The action was picked up in a pot of nearly 500,000 on a board showing . Vicente Delgado checked from the big blind over to Maria Konnikova in early position who bet out 325,000. Delgado took a moment before moving all in for 825,000 total and Konnikova quickly called.
Vicente Delgado:
Maria Konnikova:
Konnikova flopped the world with a flush draw and straight draw but was slightly behind the two pair of Delgado. The river came the and the full house for Delgado scored the massive pot to rocket his stack up the leaderboard.
Action was heads up with around 250,000 in the pot and on the board when Jonathan Little check-called what looked like a 135,000 bet from Maria Konnikova. The turn was .
Little checked once more on the turn and then called when Konnikova fired another 200,000. The river was .
Both players checked the river and Little turned over to take the pot with aces and fives. Konnikova tossed the losing hand in the muck.
Maria Konnikova opened the action from early position to 100,000 and only Christian Rudolph made the call in the big blind.
The flop fanned out and Rudolph check-called a bet of 85,000 from Konnikova. On the turn Rudolph checked again and Konnikova sized up to 350,000, which Rudolph called.
The completed the board and Rudolph checked a third time. Konnikova took a moment before moving all in for just over 1,000,000, and without any hesitation, Rudolph tossed in a chip for the call.
Konnikova rolled over for a missed straight draw while Rudolph collected the pot with for two pair. After the dealer counted the chips, Konnikova was left with 40,000 and was all in on the next hand but her cards could not find improvement and she was sent to the rail in seventh place.
Action was heads up with around 700,000 in the pot and on the board after Steven Fandozzi opened and then called a preflop raise from Vicente Delgado.
Fandozzi checked the flop and then raised to 625,000 after Delgado tossed in 250,000. Delgado thought for a moment and then he slid out a stack of chips to call.
The turn was and Fandozzi continued for 450,000. Delgado called once again and the river was .
Fandozzi checked the river and Delgado shoved for 1,300,000, which was just enough to cover Fandozzi and his 1,100,000. He sat back and thought it over, but it was too much for Fandozzi to risk and he tossed his hand away.
Delgado turned over to show the bluff, getting an incredulous reaction from the rest of the table.
Steven Fandozzi opened the action to 120,000 in the cutoff and Vicente Delgado three-bet to 350,000 next to act. It folded back to Fandozzi who moved all in for 1,350,000 total and Delgado instantly made the call.
Steven Fandozzi:
Vicente Delgado:
It was a fair fight until the board ran out , and the jacks held to eliminate Fandozzi in sixth place for $17,750. Previous to this event, Fandozzi's largest recorded cash was for $1,539.
Action was three ways with nearly 500,000 in the middle and on the board when Allan Barnes checked. Vicente Delgado tossed out 250,000 and Christian Rudolph got out of the way before Allan Barnes made it 350,000.
Delgado shoved and Barnes called for his last 1,000,000 before the cards were turned up.
Allan Barnes:
Vicente Delgado:
Barnes was ahead with two pair, but Delgado had the flush draw, and the turn brought a to give him the lead.
Barnes hated the turn and he let out a disappointed groan, but that quickly turned into elation when the dropped on the river to give him the full house that kept him in the tournament.
The action was picked up in a pot of roughly 350,000 on a flop showing . Brunno Botteon checked from the big blind to Jonathan Little in the cutoff who bet out 230,000. Botteon put in a check-raise to 630,000 and play was back on Little who moved all in for 1,930,000. Botteon made the call with a slightly bigger stack and the cards were tabled.
Brunno Botteon:
Jonathan Little:
It was virtually a flip for the two players with Little holding two pair and Botteon a flush draw and straight draw. The board ran out and the two pair held for Little to score a full double up and leave Botteon with a little over three big blinds.
Brunno Botteon limped in before Vicente Delgado raised to 240,000. Botteon committed his last chips and he was at risk for a total of 250,000 when the cards were turned up.
Brunno Botteon:
Vicente Delgado:
The board ran out and Delgado flopped a pair of aces and turned a second pair of tens to eliminate Botteon in fifth place for $23,050.
Vicente Delgado shoved with his big stack and Christian Rudolph called for his last 1,200,000 from the next seat over. The others got out of the way and action was heads up with Rudolph at risk.
Christian Rudolph:
Vicente Delgado:
The board ran out and Rudolph held on with the ace-queen to secure the double.