Raul Martinez Requena opened with a raise to 160,000, Jason Orrell called, and Alexandru Masek called all in for 135,000.
The flop came . Both players checked. With the on the turn, Requena checked, Orrell bet 250,000, and Requena proceeded to call. The on the river made Requena check again. This time, Orrell decided to bet 550,000 and Requena called again.
Orrell showed the for a set which was enough to best Requena with the .
Alexandru Masek didn't show his hand as he got up, knowing that the tournament was over for him.
The 27 remaining players are taking an unscheduled five-minute break to coincide with the three-table redraw. A chart of all players and their new seats will be posted shortly.
Matt Affleck slid out a bet of 1,150,000 and Thomas Pomponio had a decision on his hands. The bet looked to be a little over half-pot. A minute or so ticked by before Pomponio called.
Ronald Lemco moved all in from under the gun for approximately 480,000, Robert Elliott reshoved from middle position for about 2,100,000, and Luke Vrabel called all in for 1,830,000.
Lemco tabled , but he trailed both Elliott, who showed , and Vrabel, who dominated them both with .
The board ran out and Vrabel's hand stayed best. He rocketed out of his seat and let out an ear-splitting cheer, prompting a player at an adjacent table to tell him to take a deep breath.
"Don't tell me to take a deep breath!" Vrabel belted. "That was the biggest #$^@%$ spot of my life."