Hand #233: Mark Sleet shoved from the button for 10,700,000 in total and Michael Addamo snap-called.
Mark Sleet:
Michael Addamo:
The board ran out to give Addamo a pair of kings on the flop to take Sleet out of the running in 2nd place. Sleet will take $403,870 home with him for his efforts over the past five long, long days.
Hand #167: Mark Sleet raised to 325,000 on the button and Bart Lybaert called in the big blind. On the flop, Lybaert checked, Sleet bet 400,000, and Lybaert check-raised to 1 million.
Sleet moved all in for 5.14 million and Lybaert made a quick call.
Lybaert:
Sleet:
Sleet was ahead with the best kicker, both with a pair of kings. But he would have to fade diamonds and a four.
The turn changed nothing, and the river secured the hand for Sleet.
Bart Lybaert became the third-place finisher, taking home $290,315 for his efforts.
Hand #135: Taylor Paur raised to 225,000 from the under-the-gun position and Addamo three-bet to 1,000,000. Paur looked at his cards again and called.
The flop came . Addamo continued with a bet of 700,000. Paur stared at the board and called. The turn brought them the , Addamo tanked for a while, and then bet 1,300,000. Paur called.
The river completed the board with the . Addamo shoved, putting Paur at risk. Paur called.
Paur tabled for the flopped set of sixes. But Addamo held for the turned straight to take Paur out of the running.
Hand #127: Lybaert raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and Jacobson three-bet to 1,000,000 from the big blind. Lybaert four-bet to put Jacobson all in and Jacobson snap-called.
Martin Jacobson:
Bart Lybaert:
The board ran out . Jacobson picked up a straight draw on the turn but it never materialized and the former Main Event Champion was sent to the payout desk to collect $155,062 for finishing in fifth place.
Hand #110: Anton Morgenstern shoved all in for his remaining 50,000 from the under-the-gun position. Martin Jacobson raised to 100,000 from the hijack. Bart Lybaert three-bet to 500,000 from the button. Mark Sleet and Ying Chan called in the blinds. Jacobson folded.
The flop came . Sleet and Chan check-folded to the 400,000 bet of Lybaert.
Anton Morgenstern:
Bart Lybaert:
Lybaert had flopped a pair of kings. The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to give Lybaert two pair in the end to finish Morgenstern's tournament life in seventh place.
Hand #100: Mark Sleet raised to 200,000 from mid-position and everyone else folded.
Hand #101: Chan shoved for 675,000 from mid-position. Michael Addamo checked how much it was for and called in the cutoff.
Ying Chan:
Michael Addamo:
The board ran out to provide Chan with the much-needed double-up.
Hand #102: Addamo raised to 180,000 from the hijack and Bart Lybaert and Sleet called in the blinds. The flop came , both Lybaert and Sleet checked. Addamo continued with a bet of 210,000. Lybaert called without hesitation. Sleet needed a bit more time. He looked at the board and stole some glances at Lybaert's stack. He then decided to call. The turn brought them the , Lybaert bet 640,000 and Seet called. Addamo folded. The on the river completed the board. Lybaert bet 3,000,000 and Sleet called. Lybaert tabled for the rivered straight to take the pot as Sleet mucked his hand.
Hand #103: Lybaert raised to 200,000 from the button and Sleet called in the small blind. Sleet moved all in on the flop and Lybaert folded.
Hand #104: Addamo raised to 165,000 from the under-the-gun position and everyone else folded.
Hand #68: Bart Lybaert raised to 180,000 from the button and Ying Chan called in the big blind. The flop came , Chan bet 100,000 and Lybaert folded.
Hand #69: Taylor Paur raised to 175,000 from the hijack and Lybaert three-bet to 500,000 from the cutoff. Paur folded.
Hand #70: Lybaert raised to 200,000 from the hijack and everyone else folded.
Hand #71: Lybaert raised to 200,000 from mid-position and Chan called in the cutoff. The flop came , Lybaert check-raised the 200,000 bet of Chan to put Chan all-in. Chan folded.
Hand #72: Michael Addamo raised to 200,000 from the button and Martin Jacobson called in the small blind. Paur was sitting in the big blind and looked at his cards. He contemplated for a bit and then three-bet to 750,000. Addamo folded immediately. Jacobson sized up Paur and then four-bet shoved to put Paur all-in. Paur snap-called.
Taylor Paur:
Martin Jacobson:
The board ran out , no danger for Paur as his ace-king held and he doubled up for the 3,880,000 he had in front of him. After Jacobson paid Paur, Jacobson was left with about 790,000.
Hand #73: Lybaert got a walk.
Hand #74: Jacobson moved all in from the cutoff for 780,000. Lybaert called in the small blind. And so did Mark Sleet in the big blind. The flop came , Lybaert bet 900,000 and Sleet folded.
Martin Jacobson:
Bart Lybaert:
They had both flopped a pair of jacks but Jacobson had the better of Lybaert with the ace-kicker. The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river. Jacobson more than tripled up by winning this pot.
Hand #55: Taylor Paur raised to 130,000 in late position and Bart Lybaert three-bet to 430,000 in the cutoff. It folded back to Paur and he four-bet to 940,000. Lybaert folded and Paur took the pot.
Hand #56: Anton Morgenstern completed in the small blind and Michael Addamo checked his option. The flop came and Morgenstern bet out 75,000. Addamo called and the turn brought the .
This time, both players check and the river was the . Morgenstern checked and Addamo bet 125,000. Morgenstern folded and Addamo took the pot.
Hand #57: Paur raised to 130,000 under the gun and Martin Jacobson called in the big blind. On the flop, Jacobson checked, Paur continued for 90,000 and Jacobson let it go.
Hand #58: Addamo raised to 150,000 on the button and Paur defended. Both players checked the flop, and on the turn, Paur led 230,000.
Addamo called and they saw the river. Paur bet another 430,000 and after a long pause, Addamo called.
Paur's for top pair was good and he collected the pot.
Hand #59: Ying Chan raised to 150,000 in middle position and Lybaert called in the big blind. On the flop, Lybaert checked, Chan continued for 200,000 and Lybaert let it go.
Hand #25: Cate Hall raised from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Michael Addamo in the hijack. Addamo sized up Hall's stack and then decided to three-bet to 275,000. Hall shoved and Addamo snap-called.
Cate Hall:
Michael Addamo:
The flop came to give them both full houses, but Hall needed a ten to double up. The turn brought the , meaning Hall could also survive if an ace, king, or queen came to split the pot. The on the river wasn't that, though, and she was eliminated in 8th place for $65,875.
Hand #6: Mark Sleet raised to 115,000 in middle position and got calls from Jacobson in the small blind and Ihar Soika in the big blind. All three players checked the flop, and the turn brought the .
Jacobson led 300,000, Soika called and Sleet made it 900,000. Jacobson folded and Soika went into the tank. He counted out his chips and thought for a while, eventually moving all in for just shy of 2 million total.
His shove was met with a quick call from Sleet, who had him in bad shape with boat over boat.
Ihar Soika:
Mark Sleet:
The river was no help to Soika and he became the first casualty of the final table, taking $50,678 for his 9th-place finish.