Eduardo Lezcano raised from the cutoff to 700,000 and Matthew Bretzfield in the small blind made the call.
After Bretzfield checked dark, the flop came 10♦J♠7♣ and Lezcano bet the pot.
Bretzfield then stood up and said, "I don't think I can fold this".
But Lezcano thought Bretzfield folded and flipped over J♣J♦ for top set. After the dealer confirmed Bretzfield did not fold, after a couple of minutes, he elected to fold his hand.
Matthew Beinner opened from under the gun to 450,000 and found a call from Michael Christ on his immediate left.
Beinner continued on the 7♠10♠A♥ flop with a bet of 850,000, with Christ calling to see the K♠ turn. Beinner fired again, this time for 2,000,000 and Christ counted out the call.
The dealer turned over the 4♦ river, where Beinner checked. Christ bet 1,500,000, sending Beinner into the tank.
After taking a few minutes, Beinner opted to fold and got a look at Christ's cards before they hit the muck.
Christ flashed a jack-high flush, along with a three-deuce low as he added another pile of chips to his tournament lead.
Michael Christ limped in the small blind before Eduardo Lezcano raised to 600,000 in the big blind. Christ made the call and checked after the 6♥Q♦A♣ flop.
Lezcano announced pot, taking down the hand right there as Christ mucked.
Dylan Lindsey opened to 450,000 from middle position and Michael Christ defended his big blind to see the 9♥4♠4♦ flop, where both players checked.
The dealer flipped over the 2♥ turn, where another pair of checks led to the 3♣ river. Christ checked once again, with Lindsey sliding out a bet of 850,000.
After taking some time, Christ tossed out the call. Lindsey showed A♠Q♠Q♥6♣5♥ for a wheel low and six-high straight, good enough to scoop the pot and take from Christ.
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Matthew Bretzfield opened with a raise to 450,000 in the hijack, and was called by Matthew Beinner in the cutoff, Michael Christ on the button, and Eduardo Lezcano in the small blind.
All the players checked the 6♣Q♠Q♥ flop, as well as the 10♥ on the turn.
On the river was the 3♣ and after Lezcano checked, Bretzfield bet out 1,200,000. Beinner folded, but Christ elected to make the call. Lezcano also folded.
Bretzfield showed a pair of twos, before Christ tabled K♠K♥J♠8♠8♣ for a pair of kings to take down the pot.
