Al Decarolis raised to 150,000 in first position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #72
Jason Mo raised to 90,000 from first position, JC Tran three-bet to 245,000 on the button, and Mo moved all in for an additional 1.09 million. Tran tank-called.
Mo:
Tran:
The queens held up as the board came , and Mo doubled through.
Vanessa Selbst raised to 65,000 in the cutoff, JC Tran called on the button and the dealer fanned . Selbst led out for 80,000, Tran called, and the turn was the . Both players checked.
The river was the , Selbst checked and Tran fired out 175,000. Selbst folded.
Hand #54
Tran raised to 65,000 in the cutoff, Al Decarolis called in the small blind and Jason Mo defended his big blind. The trio all checked on a flop of . The turn was the , Decarolis checked and Mo bet 115,000. Tran folded and Decarolis came along for the ride.
The river was the , Decarolis checked and Mo fired 275,000. Decarolis check-raised to 775,000, Mo called, and the only amateur player remaining revealed for a rivered full house.
Al Decarolis limped in from under the gun, Jason Mo called in the cutoff, JC Tran completed from the small blind and Matt Giannetti checked in the big blind.
The four players all checked on a flop of and the turn was the . Tran led out for 75,000, Giannetti folded and Decarolis raised to 250,000. Only Tran called.
The river was the , Tran check-called a bet of 300,000, and the 2013 November Niner dragged the massive pot with for aces and queens.
Vanessa Selbst raised to 52,000 in the cutoff, Matt Giannetti called out of the small blind and Al Decarolis defended his big blind. The dealer spread a flop of , both players in the blinds checked and Selbst tossed out 71,000. Only Decarolis called.
The turn was the , both players knuckled and the river was a repeat jack - the . Decarolis led out for 175,000, Selbst raised to 460,000, Decarolis called and showed for the second-nut flush.
Selbst mucked.
Hand #29
Selbst raised to 52,000 from the hijack seat, Matt Giannetti called on the button and Decarolis reraised to 137,000 out of the small blind. Jason Mo cold-called out of the big blind, Selbst folded and Giannetti called.
The flop fell , Decarolis led out for 250,000 and both of his opponents folded.
Al Decarolis limped in on the button, Vanessa Selbst checked in the big blind and the flop came . Selbst checked, Decarolis fired out 80,000 and Selbst check-raised to 205,000. Decarolis called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the pair both knuckled after the river as well. Selbst revealed for the nuts and raked in the pot.
Hand #6
Decarolis limped in again, Jason Mo called on the button, Selbst completed from the small blind and JC Tran checked in the big.
All for players checked on a flop of and the turn brought the . Selbst and Tran both checked, Decarolis fired out 150,000 and only Selbst called.
The river was the , Selbst led out for 180,000 and Decarolis called. Selbst showed for trip tens, but she was beat by Decarolis' for a turned straight.
Jason Mo raised to 45,000 on the button, JC Tran called in the big blind and the flop fell . Both players checked, the turn brought the and Tran checked again.
Mo fired out 62,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #2
Vanessa Selbst raised to 45,000 on the button, Tran called out of the big blind and Matt Giannetti called in the big blind. The flop fell , Tran led out for 57,000 and Giannetti called. Selbst folded.
The turn was the , Tran led out again - this time for 112,000 - and Giannetti moved all in for 447,000. Tran called.
Tran:
Giannetti:
Tran held the dominant flush draw, but the turn gave Giannetti a pair of fours and they held up when the bricked off on the river.
The 2011 November Niner doubled up to 1.155 million, while the 2013 November Niner fell to 1.845 million.
While Robert Tepper was playing his final hand, Vanessa Selbst and Al Decarolis were battling it out in a massive pot on the other table.
Decarolis raised to 70,000 from the small blind, Selbst called and the flop was . Decarolis continued for 150,000, Selbst called and the turn was the .
Decarolis fired out another 250,000, Selbst raised to 630,000 and Decarolis tanked for two minutes before calling.
The river was the , Decarolis checked for the first time and Selbst bet 725,000. Decarolis tanked for a good amount of time once again, but this time he folded.
Robert Tepper moved all in for around 220,000 on the button. JC Tran looked him up in the big blind.
Tepper:
Tran:
Tepper remained ahead on a flop of and made a pair of sevens on the turn (). Tepper also held the highest diamond, so only a non-diamond king, jack, or any could eliminate him on the river.
The river was indeed the , giving Tran a straight flush and Tepper was eliminated.
The final five players are now redrawing to one table. After the next elimination, the final four players will play the semi-final matches.
Vanessa Selbst raised to 35,000 on the button, Ryan Fee three-bet to 85,000 out of the big blind and Selbst moved all in for effectively 300,000 or so. Fee called.
Selbst:
Fee:
Selbst took the lead on a flop of , but Fee had both backdoor straight and flush draws to go with his overcards. The on the turn was a brick - leaving Fee with just six outs to survive - and the on the river changed nothing.