Hand #28: Dani Stern raised to 115,000 on the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #29: Stern raised to 120,000 in the cutoff, Steve Sung defended from the big blind, and the flop fell . Steve checked, Stern fired out 160,000, and Sung called. The turn was a third club - the - and Sung checked again. Stern bet another 265,000, Sung tank-called, and the completed the board.
Sung led out for 550,000, Stern snap-called, and Sung took the pot with for a turned flush.
Hand #23: Dani Stern raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, Phil Galfond defended his big blind, and both players checked on a flop of . The turn was the , Galfond checked again, Stern fired out 125,000, and Galfond folded.
Hand #24: Richard Lyndaker moved all in for 410,000 in the cutoff, Galfond called out of the small blind, and Steve Sung re-shoved for 2.355 million from the big blind. Galfond tanked for a bit, then folded.
Sung:
Lyndaker:
Lyndaker was dominated, and couldn't catch up as the board ran out . He will earn $178,261 for sixth place, while Sung is up to 3.2 million chips.
Hand #15: Stephen Chidwick was first to act, and raised to 80,000. Max Lehmanski three-bet to 190,000 on the button, and the action folded back to Chidwick, who folded as well.
Hand #16: Steve Sung raised to 105,000 in the hijack seat, Chidwick defended his big blind, and the flop came . Chidwick checked, Sung continued for 150,000, and Chidwick called. The turn brought the , Chidwick checked a second time, and Sung fired out 375,000. Chidwick folded.
Hand #17: Dani Stern raised to 90,000 in the cutoff seat, Chidwick three-bet to 225,000 out of the small blind, and Phil Galfond moved all in from the big blind. Stern quickly folded, and Chidwick snap-called for 1.24 million.
Galfond:
Chidwick:
Chidwick was in great shape to double, and remained ahead when the flop fell . Galfond did pick up two backdoor draws, however, as back-to-back hearts or back-to-back straight cards could eliminate Chidwick.
The on the turn was a brick, and a meaningless completed the board, doubling Chidwick to 2.6 million chips.
Galfond still has more chips than when the official final table began.
Hand #18: Lehmanski raised to 90,000 from under the gun, Stern three-bet to 205,000 on his direct left, and Sung cold four-bet to 500,000 out of the big blind. Both Lehmanski and Stern folded.
Hand #47: Phil Galfond raised to 80,000 on the button, Shannon Shorr three-bet to 220,000 out of the small blind, and Galfond called.
The dealer fanned , and Shorr led out for 290,000. Galfond moved all in for effectively 1.45 million, and Shorr called.
Galfond:
Shorr:
Shorr could double into the chip lead with either an ace, ten, or spade on the turn or river, but the and the bricked off. He is eliminated in seventh place, earning $129,342.
The remaining six players will now take a short break as the television crew prepares for the live stream.
Hand #14: Shannon Shorr raised to 54,000 in the cutoff, Steve Sung called on the button, and Dani Stern defended his big blind. Stern and Shorr both checked when the flop fell . Sung fired out 55,000, and only Stern called.
The turn was the , Stern check-called another 135,000, and the completed the board. Stern checked a third and final time, Sung fired out 375,000, and Stern called.
Sung showed for queens and jacks, but it was no good against Stern's for aces and jacks.
Shannon Shorr raised to 51,000 on the button, Keith Lehr defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Lehr checked, Shorr continued for 61,000, and Lehr moved all in for 430,000. Shorr called.
Shorr:
Lehr:
Lehr needed a nine or running straight or flush cards to survive.
"Ten of diamonds for a sweat," Lehr requested.
The dealer quickly burned and turned the , and was about to deliver the river.
"Whoa," Lehr pleaded. "Slow."
"Fast," Shorr interjected, smiling.
The dealer paused for a second, then delivered the fifth and final card; the . Lehr, who finished runner-up in the $10,000 Six Max in 2012, was eliminated in eighth place, earing $129,342, and the remaining seven players are headed over to the mothership to form the unofficial final table.
Steve Sung raised to 50,000 on the button, Kevin Eyster moved all in for 354,000 in the big blind, and Sung went into the tank. After three minutes or so, Sung lifted up the chip that was protecting his cards, and it looked like he was going to muck, but he placed the chip back on his cards and made the call.
Sung:
Eyster:
The dealer fanned , giving Sung a pair of fives. Eyster held backdoor flush and straight draws, and his straight draw remained alive when the turned. Eyster could survive with a four on the river for a straight or a three for a set, but the was no help.
Eyster was eliminated in ninth place, earning $95,884, while Sung has 2.4 million chips.
Todd Terry raised to 50,000 in the hijack seat, Richard Lyndaker three-bet to 112,000 on the button, and Terry four-bet shoved for 670,000. Lyndaker called.
Terry:
Lyndaker:
Lyndaker had Terry dominated, and held as the board came . Terry earns $95,884 for his 10th-place finish, while Lyndaker now has nearly 1.5 million chips.
Igor Kurganov opened to 40,000 in the cutoff, Richard Lyndaker three-bet shoved for effectively 353,000 out of the big blind, and Kurganov called.
Kurganov:
Lyndaker:
Kurganov was in great shape to double, and remained ahead on a flop of . The spiked on the turn, however, giving Lyndaker aces and eights, and the bricked off on the river.
Kurganov is out in 11th place, earning $71,071, and Lyndaker now has 751,000 chips.
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. Steve checked, Stern fired out 160,000, and Sung called. The turn was a third club - the 
- and Sung checked again. Stern bet another 265,000, Sung tank-called, and the 
completed the board.
for a turned flush.
. The turn was the 
, Galfond checked again, Stern fired out 125,000, and Galfond folded.
. He will earn $178,261 for sixth place, while Sung is up to 3.2 million chips.
. Chidwick checked, Sung continued for 150,000, and Chidwick called. The turn brought the 
, Chidwick checked a second time, and Sung fired out 375,000. Chidwick folded.
. Galfond did pick up two backdoor draws, however, as back-to-back hearts or back-to-back straight cards could eliminate Chidwick.
, and Shorr led out for 290,000. Galfond moved all in for effectively 1.45 million, and Shorr called.
and the 
completed the board. Stern checked a third and final time, Sung fired out 375,000, and Stern called.
for queens and jacks, but it was no good against Stern's 
. Terry earns $95,884 for his 10th-place finish, while Lyndaker now has nearly 1.5 million chips.
. The 
spiked on the turn, however, giving Lyndaker aces and eights, and the 
