Philip Sternheimer was all-in for the 315,000 he had behind from the middle position and up against Alex Foxen on the button with the bigger stack.
Philip Sternheimer: A♥Q♣
Alex Foxen: A♠J♥
The board ran out K♦8♠6♠9♣7♠ for Sternheimer to hold with the queen-kicker to double up.
Brian Rast raised to 50,000 from middle position and was met with a raise to 185,000 from Alex foxen. Rast made the call.
The flop came 2♥9♦3♠ and Foxen bet again for 120,000, receiving a call from his opponent.
Foxen fired once more on the 2♣ turn for 160,000, just under a third of Rast's remaining stack. Rast used one time extension chip before making the fold.
Meanwhile at another table, Dan Smith checked to Chance Kornuth on the river with the board reading 9♣2♣6♠K♣4♥ and about 400,000 in the pot. Kornuth bet 450,000 forcing a fold from his opponent.
Isaac Haxton raised from under the gun, and the action folded to Kristen Foxen in the big blind who three-bet jammed for 320,000, which Haxton quickly called.
They revealed their cards for Alex Foxen, who was at the same table, to grimace when he saw them.
Kristen Foxen: J♥J♣
Isaac Haxton: K♠K♦
The board ran out 9♥6♥Q♠8♠J♦ for Foxen to hit the river for a set of jacks to double up.
Ren Lin moved all in from early position for his last 145000. Seth Davies made the call from late position to put Lin at risk.
Ren Lin: Q♠9♠
Seth Davies, A♣10♦
"You drawing dead! Lady Gaga One Time!" Lin said as Davies tabled his hand, eliciting laughter from his tablemates.
Lin was ahead on the flop and turn with the board reading 8♠9♣7♣8♣. That all changed when the A♥ fell on the river, eliminating Lin from the tournament while Davies added his chips to his stack.
Anton Morgenstern pushed his last 80,000 or so in from the small blind for Chance Kornuth to make the call from the big blind.
Anton Morgenstern: J♥7♣
Chance Kornuth: A♥4♠
The board ran out 8♠J♣6♥2♣9♣ for Morgenstern to flop the pair of jacks to stay alive.
The board read A♣Q♦J♣A♦ with around 200,000 in the middle.
Talal Shakerchi had bet from the big blind, and Alex Foxen raised it up to 235,000 from the middle position. Shakerchi called to see the K♦ on the river.
Shakerchi checked for the final time and Foxen fired a bet of 540,000 out which Shakerchi called. Foxen tabled the A♥K♥ for the flopped top pair, turned trip aces, and the rivered full house for Shakerchi to pay up.
Chance Kornuth raised to 50,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Anton Morgenstern in the big blind who three-bet jammed with the slightly bigger stack. Kornuth called for the 795,000 he had in front of him.
Chance Kornuth: 6♥6♦
Anton Morgenstern: A♥A♦
The board ran out 2♥J♥7♣3♣6♠ for Kornuth to hit the river for a set of sixes to double up and leave Morgenstern short.
Nível: 11
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
When you hold the record for the most World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, there are perks.
For Phil Hellmuth, whose 16 bracelets (and counting) may never be touched, one of those perks is his own personal break room at Horseshoe Las Vegas. That's a nice benefit especially on 90-minute dinner breaks.
Hellmuth granted PokerNews access to his small but intimate break room, which is in an undisclosed location.
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