From the small blind, Tony Sinishtaj moved all in for 2,850,000 and Sean Drake made the call from the big blind.
Sinishtaj:
Drake:
With Sinishtaj flipping for his tournament life, the board wouldn't connect with him, and he was bundled to the rail in 14th place for $78,965 as Drake climbed to roughly 17.8 million in chips.
Nicholas Pupillo limped in the cutoff, Zach Gruneberg checked his option in the big blind and the flop fell . Gruneberg checked, Pupilloi bet, Gruneberg check-raised and Pupillo called to see the turn. This time Gruneberg check-called 700,000 from Pupillo to see the river. Gruneberg led out 800,000 and Pupillo quickly called.
Gruneberg tabled for an eight-high straight, besting Pupillo's holdings to win the pot.
Zachary Gruneberg opened to 450,000 from early position and Nicholas Pupillo called from the small blind to see a flop.
Pupillo checked and Gruneberg bet out 570,000 only to have Pupillo move all in for 4.4 million. Gruneberg quickly folded and Pupillo scooped the pot to move to 6.3 million.
From the cutoff, Joshua Hillock moved all in for 3,785,000, and with the action on Zachary Gruneberg in the small blind, he pushed all in.
Hillock:
Gruneberg:
With Hillock racing for his tournament life, the flop would give Gruneberg the lead as the landed on the turn.
"A diamond perhaps?" asked Hillock.
The dealer wouldn't deliver a diamond, but the instead to give Hillock a set of nines and the double to to 8 million as Gruneberg slip to 21.2 million in chips.
Zach Gruneberg opened to 550,000 from under the gun, Claas Segebrecht called from the hijack and Josh Hillock called from the small blind.
The flop fell and Hillock checked to Gruneberg who bet 850,000. Segebrecht called, Hillock folded and the landed on the turn. Gruneberg checked this time and Segebrecht fired what looked to be 1.4 million. A call from Gruneberg resulted in the river which both players checked.
Segebrecht tabled , besting Gruneberg's to win the pot.
Thayer Rasmussen opened with a raise to 500,000 only to have Jason Leifer three-bet the button to 1,150,000. With the action on Joseph McKeehen in the small blind, he moved all in for 3,295,000 total.
Rasmussen mucked, and after a few minutes of deliberation, Leifer made the call.
Leifer:
McKeehen:
The flop kept McKeehen in the lead, and when the landed on the turn all he would need to fade would be any ace or king.
The river landed the and McKeehen more than doubled to 6.5 million as Leifer slipped down to 2.4 million in chips.
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board wouldn't connect with him, and he was bundled to the rail in 14th place for $78,965 as Drake climbed to roughly 17.8 million in chips.
. Gruneberg checked, Pupilloi bet, Gruneberg check-raised and Pupillo called to see the 
turn. This time Gruneberg check-called 700,000 from Pupillo to see the 
river. Gruneberg led out 800,000 and Pupillo quickly called.
flop.
flop would give Gruneberg the lead as the 
instead to give Hillock a set of nines and the double to to 8 million as Gruneberg slip to 21.2 million in chips.
river which both players checked.
, besting Gruneberg's 
to win the pot.
flop fall with both players checking.
for top set.
and McKeehen more than doubled to 6.5 million as Leifer slipped down to 2.4 million in chips.