Event #24: $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em attracted a total of 541 players, generating a total prize pool of $2,542,700. The top 60 players will earn a minimum of $8,746 and the six players who reach the final table will all earn $77,145.
The winner is set to pocket $622,998, along with the coveted gold bracelet.
Jennifer Tilly put in a raise on the button and the player in the big blind three-bet to 2,800. Tilly four-bet to 7,000 and the player five-bet to 12,500. Tilly called.
The flop fell , the player led out for 2,800 and Tilly raised to 10,000. The player called.
The pair both checked on the turn (), and the completed the board. The player moved all in for 21,200, Tilly called and the player showed for queens and sevens. Tilly revealed for kings and queens, and is now up to 89,000 chips.
Robert Tepper raised in early position, Pratyush Buddiga moved all in for an additional 4,025 on the button. The action folded back to Tepper, who tank-called.
Tepper:
Buddiga:
Buddiga remained behind on a flop of , but the turn was the , giving him a leading pair of sixes. The bricked off on the river and Buddiga doubled through.
Prior to the level change, Kou Vang raised to 900 on the button, Jesse Martin three-bet to 3,100 out of the big blind, and Vang called.
The flop fell , Martin led out for 3,000, and Vang called. Vang called another 5,500 on the turn (), then snap-called an all-in bet of 13,300 on the river ().
Martin showed for kings and fives, and hit the rail when Vang revealed for a full house.
Aubin Cazals raised to 1,000 on the button, Ryan Olisar three-bet to 2,500 on his direct left, and Cazals four-bet to 4,825. Olisar moved all in for 15,675 and Cazals snapped it off.
Cazals:
Olisar:
The 2012 bracelet winner had a dominant lead, and remained ahead on the flop () and the turn (), but the spiked on the river. Olisar won the pot, doubling to 32,050 and Cazals was left with just 4,225.
The Frenchman was eliminated shortly thereafter with unknown action.