Vincent Lam raised to 225,000 under the gun and it folded to Daniel Chuprun in the big blind who thought about his move for a minute and jammed for 750,000. Lam immediately called and they tabled their cards.
Daniel Chuprun:
Vincent Lam:
Churprun found a board and took down the double up with a full house while his rail celebrated. "You're welcome!" said Lam jokingly.
Three players limped to see the flop. Robert Topham, in the big blind, led out for 200,000. Aden Salazar in the small blind was the only one who came along for the ride.
The pair checked on the turn, leading to the river. Salazar fired for 470,000. Topham verbally snap called. Salazar showed him the bad news, as he turned over for a rivered full house. Topham mucked his hand, and the pot belonged to Salazar.
Salazar entered the day as the chip leader, with over double the next biggest stack, and has only continued to trend upwards. This pot put him to 15,000,000, nearly half of all the chips in play.
Richard Kellett announced all in on the button, putting Sandeep Pulusani and Daniel Chuprun at risk in the blinds. Pulusani, down to 520,000, made the call and Chuprun quickly folded to create the following showdown:
Sandeep Pulusani:
Richard Kellett:
Pulusani was in good shape for the double, which he did after his pocket pair of jacks held throughout the board
In a blind versus blind situation, Aden Salazar raised to 240,000 and Robert Topham opted to call.
They both checked on the flop and a paired the board on the turn. Salazar decided to bet 325,000 and Topham looked at his cards one more time before sending them into the muck.
Vincent Lam opened from under the gun to 210,000. Action folded around to Daniel Chuprun in the big blind. He moved all in for his remaining 595,000. Lam made the snap call, putting Chuprun at risk.
Daniel Chuprun:
Vincent Lam:
Chuprun was ahead with ace-king high. Both players failed to connect with any part of the runout, and Chuprun's high cards were still best. He let out a loud "Yes!" a moment or two after the river card hit, pumping his fist. Chuprun has enjoyed some support from the rail so far today, with loud chants and clapping every time he's taken a pot. On the double up, his rail began running laps around Bally's Event Center in celebration.
Vegard Andreassen opened to 180,000 in the cutoff and found a call by Aden Salazar in the small blind.
The dealer showed a flop and the duo checked to see a on the turn. Salazar bet 425,000. Andreassen tanked for some time and made the call.
A completed the board on the river and both quickly checked. Salazar turned over for two pair and it was good to claim the pot as Andreassen mucked his hand.