Big O
Ari Engel raised from early position and received two callers before Brian McKain, in the big blind, potted to 30,000. Engel repotted to 100,000, the rest of the table folded, and McKain committed his last chips.
Brian McKain: K♣K♦J♥6♠8♣
Ari Engel: A♥9♠9♥4♠3♥
McKain was ahead with his kings until the J♦9♣10♦ flop gave Engel a set of nines. The board ran out 8♠A♣ and Engel sent McKain to the rail.
Omaha Hi-Lo
Yueqi Zhu found himself all in for his last 30,000 soon after the bubble burst and up against Grzegorz Derkowski.
Yueqi Zhu: A♦4♣4♦3♣
Grzegorz Derkowski: A♥A♠J♣9♠
The K♥K♠5♠ flop also gave Derkowski a flush draw to go with his aces and left Zhu virtually drawing dead heading to the 6♦ turn and Q♣ river as he headed for the payout desk.
Scott Clements, the overnight chip leader, was also sent to the rail with a min-cash.
Big O
Marcel Vonk moved all in for his last 18,000 on a flop of 3♣9♥J♠ and Joey Couden called from the small blind.
Marcel Vonk: A♦10♣10♦5♥2♠
Joey Couden: A♥9♠5♣4♥2♥
Vonk hit a set on the 10♠ turn to take a bigger lead in the hand, while the Q♦ river was safe as he doubled up.
Big O
Rodney Assous raised to 20,000 from early position and was called by an opponent to his immediate left. Jim Collopy, in the small blind, then potted to 60,000 and Assous stuck in his last chips, as did the other opponent.
Rodney Assous: A♣A♦8♣6♠3♥
All-In Player: A♠J♣7♦4♦2♠
Jim Collopy: A♥K♠K♥Q♦J♦
The board ran out Q♥5♥9♦Q♣7♠ and Assous finished with a straight to beat Collopy's trip queens. He doubled up off the bracelet winner, while Collopy took the side pot to send his other opponent to the rail as the bubble boy.
Play has slowed slightly as the bubble looms and hand for hand play has begun.
Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
Shaun Deeb and Kyle Shappelle went heads-up to a board of 10♠Q♥J♥8♣ when Deeb, in the big blind, bet 40,000.
Shappelle then potted for the rest of his stack and Deeb snap-folded two kings. Shappelle turned over A♦J♣J♦2♣ as he took the pot near the money bubble.
Niveau: 19
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Omaha Hi-Lo
Daniel Chio raised from the cutoff and Kristopher Townsend called from the small blind only to see Travis Pearson three-bet from the big blind.
Chio tossed in a four-bet and got called by both Townsend and Pearson to set up a three-way flop of 9♦8♣9♣. Townsend checked to Pearson who bet. Chio went all in and was called by both Townsend and Pearson to head to a 7♣ turn card with Chio at risk.
Townsend check-called a bet from Pearson, prompting the dealer to put the 7♥ out on the river.
Action checked through and Pearson turned over the A♦10♣4♦2♣ for the flush. Townsend tabled the A♣K♥9♥3♥, good for three nines but not good enough to get scooped by Pearson as Chio tossed his cards into the muck and exited the tournament area.
Big O
James Woods and Kosei Ichinose were heads-up on a board of 2♣5♦K♦9♠9♠ as Ichinose had a bet of 40,000 in front of him.
Woods tanked for a moment before announcing a call, turning over A♣K♥K♠7♥2♦ for a full house. Ichinose mucked his hand as Woods took down the big pot.
"You had a set of fives, right," Woods asked Ichinose after the hand.
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