After a raise in late position to 29,000, Greg Gunn announced all-in for 83,000 on the button. In the blinds, Mark Von Schlemmer also announced all-in, for almost 160,000. The open-raiser folded and they went head's up.
Greg Gunn:
Mark Von Schlemmer:
The board ran and Mark Von Schlemmer could clench his fist tightly, he finally made a straight. His tournament is not over yet.
Paul Balzano opened from early position for 27,000. He got a call from middle position before the button moved all in for 270,000. Balzano, with his opponent covered, snap called before the player from middle position got out of the way.
Opponent:
Paul Balzano:
Balzano already had his opponent crushed, but the flop gave him a set, meaning his opponent would need running kings or running hearts to stay alive. Neither came though, instead the runout paired the board, improving Balzano's set to a full house.
First to act, William Lawson limped. Five players went to a flop, including Ken O'Malley in the small blind.
Then on a flop, Lawson bet 60,000 and O'Malley was the only to call. On a turn, O'Malley announced that he is all-in. O'Malley quickly called.
William Lawson:
Ken O'Malley:
Lawson had aces and needed to hold against top pair, open ended straight draw and flush draw. But finally, it was a which completed that board, giving a trips kings for O'Malley. Lawson was eliminated.
Action was picked up as Viacheslav Fentisov called his opponent's jam of 97,000 with him covered.
Opponent:
Viacheslav Fentisov:
Fentisov was ahead, but would need to dodge his opponent's overcards. He got some help on the flop, as he improved to a set without his opponent picking up a pair or any clubs. The on the turn paired the board and improved Fentisov even further to a full house. The river changed nothing, and the pot belonged to Fentisov.
When Christy Pham opened in late position and John Hartmann just called from the big blind, she did not know yet it was her last hand.
On a , Pham bet 75,000 and Hartmann check-raised to 175,000. She pushed her stack for around 290,000 and Hartmann snap-called.
Christy Pham:
John Hartmann:
Pham made two-pair on the flop but Hartmann flopped a set. And after an and a completed the board, Christy Pham was eliminated. John Hartmann is now really close to a million.
Over on table 499, Patricia Devine has built a massive chip stack, clearing 2,000,000. A few players at at her table told PokerNews about one of the hands that helped her get there.
Devine had , while her opponent held . The flop was nine high with two hearts, giving her opponent top pair top kicker and Devine the nut flush draw. Her opponent shoved for 700,000 and she made the call with 1,100,000 behind to have him covered. The turn was another heart, giving her the flush, and the massive pot while her opponent was eliminated.
David Hadaway told us that when Devine sat down, she told the table that she just wanted to be the last woman standing, to which Hadaway asked her, "Why not the last person?"
Devine is in pursuit of her first bracelet, and positioned as well as anybody in the field to capture it.
Across the table from her, Carl Masters has built quite a stack of his own, clearing the 1,000,000 mark.
Homan Mohammadi shoved his 107,000 from early position and the small blind, who was extremely deep stacked, decided to call it off.
Homan Mohammadi:
Small Blind:
The flop came to give Mohammadi bottom set and a huge lead but the turn gave the small blind an open-ended straight draw.
The river gave Mohammadi the double up.
Minutes later, Mohammadi was in a four-way pot that narrowed itself down to two by the river. With 302,000 in the middle on a board, he shoved his final 122,000 and told his opponent he had top set.
His opponent folded and he turned over and said "See, poker players don't lie. I was telling the truth!"