JC Tran raised to 1.1 million from under the gun plus one. Jay Farber reraised to 2.5 million from middle position, and action folded back to Tran. He gave it up, and Farber won the pot.
Ryan Riess started the hand on the button. JC Tran raised to 1.1 million from under the gun, Marc-Etienne McLaughlin called out of the big blind, and the WSOP Dealer of the Year Belvy Dalton fanned . McLaughlin check-called a bet of 1.15 million from Tran, and the turn brought a third diamond - the .
McLaughlin checked a second time, Tran fired a second bullet worth 1.65 million, and McLaughlin folded.
French-Canadian Marc-Etienne McLaughlin was on the button, and Frenchman Sylvain Loosli raised to 1.2 million from early position. The rest of the players folded, and Loosli picked up the blinds and antes.
Bracelet winner Amir Lehavot raised to 1 million from the hijack seat. Marc-Etienne McLaughlin made the call from the cutoff seat, and everyone else folded. The flop came down , and Lehavot bet 1.25 million. McLaughlin called.
The turn was the , and Lehavot checked. McLaughlin bet 2.5 million, and Lehavot called.
The river completed the board with the , pairing it up with cowboys. After Lehavot checked, McLaughlin fired a big bet of 7.2 million. Lehavot called right away.
McLaughlin showed the for a full house, kings over jacks. Lehavot showed the for losing trips. McLaughlin won the pot and moved just behind JC Tran for the lead.