Zach Gruneberg opened to 500,000 from early position and Josh Hillock called from the big blind. They checked to the turn of a board where Hillock led for 600,000. Gruneberg raised to 1.5 million and after about 90 seconds Hillock reraised all in for 5.75 million. Gruneberg tanked, but eventually folded.
From the button, Joseph McKeehen raised to 480,000 and Lynne Beaumont defended her big blind before leading out for 600,000 on the flop.
McKeehen deliberated for a few moments before cutting out a raise to 1,550,000 as Beaumont went into the tank for several minutes before eventually releasing her hand and slipping to 9.3 million as McKeehen climbs to nearly the same mark.
The action folded to Sean Drake in the small blind, and for the second time in as many orbits, he moved all in. Jason Leifer sat in the big blind with roughly 1.3 million and he made the call for his tournament life.
Leifer:
Drake:
The board ran out to see Leifer eliminated in 13th place for $78,965 as Drake climbed to 16.7 million in chips.
Hugo Pingray raised to 500,000 from the hijack and Bobby Byram reraised all in on the button for roughly 13.5 million. Action folded back to Pingray who called all in for 3.01 million.
Pingray:
Byram:
The board ran out , safe for Pingray to score the double up.
The tournament has been paused momentarily while the orange 5,000-denomination chips are colored up so that there are just three denominations of chips on the table; the red 25,000, white and brown 50,000 and green 100,000-denomination.
Hugo Pingray opened to 650,000 in the hijack, Nicholas Pupillo three-bet to 2.3 million from the big blind and Pingray called. The flop fell and Pupillo shoved for 3.625 million. Pingray called immediately.
Pupillo:
Pingray:
The turn and river were no help to Pupillo and when the stacks were counted down, it was found that both players had exactly 3.625 million, ending Pupillo's run in 12th place.
Steven Levy open-jammed for his last 2,020,000 and Joshua Hillock called from the button.
Levy:
Hillock:
With Levy flipping for his tournament life, he would call heads but flip tails as the dealer would spread a board to end Levy's tournament in 11th place.