In a battle of the blinds Paul Serrate was all in from the small blind against a player in the big blind who was at risk.
Paul Serrate: A♦Q♦
Big Blind: K♣10♥
The board ran out Q♠A♣4♣4♠7♦ sending the player in the big blind to the payout desk.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
8,425,000
8,425,000
|
8,425,000 |
|
||
Justin Booth jammed under the gun as he announced, "Only 3,175,000 and I definitely want a call."
The action folded around to Rami Hammoud in the cutoff as he moved all-in as well, forcing the rest of the players out of the pot.
'Nice hand," Booth said before the cards were tabled.
Justin Booth: A♣J♣ 
Rami Hammoud: A♦Q♠
"Yep, that's exactly the hand I thought you had."
Booth was dominated and was unable to pull ahead as the dealer ran out the K♥K♦2♠A♠10♠ board.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000,000
6,750,000
|
6,750,000 |
|
Eliminado |
A middle position player open shoved all in for 3,450,000 and was at risk. He was called by Richard Juliano on the button.
Middle Position Player: A♣8♥
Richard Juliano: A♦J♥
The dealer ran out a board of K♠2♠J♠10♦10♥ sending the middle position player to the payout cage.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
13,800,000
4,150,000
|
4,150,000 |
Nível: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Ben Collins opened 600,000 in the cutoff and Caleb Powell defended the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 8♥6♠2♦ and Powell check-called a bet of 450,000.
When the K♣ hit the turn, Powell checked once again and Collins continued aggression as he dropped 1,300,000 across the line. Powell thought about it for about 10 seconds before releasing his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
||
|
6,000,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
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Maxwell Schrack opened in the hijack and Vladas Tamasauskas defended the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 9♣8♠2♠ and Tamasauskas check-called a bet of 1,000,000.
The 8♣ paired the board on the turn and Tamasauskas took the lead, firing 1,275,000 and Schrack called.
When the 10♥ landed on the river, Tamasauskas checked and Schrack jammed all in, putting Tamasauskas at risk for all of his chips. After a deep tank of about two minutes, Tamasauskas mucked his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
13,300,000
9,000,000
|
9,000,000 |
|
5,525,000
2,225,000
|
2,225,000 |
Action was picked up on the river with a board reading 10♣6♥9♥6♣10♠.
The small blind shoved all in and was snap called by Siavash Bahri in the big blind.
Small Blind: Q♦10♦
Siavash Bahri: 10♥9♦
Bahri's superior full house spelled the end of the day for the player in the small blind.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000,000
14,975,000
|
14,975,000 |
Jay Bloom had exactly 1,000,000 in chips in early position and he exercised his right to go all in. Adam Kievman called in late position and he wasn't thrilled about it, saying, "I feel nervous any time cards are on their backs."
Jay Bloom: 10♣8♣
Adam Kievman: J♦J♥
Kievman winced when he saw the 9♣ window card, followed by the 7♥3♣ to giving Bloom the opened-ended straight draw and a flush draw. The turn left Kievman with his eyes rolling when the A♣ made the river inconsequential; Bloom had completed his flush.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Michael Emanuelson jammed 1,925,000 in middle position and Rafael Takeda made the call in the cutoff.
Michael Emanuelson: A♥K♣
Rafael Takeda: A♦A♣
Emanuelson ran into the worst case scenario as the dealer ran out the 7♠5♠3♥4♠J♦ board, sending him to payouts.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
10,600,000
9,728,000
|
9,728,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
