Hand #176: Mark Newhouse raised to 500,000 from middle position, Carlos Mortensen called in the big blind, and the flop fell . Mortensen checked, Newhouse continued for 650,000, and Mortensen folded.
Hand #177: Newhouse raised to 500,000 from early position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #178: Rep Porter raised to 500,000 in middle position, Sylvain Loosli moved all in for effectively 4.505 million from the big blind, and Porter tanked for a bit before folding.
Hand #179: Bruno Kawauti open-shoved for 2.845 million in middle position, winning the pot.
Hand #180: Mortensen raised to 600,000 from the hijack seat, Loosli called on the button, and the two took a flop of . Mortensen fired out another 600,000, Loosli called, and the turn brought the . Mortensen fired out 1.25 million, Loosli made the call, and the completed the board. Mortensen fired a third and final bullet worth 2.3 million, and Loosli instantly called.
Mortensen snap-mucked, and Loosli won with for aces up.
JC Tran, left, stares down an all-in Fabian Ortiz - 17th Place
Secondary Table
Hand #128: Amir Lehavot had the button. Fabian Ortiz raised to 500,000, and Jay Farber made the call. The flop came down , and both players checked to see the land on the turn. Ortiz checked, Farber bet 450,000 and Ortiz made the call.
The river was a and both players checked. Ortiz showed the , but Farber's was best, and he won the pot.
Hand #129: Marc McLaughlin had the button, and Amir Lehavot raised to 500,000 from the cutoff seat. Matthew Reed called from the small blind, and the flop came down . Reed checked, Lehavot fired 750,000, and Reed folded.
Hand #130: Matthew Reed had the button. Fabian Ortiz raised to 500,000 from under the gun, JC Tran called from the big blind, and the flop came down . After Tran checked, Ortiz bet 500,000. Tran called.
The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and Tran checked. Ortiz moved all in for 2.78 million. Tran went into the tank. Eventually, Tran made the call.
Ortiz tabled the for just ace high. Tran's for a pair of nines was the winning hand, and he won the pot to bust Ortiz.
Hand #172: Michiel Brummelhuis raised to 500,000 from early position and Carlos Mortensen called from middle position. The flop fell and Brummelhuis check-called 600,000 from Mortensen to see the turn. Brummelhuis checked to Mortensen again and he bet 1.1 million. After a few moments, Brummelhuis folded.
Hand #173: Michiel Brummelhuis raised to 500,000 from early position and David Benefield three-bet to 1.15 million from middle position. Action folded back to Brummelhuis and he four-bet shoved for 6.9 million effective, resulting in a fold from Benefield.
Hand #174: Sylvain Loosli opened to 500,000 in middle position and took down the pot.
Hand #175: Michiel Brummelhuis received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #123: Marc McLaughlin raised to 500,000 from the hijack seat and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #124: Chris Lindh open-raised all in 3,860,000 from the cutoff seat and all folded.
Hand #125: Fabian Ortiz raised to 500,000 from the button and only Jay Farber called from the big blind. Both checked the flop, then Farber led for 450,000 at the turn. Ortiz called, then both watched the fall on fifth street. Both checked again, Farber tabled , and it was good enough as Ortiz folded.
Hand #126: Marc McLaughlin raised to 500,000 from under the gun and won the hand.
Hand #127: Sergio Castelluccio raised to 480,000 from the hijack seat, and with deliberation Amir Lehavot called from the small blind. McLaughlin called as well from the big blind, and the three saw the flop come . They checked it around, then the fell on the turn.
Lehavot eyed the board, then set out four almond (250,000) chips for a bet of 1 million and McLaughlin promptly folded. Castelluccio took more time to think about it, then folded as well.
Hand #170: Alexander Livingston opened to 480,000 from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #171: Ryan Riess raised to 500,000 from under the gun, and the action folded all the way to Alexander Livingston in the big blind, and he moved all in. Riess snapped it off for 3,695,000.
Hand #167: Sylvain Loosli raised to 500,000 from early position and took down the pot uncontested.
Hand #168: Bruno Kawauti opened to 500,000 in the cutoff and David Benefield three-bet all in for 3.365 million from the big blind. After asking for a count, Kawauti called.
Kawauti:
Benefield:
The flop came down , giving Benefield bottom set. Kawauti had outs to Broadway and picked up a few more after the turn, but the river fell to secure the double for Benefield.
Hand #121: Marc McLaughlin had the button. JC Tran raised to 485,000 from under the gun, Amir Lehavot called from the cutoff seat, and the flop came down . Tran checked, Lehavot fired 500,000, and Tran called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Tran led for 1.125 million, and Lehavot called.
Lehavot showed the for trip aces, and Tran mucked his hand.
Hand #122: Matthew Reed had the button. Jay Farber raised to 485,000 from middle position. Marc McLaughlin called from the cutoff seat, and the flop came down . Both players checked.
The turn was the , and Farber led for 425,000. McLaughlin called.
The completed the board, and Farber checked. McLaughlin also checked.
Hand #162: Rep Porter raised to 500,000 from early position, Michiel Brummelhuis called two spots to his left, and the rest of the players folded. The dealer fanned , Porter continued for 600,000, and Brummelhuis called. The turn brought the , Porter checked, Brummelhuis took the opportunity to bet 725,000, and Porter called. The river brought the , Porter checked again, and Brummelhuis bet 2.6 million. Porter folded.
Hand #163: Sylvain Loosli raised to 500,000 in the cutoff seat, Alexander Livingston moved all in for 5.32 million in the small blind, and Loosli folded.
Hand #164: Loosli raised to 500,000 from the hijack seat, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #165: Ryan Riess opened to 500,000 on the button, and Bruno Kawauti tanked for nearly a minute before three-betting to 1.24 million, and Riess snap-folded.
Hand #166: Mark Newhouse raised to 500,000 from middle position, winning the pot.
Hand #117: Chris Lindh open-raised to 505,000 from the hijack seat and Fabian Ortiz called from the button. The action moved over to Jay Farber in the big blind who reraised to 1.64 million. Lindh thought for a half-minute and then folded, then Ortiz asked how much the raise was for and folded as well.
Hand #118: Matthew Reed raised to 500,000 from middle position, then J.C. Tran reraised to 1.1 million. It folded back to Reed who paused a few beats and then folded.
Hand #119: It folded all of the way around to Amir Lehavot in the small blind who raised to 650,000, and Marc McLaughlin called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Lehavot led out for 750,000. McLaughlin thought a while, then called, and both watched the fall on fourth street. Lehavot checked this time, McLaughlin fired 1.3 million, and Lehavot called.
The river brought the and both players checked. Lehavot tabled for jacks and eights, and McLaughlin mucked.
Hand #120: Jay Farber raised to 485,000 from the cutoff and got one caller in Matthew Reed playing from the big blind. The flop came single-suited — — and when checked to Farber bet 525,000, earning a fold from Reed.
Hand #159: Sylvian Loosli raised to 500,000 from under the gun and took it down uncontested.
Hand #160: Carlos Mortensen raised to 700,000 on the button and won the pot.
Hand #161: David Benefield raised to 500,000 on the button, Sylvain Loosli three-bet to 1.5 million from the small blind, and Benefield called. They checked to the turn of a board where Loosli bet 1.45 million. Benefield called, landing the river. Loosli bet 2.5 million, Benefield called, and Loosli tabled for top set. Benefield mucked and Loosli took down the pot.
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. Mortensen checked, Newhouse continued for 650,000, and Mortensen folded.
. Mortensen fired out another 600,000, Loosli called, and the turn brought the 
. Mortensen fired out 1.25 million, Loosli made the call, and the 
completed the board. Mortensen fired a third and final bullet worth 2.3 million, and Loosli instantly called.
for aces up.
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the turn. Ortiz checked, Farber bet 450,000 and Ortiz made the call.
and both players checked. Ortiz showed the 
, but Farber's 
was best, and he won the pot.
. Reed checked, Lehavot fired 750,000, and Reed folded.
. After Tran checked, Ortiz bet 500,000. Tran called.
, and both players checked. The river was the 
for just ace high. Tran's 
turn. Brummelhuis checked to Mortensen again and he bet 1.1 million. After a few moments, Brummelhuis folded.
, giving Benefield bottom set. Kawauti had outs to Broadway and picked up a few more after the 
turn, but the 
. Tran checked, Lehavot fired 500,000, and Tran called.
land on the river. Tran led for 1.125 million, and Lehavot called.
for trip aces, and Tran mucked his hand.
, and Lehavot led out for 750,000. McLaughlin thought a while, then called, and both watched the 
