris Klodnicki raised to 320,000 in the cutoff seat, Richard Fullerton defended his big blind, and both players knuckled on a flop of . The turn was the , Fullerton checked again, and Klodnicki fired out 300,000. Fullerton called.
The completed the board, Fullerton led out for 425,000, and Klodnicki called. Fullerton tabled for a pair of aces.
"No good," Klodnicki announced, showing for two pair.