Hand #7: From the small blind, Zachary Gruneberg raised to 900,000 and Claas Segebrecht called to see a flop.
Gruneberg continued for 600,000 with Segebrecht calling as the landed on the turn and both players checked. The river landed the and Gruneberg checked as Segebrecht went into the tank for several minutes before betting out 1,000,000.
Gruneberg hesitated slightly and then made the call before mucking at the sight of Segebrecht's .
Hand #8: Joseph McKeehen opened to 800,000 from the hijack and Thayer Rasmussen defended his big blind to see a flop fall. McKeehen continued for 650,000 and Rasmussen quickly folded.
Hand #9: From the small blind, Thayer Rasmussen raised to 1,050,000 and picked up the big blind and antes.
Hand #10: Hugo Pingray entered the pot for 1,000,000 from under the gun and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Zachary Gruneberg opened to 900,000 and after a few moments in the tank, Hugo Pingray three-bet to 2,350,000 from the big blind. Gruneberg instantly shoved for 8.4 million total and Pingray made the call.
Gruneberg:
Pingray:
With Pingray in the lead, the dealer spread a flop, but when the landed on the turn, Gruneberg added a diamond draw to his previous three outs.
Unfortunately for HustlerGrune, the river landed the to end Gruneberg's run in 8th place for a $163,238 payday as Pingray climbs to roughly 33.5 million in chips.
Hand #12: Claas Segebrecht raised to 800,000 from second position, Sean Drake three-bet to 1.45 million on the button and Segebrecht called, landing a flop to the table
Segebrecht check-called 1.075 million from Drake to see the turn, which both players checked. The river completed the board and Segebrecht fired 1.8 million. Drake mulled it over, but ultimately folded.
Hand #13: Thayer Rasmussen opened to 1,000,000 from middle position and Hugo Pingray called from the button as the dealer spread a flop.
Rasmussen continued for 1,250,000 and Pingray made the call as the turn landed the and Rasmussen bet out 1.8 million and Pingray made the call as the completed the board on the river.
Rasmussen checked and Pingray went into the tank for nearly two minutes before checking. Rasmussen tabled his and Pingray mucked to see Rasmussen pushed the pot to move to just under 20 million.
Hand #14: Hugo Pingray raised to 1.1 million from the cutoff before Claas Segebrecht three-bet to 2.8 million from the big blind to force Pingray's cards into the muck.
Hand #15: From the button, Bobby Byram moved all in for 6,375,000 and Claas Segebrecht made the call from the small blind.
Byram:
Segebrecht:
With Byram in dominated shape, the flop furthered Segebrecht's lead while leaving Byram with a flush draw.
The turn landed the to now give Byram a straight draw, but when the dealer delivered the on the river, Byram was eliminated in 7th place for a $210,469 payday.
Hand #16: Sean Drake raised to 1.1 million from under the gun, Claas Segebrecht three-bet to 2.7 million on the button, Drake four-bet to 5.2 million and Segebrecht five-bet to 8.8 million. Drake gave it up and Segebrecht collected the pot.
Hand #17: Hugo Pingray raised to 1.1 million from under the gun and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #18: Thayer Rasmussen raised to 1 million from the cutoff and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #19: Lynne Beaumont raised all in for 6.425 million from the cutoff and received no action.
Hand #20: Hugo Pingray raised to 1.05 million on the button and took down the pot.