Jason Mercier raised to 220,000 and Aaron Katz three-bet to 710,000 out of the big blind. A reluctant call by Mercier followed and there was no betting action at all on the board. Katz announced two pair and won the pot with the for jacks and sixes while Mercier mucked with the words "I had a lot of outs".
Jared Bleznick raised to 250,000 on the button and was called by Aaron Katz in the small blind and Ben Lamb in the big blind. The trio checked the flop and it checked to Bleznick on the turn. He made it 350,000 to go and Katz called, Lamb then raised the pot for 2,250,000 and his two opponents folded while mentioning a king-high straight.
"I also had a set of tens and wanted to see a cheap river," Katz added according to the table chat.
The next hand was limped by Lamb in the small blind and Jason Mercier knuckled it back as both bumped fists prior to the flop, which was checked through. On the turn, Lamb check-called for 160,000 and the river was checked once more.
Lamb revealed the for a ten-high straight and won the next pot.
Ben Lamb raised to 260,000 in middle position and was called by Robert Cowen in the cutoff and Jared Bleznick in the big blind. The flop came and the action checked to Cowen who bet 540,000. Bleznick called and Lamb stepped aside.
The turn brought the and Bleznick checked again. Cowen asked how much the pot was and then proceeded to bet that much in the form of 1,780,000. Bleznick looked back at his cards and then threw them away, sending the players on a 60-minute dinner break.
Upon completion of level 24, the last seven players were sent on a scheduled 60-minute dinner break. The action resumes at approximately 9pm local time and will conclude once the field is down to the final five players, which then return for tomorrow' live-streamed showdown.
Robert Cowen opened to 180,000 in early position and Ben Lamb called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Lamb checked again and Cowen threw in a bet of 180,000. Lamb check-raised to 560,000 and Cowen called. The river brought the and Lamb put together a bet of 1,185,000. Cowen used one of his time banks before making the call.
Lamb turned over for the nut straight and was awarded a huge pot, pushing him into the chip lead.
Aaron Katz raised the pot to 420,000 and Robert Cowen double-checked his remaining stack before he tossed in calling chips out of the big blind. On the flop, Cowen checked and Katz jammed for the 730,000 he had behind. A near instant fold by Cowen followed and Katz sighed before raking in the pot.
Veselin Karakitukov had won a small pot off Jason Mercier with a successful continuation bet and then faced the open raise to 315,000 by Ben Lamb in the cutoff, which he defended against while in the big blind. On a flop of , Karakitukov check-called for 380,000 and both checked the on the turn.
Karakitukov checked the river after using one time bank extension and Lamb knuckled it back to get shown the for the flopped straight.