We didn't see how it happened, but Grant Hinkle was just sighted leaving the tournament area with his belongings in tow.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
We arrived at the table with the board showing 
. Joshua Field checked his option from under the gun plus one, before Daniel Hicks threw out 25,000. With the action back on Field, he moved all in for 104,000. Hicks deliberated over his call for over a minute, before finally making the call.
Hicks: 
Field: 
Field was in great shape to double, needing to dodge a queen or jack. The 
completed the board, sending Field up to 295,000, and dropping Hicks down to 423,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
423,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
295,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
Zachary Weiss opened from the button with a raise to 20,000. In the small blind Kristy Gazes moved all in for 131,000 total. Adam Kende, who was in the big blind, went into the tank for nearly two minutes before finally calling. Weiss folded his hand so Gazes and Kende went to a showdown.
Gazes: 
Kende: 
The board ran out 
which was safe for Gazes who was able to double up to close to 300,000 chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
After player folded to Dutch Boyd in the cutoff seat, he moved his last 40,000 in chips into the middle for an all-in bet. Paul Taylor made the call from the next seat on the button, and everyone else folded. This left Boyd's tournament life on the line with the 
versus the 
for Taylor.
Following a runout of 
, Boyd was eliminated. Taylor collected the pot and moved to just under 700,000 in chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
695,000
343,500
|
343,500 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
Gregory Liang has seen his Main Event run come to an end about halfway through Level 18.
We arrived for the aftermath, with Liang's 
having been beaten by Adeep Harb's after the board had run out 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
630,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
We're unsure of the action, but a short-stacked Lauren Kling has just been eliminated holding pocket tens. She was dominated by Jamil Ogunmakinwa's 
, and the board ran out 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Eliminado |
We walked up to find Mark Newhouse and Jason Brauda looking at a 
board. Newhouse had a bet of 46,000 already in front of him, and Brauda raised to 115,000. Newhouse reraised to 346,000, and Brauda instantly moved all in. Newhouse called.
Brauda:
Newhouse: 
Brauda needed a king to survive, but the 
turn and river filled up Newhouse's boat, increasing his stack to nearly 1.3 million.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,280,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
Eliminado |
We arrived at the table with the flop spread out 
. Both Kenneth Hsiung and Giuseppe Zarbo checked from the blinds, before Bastian Fischer bet out 33,000. Vincent Robert was the final player in the hand, and opted to raise it up to 93,000 from the button.
Hsiung then went into the tank for several minutes, before announcing a raise, and sliding out 265,000. Zarbo paused for a moment, before folding his hand, as did Fischer.
With the option back on Robert, he tanked for a minute, before announcing all in for an extra 9,000. Hsiung made the call, and both players rolled over their cards.
Robert: 
Hsiung: 
Both players had flopped a flush draw. Robert was in front after flopping a pair, but didn’t want to see any clubs or an ace come out. The 
on the turn was a great card, as was the on the river. Hsiung missed his draw, as Robert jumped from his chair in excitement after holding onto the win.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
820,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
645,000
479,500
|
479,500 |
|
448,000
302,000
|
302,000 |
|
||
|
377,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
Eddie Blumenthal fired 18,000 on a flop of , and [Removed:532] came out with a check-raise to 47,000. Blumenthal wasted little time in calling. [Removed:550] bet 66,000 on the 
turn, and Blumenthal called that bet as well. After the hit the river, [Removed:550] upped the stakes considerably with a 255,000 bet. Blumenthal let his hand go.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
855,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
738,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
Blake Yu raised to 17,000, and Neil Walker shoved all in. Yu called immediately and showed . Walker turned over , and the players were in a classic flip. The flop came 
, giving Yu top pair, but also giving Walker a set and a commanding lead in the hand. The fell on the turn, giving Yu a straight draw, and then the hit the felt on the river. Yu made his runner-runner straight, busting Walker from the Main Event in brutal fashion.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
Eliminado |
