Alexandre Reard three-bet to 81,000 from the hijack when Brian Altman opened to 27,000 on his right. Altman peeled and they saw a flop. The American check-called 65,000 and the and checked through.
A player raised to 28,000 from early position and a player in middle position reraised to 90,000. Ralph Massey moved all in for 370,000 and the original raiser folded.
The middle position player went deep into the tank and eventually called. Massey showed and was dominating the of his opponent. The board ran out clean for Massey and he doubled up.
The roller coaster ride of Jean "Prince" Gaspard has eventually come to an end. He got his short stack in with the and Winson Yuen had an easy call with the . The board came and that was it for Gaspard.
Richard Gryko bet 40,000 on a flop against Hari Bercovici, who snap-called from the cutoff. On the turn, they both checked, bringing a river. Gryko checked and Bercovici bet 62,000. Gryko thought awhile and called.
Both players had missed draws, but Gryko's trumped .
Mustapha Kanit opened with a raise to 25,000 before Jonathan Gilliam moved all in for 131,000 total. The player on the button called as did the player in the small blind while Kanit folded. Gilliam was all in for the nearly 400,000-chip main pot while the other two players went heads-up to a flop for a side pot.
The flop was and both players checked to see the on the turn. There, the player first to act put out a bet of 25,000 which the other player called.
The river was the and both players checked again so it was on to a showdown. The first player in the small blind showed his , which was no good against the button's . Both hands were inferior to Gilliam's , though, and that would earn him the full triple-up to nearly 400,000.
"That was fucking nerve-wracking," Gilliam said after the hand.
Samuel Touil opened from middle position and Fabian Gumz jammed all in for around 250,000 in the cutoff. The action was back on Touil who asked for a count and then made the call.
Samuel Touil:
Fabian Gumz:
The flop came and Touil spiked an ace to take the lead. The on the turn and the on the river were of no help and Gumz was sent to the rail.