Hand #1: Matthew Smith moved all in from the small blind for 373,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #2: Jack Duong moved all in from under the gun for 380,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #3: It folded to Oliver Rusing in the small blind who moved all in. Duong was in the big blind and had the clock called on him. His hand was declared dead at the end of the countdown.
Hand #5: Mike Takayama raised to 250,000 and it folded to Oliver Rusing who three-bet all in for 1,106,000. Takayama called.
Mike Takayama:
Oliver Rusing:
Takayama shook his head as he tabled his hand. The flop came giving no help to Takayama. The turn was the and the river the . The rivered straight caused Takayama to get to his feet.
"Thank you God!" he said as he eliminated Rusing, who takes home $15,988 for his ninth-place finish.
Hand #6: Mike Takayama opened to 250,000 from early position, Jack Duong shoved for 422,000 from the cutoff, and Takayama called to put Duong at risk.
Mike Takayama:
Jack Duong:
Duong had the preflop edge and Takayama needed help from the deck in order to knock him out. The board ran out and Takayama took the pot with aces up to end Duong's deep run in this event.
Hand #7: Mike Takayama opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Spencer Baker called from the button. Elizabeth Montizanti moved all in from the big blind for a total of 263,000 and the other two players called.
The flop fell and Takayama bet 300,000. Baker thought for several moments but in the end made the fold and the other two players then turned over their hands.
Montizanti tabled for a straight draw and Takayama showed for top pair. The turn fell the and Montizanti called for a seven but the river was the .
Takayama took down the pot with his pair of tens and Montizanti was sent to the payout desk.
Hand #9: Action folded around to the blinds, Mike Takayama shoved from the small, and Matthew Smith folded his big.
Hand #10: Action folded to the blinds, Matthew Smith raised to 250,000 from the small, and Lorenc Puka called to put himself at risk from the big.
Matthew Smith:
Lorenc Puka:
Puka was ahead and Smith needed help from the deck in order to stack him. The board ran out which missed both players entirely and Puka took the pot to double up.
Hand #11: Mike Takayama raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #12: Kavish Shabbir shoved from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #13: Steve Jelinek shoved from the button and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #14: Matthew Smith moved all in from under the gun for 510,000 and Kavish Shabbir shoved all in for more from the small blind. The two players then turned over their hands.
Matthew Smith:
Kavish Shabbir:
The board ran out and Smith's full house secured him a double up.
Hand #15: Mike Takayama called from the small blind and Smith then raised to 250,000. Takayama called and the flop came , both players checked.
The turn was the and Takayama bet 175,000. Smith called and the river was the . Takayama bet 250,000 and Smith called. Takayama showed for two pair and Smith then tabled for a higher two pair.
Hand #16: Takayama opened to 250,000 from the button and everyone folded.
Hand #17: Steve Jelinek got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #18: Jelinek moved all in from the small blind and Spencer Baker folded.