Outer Table Hand #52: Valentin Messina raised to 700,000 on the button and snap-called when David Guay jammed for around 5 million in the big blind.
Messina:
Guay:
The Canadian rail called for a deuce but they were pleased enough with the flop, as well as the turn. One railbird called for a deuce, another called for a brick, and still another called for the board to pair.
Messina, meanwhile, huddled with his lady and awaited the river. It was an , giving him a winning pair to eliminate Guay. An elated Messina planted a kiss on his lady as Guay's deflated rail consoled him.
Hand #60: Action folded to Michael Krasienko in the cutoff and he raised to 800,000. Everyone folded and he took down the blinds.
Hand #61: Action folded around to Dan Ott on the button and he raised to 675,000. Karen Sarkisyan was in the small blind and he three-bet to 1,475,000. Ott folded.
Hand #62: Action folded around to Ben Lamb in the small blind and he moved all in. Alexandre Reard was in the big blind with 3,480,000 remaining and folded.
Hand #63: Sarkisyan was in the cutoff and raised to 700,000. Lamb was on the button and three-bet to 1,650,000. The action was back on Sarkisyan and he called.
The flop was and both players checked to the turn which was the . Both players checked again and the river was the . Sarkisyan checked and Lamb fired out 1,475,000. Sarkisyan didn't take long and check-raised to 4,500,000. Action was back on Lamb who took a few minutes to deliberate and then folded, shipping the pot to Sarkisyan.
Hand #64: Benjamin Pollak was under the gun and raised to 650,000. Action folded around to Lamb and he three-bet to 1,575,000, Pollak called.
The flop was and Pollak checked. Lamb took some time and then sized out a bet of 1,250,000. With action back on Pollak he called.
The turn was the and Pollak checked again. Lamb reached back and fired a second bullet of 1,900,000, Pollak elected to release his hand.
Hand #53: There was no small blind and Scott Stewart had just been moved to the table when Pedro Oliveira raised to 700,000 from the button and Stewart three-bet to 2,500,000 from the big blind. Oliveira called. The flop came , Stewart bet 1,650,000, and Oliveira called. The turn brought the , Stewart checked, Oliveira bet 1,400,000, and Stewart check-raised to 4,400,000. Oliviera called and the river was the . Stewart checked, Oliveira jammed, and Stewart folded. Oliveira showed what looked like and took the pot.
Hand #54: Pedro Oliveira raised to 700,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #55: Scott Stewart shoved from the button for approximately 3,200,000 and Scott Blumstein called from the big blind to put Stewart at risk. Blumstein showed and was racing against Stewart's . The flop fell , pairing Stewart's eight to give him a substantial lead. Blumstein picked up a flush draw on the turn, but the river was no help to him and Stewart took the pot to double up.
Hand #52: Bryan Piccioli raised to 750,000 from middle position and John Hesp called on the button, as did Michael Ruane from the big blind. The flop came and both Ruane and Piccioli checked. Hesp bet 700,000, Ruane folded, and Piccioli called. The turn was the . Piccioli checked, Hesp bet 700,000 again, and Piccioli called again. Hesp showed , not realizing it was still the turn. The river was the , Piccioli bet 1,000,000, and Hesp called.
Piccioli tabled for a flush and Hesp showed , playing the flush on the board.
Hesp exposed his cards on the turn by accident and is receiving a two-hand penalty.
Hand #53: Randy Pisane raised to 650,000 from the hijack and Jack Sinclair defended his big bind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Sinclair bet 500,000 and Pisane folded.
Hand #54: Jonas Mackoff raised to 700,000 from under the gun and Pisane moved all in for 4,825,000 from middle position. Mackoff folded.
Hand #55: Sinclair raised it up to 650,000 on the button, Piccioli called from the small blind as did Mackoff from the big blind. The flop came and Piccioli and Mackoff both checked. Sinclair bet 850,000 and got no action.
Hand #56: Damian Salas raised to 700,000 from middle position and Sinclair three-bet to 1,700,000 from the cutoff. Salas went into the tank, and after about a minute, put in a four-bet to 3,775,000. Sinclair folded and Salas raked in the pot.
Feature Table Hand #57: Jack Sinclair raised to 700,000 from early position, and Jonas Mackoff moved all in for his final 6.325 million. Sinclair quickly called when it got back to him, and Mackoff was in trouble.
Sinclair:
Mackoff:
The flop of gave Sinclair top pair. Mackoff now needed an eight to win. The turn was the , and the river was the , giving Sinclair the knockout, while Jonas Mackoff went out in 21st.
Hand #65: Dan Ott raised to 650,000 from under the gun, Christian Pham called from the button, and Benjamin Pollak three-bet to 2,700,000 from the big blind. Both Ott and Pham folded, giving the pot to Pollak.
Hand #66: Pham raised to 775,000 from the cutoff and Ott defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Ott checked to Pham who continued for 775,000. Ott check-raised to 2,100,000, Pham folded, and Ott won the pot.
Hand #67: Michael Krasienko raised to 800,000 from the cutoff, Pollak three-bet to 2,350,000 from the button, Ott four-bet jammed for 14,225,000, Krasienko folded, and so did Pollak.
Hand #68: Alexandre Reard raised all in for 3,030,000 from under the gun and took down the pot.
Hand #69: Christian Pham raised to 750,000 from under the gun and Pollak called from the hijack.
They checked to the turn of a board where Pham bet 1,200,000. Pollak called, the river completed the board, and both players checked. Pollak tabled what looked to be , Pham mucked, and Pollak won the pot.
Hand #58: Jack Sinclair raised to 700,000 from under the gun and Damian Salas called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Salas checked again and Sinclair bet 1,000,000. Salas mucked his hand Sinclair took down the pot.
Hand #59: Bryan Piccioli raised to 750,000 from the hijack and Michael Ruane three-bet to 2,100,000 from the big blind. Piccioli elected to fold his hand and Ruane took down the pot.
Feature Table Hand #60: Randy Pisane raised to 700,000 from the hijack and John Hesp called from the cutoff. Jack Sinclair also called from the big blind and the flop was .
Sinclair checked and Pisane bet 1,700,000. Hesp raised to 3,500,000 and Sinclair got out of the way. Pisane then jammed all in for 4,875,000 and Hesp called after a couple moments.
Pisane tabled and Hesp showed . Pisane was in the lead for the meantime with an overpair. The turn was the and Hesp quickly took the lead. The river brought the and Pisane was eliminated in 20th place.
Hand #56: Pedro Oliveira raised to 700,000 and Richard Dubini defended the big blind. On a flop of , Dubini checked and Oliveira bet 625,000, which Dubini called. The fell on the turn and Dubini checked once more, and Oliveira's second barrel worth 975,000 was called.
After the river, both players checked and Dubini announced a straight, then turned over . Oliveira was surprised for a second, stared at the board and nodded.
Hand #57: Unknown action.
Hand #58: Dubini raised on the button for 600,000 and Valentin Messina called in the big blind. The flop fell and both players checked. There was no betting action on the turn either and the river saw a check by Messina, a bet of 500,000 by Dubini and Messina sent his cards into the muck.
Hand #59: Antoine Saout raised to 775,000 from the button and Messina in the big blind glanced over at his stack. He then three-bet to 2,250,000 and Saout four-bet all in for more than 10 million when the action was back on him. Messina called and the cards were tabled.
Antoine Saout:
Valentin Messina:
"I think France will win," Oliveira joked before the showdown proceeced. The flop of changed nothing yet, while Saout took the lead with the turn. Messina hit his set on the river with the , but the very same card also improved Saout to a straight.
Saout doubled for 10,275,000 and Richard Gryko said in table chat, "So that's the secret to reaching WSOP final tables," over to the Frenchman.
Hand #70: Michael Krasienko raised to 700,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Christian Pham who called from the big blind.
On the flop, Pham checked over to Krasienko who bet 800,000. Pham thought for a bit, then called.
The turn was the and Pham checked again over to Krasienko who put out another bet, this time for 1,700,000. Pham called the bet, bringing the players to the river where Pham checked for a third time. Krasienko fired a third bullet, this time for 4,200,000. Pham folded and Krasienko was able to take down the pot.
Hand #71: Ben Lamb opened to 675,000 from the cutoff. Next to act, Alexandre Reard moved all in for 3,230,000. Action folded back to Lamb who thought briefly before he folded.