With over 150,000 in the middle and a board reading , Rodger Johnson checked and Daniel Negreanu moved all in. Johnson went into the tank, a call being for his tournament life. Johnson used a timebank chip and would eventually fold before his clock ran out.
Negreanu showed his tablemates the as the dealer pushed him the pot.
All the money went in on the flop of a board between Jason Koon holding the and Bryn Kenney with the . A sick cooler spelled the end for Kenney when the board ran out .
Koon now sits in second place while Kenney's day came to an unfortunate end.
A number of bets were made before Antonio Esfandiari bumped it up to 280,000 preflop. Isaac Haxton wasn't done and jammed all in for a total of 668,500. Esfandiari required a timebank while he dwelled on his decision, eventually making a call to put Haxton at risk and create a monstrous pot.
Isaac Haxton:
Antonio Esfandiari:
A huge race was underway as a board fanned out. Haxton spiked an ace on the flop and dragged in the pot giving him a huge chip lead.
Antonio Esfandiari open-jammed under the gun for 160,000 and Elijah Berg isolated, shoving over the top.
Antonio Esfandiari:
Elijah Berg:
Once again Esfandiari found himself racing, and once again, Esfandiari found himself losing. The board ran out and an ace in the door sealed Esfandiari's fate, falling in 13th place.