Sporting the Mexican flag, "J-Dubya" got the short stack in from the big blind with the and "CDLOOPS" tabled the on the button. The board ran out and "J-Dubya" was among the first to cash.
"yoellalaska" opened to 40,00 from under-the-gun and was called by Anthony "rabblerouser" Diotte on the button and Brian "Kommon34" Fairfax in the big blind.
The flop came and "yoellalaska" bet 39,522. Diotte folded, but Fairfax tanked for a long time before eventually raising all-in for his last 97,430. "yoellalaska" quickly called to put Fairfax at risk.
"yoellalaska":
Fairfax:
Fairfax had flopped top pair, but was well behind the pocket kings of "yoellalaska".
The turn looked promising for Fairfax, who had improved to two-pair, but a fateful completed the board — giving "yoellalaska" a better two pair and eliminating Fairfax just before the money.
With the money bubble in sight, Allison Eleres raised to 40,000 and was called by Tomi "BAAABUUSKIIII" Brouk in the big blind. Both checked the flop and Brouk then bet the turn for 55,000, picking up a call.
Brouk also bet the river for 50,000 and called a raise to 160,000 by Eleres. The Brazilian tabled the for queens and deuces, which beat the of Brouk.
"jpwno" opened to 33,600 on the button and was called by Julian "VWgunther" Menhardt in the small blind. On a flop of , Menhardt check-raised to 131,200 with 381,266 behind and called all-in when "jpwno" pushed with the superior stack.
Julian "VWgunther" Menhardt:
"jpwno":
The was not significant, as was the river, and Menhardt doubled.
In the meanwhile, $10,000 Heads-Up Championship semi-finalist Daniel Soltys was blinded out and busted a few spots away from the money.