Action went heads-up to a flop of 8♠5♥4♥ in a hand between Manuel Pochat in the big blind and Josh Arieh on the button.
With 28,000 in the middle, Pochat led out for 7,000 and Arieh raised to 22,000. Pochat called and the 2♦ fell on the turn.
Pochat checked and Arieh bet enough to put Pochat all in, who had about 125,000 behind. After a moment of thought, Pochat elected to give up his hand.
Ori Elul opened to 10,000 from the cutoff before Jonathan Zusman three-bet to 30,000 on the button. Elul four-bet shoved for 83,000 and was called by Zusman to be at risk.
Ori Elul: A♦K♥
Jonathan Zusman: A♣J♥
Elul faded any drama on the 3♣9♥4♣8♦3♠ runout to secure the double up through Zusman.
Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Hang Xu in the small blind and Andrew Moreno in the big blind.
With the board reading K♠6♠7♦9♦, Xu bet 45,000 and Moreno called, bringing the 6♥ river.
Xu bet 134,000, which represented nearly a pot-sized bet, and Moreno thought for a moment before giving up his hand.
Bracelet winner and PokerNews Podcast co-host Mike Holtz was seen exiting the tournament area shortly after.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Anthony Zinno opened to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Benoit Fiasson in the cutoff.
Zinno continued for 4,000 on the Q♣2♥3♦ flop. Fiasson called.
Both players checked the 7♦ turn to bring the J♣ river.
Zinno bet 13,000 and was quickly called by Fiasson. Zinno showed 10♠10♦ for a pair of tens, but it was no good as Fiasson tabled A♦J♦ for a pair of jacks to claim the pot.
Action was picked up on the river with a board of 3♣J♥Q♣5♠10♥ with a pot of about 70,000. Noah Schwartz had put out a bet of 60,000 from the cutoff, and Enrique Lago raised all in for 128,000 from the hijack. Schwartz deliberated for a few minutes and called.
Enrique Lago: Q♦Q♥
Noah Schwartz: J♣10♣
Lago held the best hand with a set of queens, and Schwartz held two pair.
Anatoly Nikitin open-shoved on the button for about ten big blinds and was called by Boris Angelov in the small blind, who covered.
Anatoly Nikitin: Q♠J♣
Boris Angelov: A♥9♠
Nikitin couldn't find a queen or a jack on the 7♠5♣6♣2♥K♥ runout, and he was sent to the rail.
Orson Young open-shoved in the cutoff for 42,000 and Mark Darner called on the button for 28,000 to put himself at risk.
Mark Darner: 8♣8♥
Orson Young: K♦10♦
Young pulled ahead on the A♦K♥5♦ flop, pairing his king and picking up the nut flush draw as well. The K♠ landed on the turn, but the 8♦ rolled off on the river to give Darner a full house.
"Good work, Mark," said Darner to the dealer, whose name was also Mark.
The next hand, Josh Reichard raised to 18,000 from under the gun, leaving himself with 2,000 behind. Young called in the hijack for 14,000, and Darner moved all in from the cutoff. Reichard flicked in his last 2,000.
Orson Young: A♠3♦
Josh Reichard: K♥7♥
Mark Darner: A♦Q♦
Darner paired his queen on the Q♥8♠5♥ flop, while Reichard picked up a flush draw. The board ran out 10♠, Q♣ and Darner scooped the pot for a double knockout.
A total of 1,402 entries built a prize pool of $6,449,200, resulting in 211 places being paid. First place will earn $979,655 with a minimum cash amounting to $9,971.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $979,655 | 24-29 | $37,196 |
| 2 | $653,037 | 30-35 | $30,292 |
| 3 | $460,256 | 36-41 | $25,058 |
| 4 | $328,810 | 42-47 | $21,062 |
| 5 | $238,152 | 48-53 | $17,991 |
| 6 | $174,909 | 54-59 | $16,623 |
| 7 | $130,287 | 60-71 | $13,795 |
| 8-9 | $98,449 | 72-83 | $12,390 |
| 10-11 | $75,480 | 84-99 | $11,323 |
| 12-17 | $58,729 | 100-117 | $10,531 |
| 18-23 | $46,385 | 118-211 | $9,971 |
Anthony Spinella limped from the small blind, and Ayaz Mahmood checked from the big blind. Both players checked down the board of 6♣3♠3♣4♦9♣, and Spinella turned over A♦2♣ for a pair of threes with an ace kicker, and Mahmood mucked.
In the next hand, Martin Sgrilletti raised to 8,000 from the cutoff, and Michael Moncek called from the big blind. The flop arrived with J♠8♥J♥, and both players checked.
On the turn 9♠, Moncek checked, and Sgrilletti bet 18,000. Moncek stayed for the river.
Both players checked the river 10♣. Moncek turned over Q♦8♠ for two pair, and Sgrillett mucked.
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