Daniel Fuhs opened to 9,000 from under the gun and Alexander Farin re-raised to 22,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds all folded and Fuhs called to go heads-up to a flop of . Fuhs checked and Farin also checked behind.
The landed on the turn and Fuhs checked again. Farin tossed in a bet of 23,000 this time and Fuhs matched him. The river brought the and Fuhs checked for the third time. Farin thought for a moment and then decided to also check. Fuhs tabled for a missed flush draw and Farin turned over for king-high as well, only he had a better kicker.
The action folded around to Florian Duta on the button who raised it up and Ryan Riess shoved all in from the small blind. Duta quickly called off his last 72,500 chips and the cards were tabled.
Florian Duta:
Ryan Riess:
It was a race situation and Duta took the lead when the flop came . The turn was the and the river brought the . Duta doubled up through Riess, leaving the 2013 Main Event champion with under 6,000 chips. Riess would go on to be eliminated within the next few hands.
At another table, Greg Merson shoved all in for around 40,000 from the cutoff and Arturo Alaniz called from the big blind. Merson tabled but was up against the of Alaniz.
The flop fell and Alaniz spiked a set of queens to take a commanding lead. The on the turn gave Merson a straight draw but the on the river bricked. The 2012 Main Event champion quickly followed Riess to the payout desk to collect their winnings.
Wesley Ismay opened to 9,000 under the gun. The player on the button called, along with the player in the big blind.
The flop was . The big blind checked. Ismay bet 12,000. The button folded. The big blind raised to 24,000. Ismay called.
The turn brought the . The big blind checked. Ismay moved all in for his last 72,500. His opponent sighed, asked for a count, and took a few minutes of reflection. He proceeded to let go of his hand.
Wayne Harmon limped in from under the gun and Olivier Busquet followed suit. The small blind also called and Jason Mercier raised it up to 14,000 from the big blind. Harmon was the only one to call and the flop came .
Both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Mercier slung in a bet of 16,500 and Harmon instantly called. Mercier rolled over and Harmon sent his cards to the muck.
Darren Rabinowitz, on the cutoff, opened to 7,000. Laurent Manderlier, in the big blind, called.
The flop was . Manderlier checked. Rabinowitz bet 6,000. Manderlier called. The turn brought the . Both players checked. The river completed the board. Manderlier checked again. Rabinowitz bet 20,000. His opponent check-raised all in for 130,000. Rabinowitz went deep in the tank, then threw in chips, signifying a call. Manderlier showed and Rabinowitz tabled to win the pot, sending his opponent home.
Eric Baldwin opened to 6,500 from the hijack and was called by Christian Rudolph in the small blind along with the big blind. The flop came and the action checked around to the on the turn.
Rudolph led out for 8,000 which caused the big blind to fold but Baldwin stuck around to see the on the river. Rudolph casually tossed in a bet of 95,000, around a 3x pot bet. Baldwin was blown back by the bet-sizing and took a deep breath. After a moment to think about it, Baldwin opted to lay his hand down.