Stephen Chidwick raised to 40,000 in first position, Phil Galfond three-bet to 102,000 on the button, and Chidwick called.
Chidwick check-called 120,000 on a flop of , and another 265,000 when the . The two knuckled when the completed the board, and Chidwick won with for a pair of queens.
Dani Stern raised to 45,000 in the cutoff, Shannon Shorr three-bet to 115,000 on the button, and Stern called. The flop fell , Stern check-called a bet of 91,000, and the turn brought the . Both players checked.
The river was the , Stern led out for 200,000, and Shorr folded.
Phil Galfond raised to 55,000 out of the small blind, Richard Lyndaker defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Galfond continued for 65,000, Lyndaker called, and the turn brought the .
Galfond slowed down, opting to check, and Lyndaker fired out 120,000. Galfond called.
The pair knuckled when the completed the board, and Galfond showed for a pair of aces. Lyndaker mucked.
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.
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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.