Kevin Rabichow and Dylan Destefano both completed their Round 3 matches in a timely matter and have agreed to start their Round 4 match earlier than scheduled. They will begin with 1,200,000 chips with the blinds at 3,000/6,000.
With already 30,000 in the pot, both players checked the board.
The brought the action as Koray Aldemir checked before Vogelsang put out a bet of 27,000. Aldemir re-raised to 103,000 and Christoph Vogelsang called following just under a minute of deliberation.
The river brought the and Aldemir moved all-in for his remaining stack of 223,500. Vogelsang then went into the tank for a whopping eight minutes before the clock was called.
With ten seconds remaining to make a decision, Vogelsang threw his cards into the muck.
With a bit over 100,000 in the pot on a board, Dario Sammartino checked, William Stanford bet 100,000, and Sammartino called. Both players checked the river.
Sammartino tabled to take the pot and the lead, while Stanford missed his draws with the , and the wild back-and-forth match continues.
In a limped pot on a flop, Dan Smith check-raised a bet of 12,000 from Alex Foxen up to 27,000. Foxen called.
Both players checked the turn to the river. Smith checked, Foxen bet 26,000, and Smith then moved in a stack of green T-25,000 chips to put Foxen to the test for his remaining stack of about 108,000. Foxen thought for some time before deciding to call for his tournament life.
Smith tabled , while Foxen turned over to take the pot with his pair of nines as he continues his climb back up.
Dario Sammartino limped in on the button and William Stanford bumped it up to 47,000. Sammartino shipped all in for 226,000 and Stanford snapped him off.
Dario Sammartino:
William Stanford:
The flop of proved to be safe for Sammartino who was looking to stay alive. The on the turn gave Stanford a couple of more outs but the on the river was not one of them.
Chance Kornuth was on the button and ripped all in. Patrick Kennedy quickly called off his last 142,000 chips and the cards were on their backs.
Patrick Kennedy:
Chance Kornuth:
"Good luck," Kennedy said before the cards came out. He wished the wrong person luck though as Kornuth took the lead on the flop. The and runout changed nothing and Kornuth eliminated Kennedy.
Sean Winter opened to 23,000 and Matthew Gonzales called.
The dealer spread the flop and Gonzales check-called for 29,000. On the turn, Gonzales check-called again for 35,000.
The completed the board, Gonzales checked, and Winter announced he was all-in, covering Gonzales' stack of approximately 450,000.
Gonzales checked his cards and leaned back with a decision to make as he went into the tank. He said a few words to his opponent, but Winter continued to look down and shuffle chips. Eventually, Gonzales sent his cards into the muck, and Winter collected the pot without a showdown.