David Danlag moved all in preflop for 140,000 and was snap-called by James St. Hilarie to put him at risk.
David Danlag: A♠9♥
James St. Hilaire: A♣K♥
Danlag needed a lot of help to stay alive, and he sure got it on the flop of A♥2♦9♦ to give him the lead with two pair. The runout of 10♥8♥ secured his victory and he was awarded the pot for a double-up.
"Wow, dominating hands are not doing well at this table," someone commented.
Level: 18
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
The remaining players are now on a 15-minute break and will return to action shortly. The yellow 1,000-chips will also be raced off and colored-up at this time.
Short-stacked Matt Chang got it all in preflop against Roy Kim for his tournament life.
Matt Chang: A♦J♠
Roy Kim: K♥K♣
"Ok, give me the ace!" Chang announced, and the dealer did just that as he spread out the flop of A♥Q♥7♥ to give him the lead.
"Oh, but he has the king of hearts!" Chang groaned, and as he said that, the 5♥ appeared on the turn to give Kim the nut flush and the 2♦ came on the river to eliminate Chang.
"Man, these hands are made for TV!" Jay Jin commented to the dealer, who just smiled as he pushed the pot to Kim.
Grant Juric opened to 18,000 but then James St. Hilaire moved all in for around 200,000 and action folded back to Juric.
After a few seconds, Juric made the call to put him at risk and the cards were tabled.
James St. Hilaire: A♦K♣
Grant Juric: 8♣8♥
Juric was ahead going into this flip but the flop of 9♣J♣Q♣ gave Hilaire a ton of outs as any ace, king, ten, or club would give him the lead. The turn Q♥ gave him even more outs as he could now hit a nine or jack to counterfeit Juric.
And that is exactly what happened as the 9♦ hit the river to give Hilaire two pair, queens and nines, with an ace-kicker to take the pot for a double up.
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | Michael Anderson | 140,000 | 14 |
| 12 | 2 | Josh Verdu | 405,000 | 41 |
| 12 | 3 | Timothy Little | 570,000 | 57 |
| 12 | 4 | Huan Ho | 210,000 | 21 |
| 12 | 5 | Z Stein | 152,000 | 15 |
| 12 | 6 | Ryan Brown | 315,000 | 32 |
| 12 | 7 | Joseph Crowley | 150,000 | 15 |
| 12 | 8 | Thomas Barry | 285,000 | 29 |
| 12 | 9 | Alvin Anton | 185,000 | 19 |
| 19 | 1 | Roy Kim | 405,000 | 41 |
| 19 | 2 | Jay Jin | 100,000 | 10 |
| 19 | 3 | Matt Chang | 75,000 | 8 |
| 19 | 4 | Grant Juric | 395,000 | 40 |
| 19 | 5 | James Sloat | 333,000 | 33 |
| 19 | 6 | Ari Katz | 850,000 | 85 |
| 19 | 7 | David Danlag | 288,000 | 29 |
| 19 | 8 | Aaron Pinson | 685,000 | 69 |
| 19 | 9 | James St. Hilaire | 224,000 | 22 |
Greg Raymer moved all in for his last 80,000 and then Ari Katz min-clicked it to 150,000 and action folded to Aaron Pinson who went deep into the tank.
After several minutes, the clock was called on him and he was given a thirty-second shot clock. As the clock reached zero, he sighed and let his hand go as the other two tabled their cards.
Greg Raymer: K♠9♦
Ari Katz: A♠K♣
The board ran out K♥6♥Q♣K♦7♥ to give both players trip kings but Katz had Raymer outkicked with his ace and the former was awarded the pot while the latter was eliminated.
On a heads-up turn of 2♠K♣3♦A♠, there was around 150,000 in the middle when both players decided to check to see the K♥ on the river.
Sloat then led-jammed for 111,000 and Kim went deep into the tank.
"Man, I don't know if I'm too in my head or what, but I fold," he finally said, and open-folded K♠Q♠ for trip kings on the river, much to the table's astonishment.
"Wow, how can you do that?!" Sloat was in shock at the caliber of the fold as he showed A♦A♣ for aces full. "I thought I played that perfectly! How do you fold with your stack?"
Kim just shook his head and patted himself on the back as the pot was pushed over to Sloat.
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
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