Jake Bazeley opened with a raise to 250,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to the button, where Jesus Blanco moved all in for 2,515,000. Action folded back to Bazeley, and after thinking about it for a bit, he called.
Bazeley:
Blanco:
The board rolled out , and that kept Bazeley in the lead the whole way, earning him the pot and the knockout.
Blanco hit the rail in 44th place, collecting $176,399 for his run in the Main Event.
Justas Vaiciulionis made it 255,000 in the hijack and got action from Joshua Horton on his left.
Horton called a bet of 250,000 on the flop. Vaiciulionis check-called 400,000 on the turn, and the made four to a straight. Vaiciulionis checked, and Horton checked back.
Vaiciulionis tabled for a straight, and Horton showed he'd been outdrawn with .
Benjamin Pollak raised to 265,000 from middle position, and Jonathan Dwek quickly called from late position.
The flop came , and Pollak led out for 200,000, immediately turning his head to the left to stare at his opponent, who is decked out in the Superman costume he's been wearing since Day 1. Dwek wasted no time and tossed in two chips to call.
The turn was the , and both players checked to the on the river. Pollak tossed out an oversized T500,000 chip, and Dwek snap-called.
Pollak tabled for aces full of deuces, and Dwek mucked his hand.
On a side feature table, David Guay completed in the small blind, and Damian Salas made it 430,000 in the big blind. Guay called.
The flop was . Guay check-called a bet from Salas, and the turn was the . Guay checked, Salas bet 450,000, and Guay called. On the river, Guay checked once again, and Salas thought for a long while. Finally, someone at the table called the clock, and before the floorperson made it over, Salas put out a bet of 1,215,000. Guay quickly called, and the hands were revealed.
Salas:
Guay:
Salas had tens and threes on the turn, but Guay rivered a better two pair with tens and jacks to take the pot.
Justas Vaiciulionis was under the gun and raised to 250,000. Robin Hegele was on the button and called, as did Matt Bond in the big blind.
The flop was , and action checked to Hegele, who bet 215,000. Bond folded, and Vaiciulionis called. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and Vaiciulionis checked again. Hegele sized out a bet of 465,000, and Vaiciulionis called rather quickly.
Hegele's cards went directly into the muck, and Vaiciulionis took it down without having to show.
According to the table, John Hesp raised to 300,000 from under the gun, and Ben Lamb called from the big blind.
The flop fell , and Lamb check-called a bet of 500,000 from Hesp. The turn was the . Lamb checked, Hesp bet 500,000 again, and Lamb check-raised all in with the bigger stack. Hesp called all in for about 2,370,000.
Hesp:
Lamb:
Hesp led with two pair and held up through the river to double through Lamb.
With seven seconds left in the level, the dealer started another shuffle, so one final hand was to be played before dinner.
Scott Blumstein opened the hijack to 250,000, and Scott Stewart three-bet to 825,000. The big blind folded, and Blumstein called.
Stewart bet 760,000 on the flop, and Blumstein called. The hit the turn, and Stewart wasn't backing down; he bet 1,660,000. Again, Blumstein called. The completed the board, and Stewart bet 2,600,000. Blumstein called for the fourth time.
"You got it," Stewart said as he showed .
Blumstein tabled and raked in the pot while the rest of the players were already long gone for dinner.
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, and that kept Bazeley in the lead the whole way, earning him the pot and the knockout.
flop. Vaiciulionis check-called 400,000 on the 
turn, and the 
made four to a straight. Vaiciulionis checked, and Horton checked back. 
for a straight, and Horton showed he'd been outdrawn with 
.
, and Pollak led out for 200,000, immediately turning his head to the left to stare at his opponent, who is decked out in the Superman costume he's been wearing since Day 1. Dwek wasted no time and tossed in two chips to call.
, and both players checked to the 
on the river. Pollak tossed out an oversized T500,000 chip, and Dwek snap-called.
. Guay check-called a bet from Salas, and the turn was the 
. Guay checked, Salas bet 450,000, and Guay called. On the 
river, Guay checked once again, and Salas thought for a long while. Finally, someone at the table called the clock, and before the floorperson made it over, Salas put out a bet of 1,215,000. Guay quickly called, and the hands were revealed. 
, and action checked to Hegele, who bet 215,000. Bond folded, and Vaiciulionis called. The turn was the 
, and both players checked. The river was the 
. Lamb checked, Hesp bet 500,000 again, and Lamb check-raised all in with the bigger stack. Hesp called all in for about 2,370,000.
.
and raked in the pot while the rest of the players were already long gone for dinner.
