Catching up on a flop of , Carl Restifo put out a bet from the small blind that Ian Shaw raised from the big blind. Restifo called.
The turn was the and Restifo checked. Shaw bet and Restifo called.
The river was the and Restifo checked again. Shaw bet and Restifo called. Shaw showed down his for two pair and a low while Restifo showed for two pair and a worse low. That meant that Shaw would scoop the pot and Restifo was cut down to just over 100,000 chips.
Daniel Ospina was the bring-in, Tyler Groth completed, and Ospina called.
Ospina check-called a bet on fourth before leading out on fifth. Groth called, then bet his open pair of nines on sixth street. Ospina called, Groth bet his remaining 8,000 on seventh, and Ospina showed and folded.
Brendan Taylor completed and he was called by Hani Awad and Carl Restifo.
Hani Awad: //
Brendan Taylor: //
Carl Resitfo: //
Taylor bet on fourth street and he was called by both players. Taylor bet again on fifth street and was called again in both spots.
On sixth street, Taylor continued with a bet but this time Awad made it two bets. Restifo called as did Taylor. Action checked to Awad on seventh and he bet, and was called by both players. Awad showed for a full house. Taylor mucked. Restifo showed for a lower full house so Awad would scoop the monster pot, pushing him over a million chips.
Brendan Taylor Completed with his and Hani Awad called with his . Levon Torosyan was the bring in with his and he tanked a while before deciding to commit his last 20,000 chips to the pot.
Taylor bet on fourth street and Awad called. Taylor bet again on fifth street and Awad called again. On sixth, Taylor slowed down with a check. Awad bet and Taylor called.
On seventh, Taylor check-called another bet from Awad. Awad showed down his for a flush and an eight-perfect low. Taylor was holding for a worse low and three fives. Torosyan had the worst of it with . With that, Awad scooped the pot and he vaulted over 800,000 chips while Torosyan was eliminated in 11th place to collect $10,668.
Levon Torosyan limped in under the gun. Brendan Taylor called from the small blind and Hani Awad checked in the big blind.
The flop was and all three players checked to the turn. There, all three players checked again.
The river was the and Taylor bet. Awad folded but Torosyan called all in for his tournament life. Taylor showed for three fours and a low. Torosyan showed for three fours as well but a worse low. Taylor took three quarters of the pot and Torosyan was left with just 35,000 chips.
Eddie Blumenthal: /
David Brookshire: /
Eric Rodawig: /
Eddie Blumenthal was the bring in, David Brookshire completed, Eric Rodawig called and Blumenthal called.
Rodawig checked on third street, as did Blumenthal. Brookshire bet and both opponents called.
Fifth street is where things got really intense. Blumenthal made an open pair of jacks and bet, Brookshire raised, Rodawig called, Blumenthal reraised, Brookshire called and Rodawig called.
Blumenthal bet his remaining 5,000 on sixth and both Brookshire and Rodawig called.
Brookshire bet on seventh street, Rodawig raised and Brookshire called.
Rodawig tabled for a seven-six low, Brookshire showed for trip queens, and Blumenthal said he had a flush draw as he showed and squeezed his final card. However, it was a useless and he was eliminated in 12th place while Brookshire and Rodawig chopped the pot.
From the cutoff, William Shelton raised making it two bets and Brendan Taylor made it three bets from the big blind. Shelton called.
The flop was and Taylor bet. Shelton made it two bets and Taylor called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. There, Taylor bet and Shelton called. Taylor showed down his for aces and the nut low and that would earn him the pot as Shelton mucked.