The board was already showing A♦8♥6♠A♥ when Yu Tang bet 40,000 from the blinds and Kirk Steele made the call.
The 7♣ completed the board on the river and this time Tang checked. Steele fired 75,000 and Tang didn't take long to fold his cards.
Robert Nash raised to 8,500 from middle position and Allen Kessler three-bet to 23,500 from the next seat over. The action folded back to Nash, who jammed all in for 75,000 chips, and Kessler made the call.
Robert Nash: A♥K♦
Allen Kessler: K♠K♣
Nash would flop a Broadway draw on 7♠10♠Q♥, but the necessary jack remained absent on the 5♥Q♣ runout.
Nash was eliminated while Kessler almost doubled up.
"I only play kings and aces," Kessler commented after the fact.
Action was joined as Aaron Frei moved all in preflop from the hijack and was called by a player in middle position.
Aaron Frei: A♥A♣
Middle Position: K♥K♠
Frei's happiness quickly turned into horror when the flop came J♦8♦K♣, giving his opponent a set. The 10♠ turn gave him additional outs, and the Q♣ gave Frei Broadway to win the hand and double up.
"Finally!" screamed Frei when the queen arrived on the river.
Two players were looking at a board of 2♠Q♠K♦. The player in the big blind checked the action over to Amrinder Binepal on the button, who bet out for 7,000. The big blind called.
The 9♥ fell on the turn and the action repeated, this time Binepal betting 19,000.
The 7♦ river saw one last check from the big blind. Binepal bet out for 45,000 and his opponent eventually folded.
"Whatever you laid down; very good fold!" Binepal reasured the player in the big blind.
Peter Neff raised 9,000 in the hijack before Robert Mizrachi jammed in the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Neff asked for a count. After hearing it was 42,500, he made the call.
Robert Mizrachi: 7♣7♥
Peter Neff: A♦8♦
Two years prior, Mizrachi had eliminated Neff in the Main Event, so Neff was looking to even it out as they went to the races.
The K♣9♣4♦ flop was looking promising for Mizrachi, as his sevens were still in the lead. The J♦ turn gave Neff some extra outs as he picked up a flush draw and the 6♦ river completed the flush as Mizrachi was sent to the rail.
Alex Foxen raised to 9,000 from the hijack before a player on the button reraised to 30,000. William Black, in the small blind, then tanked for several minutes until the clock was called.
Black then called while Foxen got out of the way to leave him and the button heads-up to the 4♦4♥3♠ flop. Black then instantly shoved all in for 94,000.
The button then tanked for a few minutes before releasing his hand as Black dragged in the pot.
"I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours," Black said. His opponent said he folded ace-queen, while Black admitted to having jacks.
Andy Frankenberger moved all in from the button. He was called by the small blind, who had fewer chips and therefore was the one at risk.
Small Blind: A♠10♠
Andy Frankenberger: A♣J♣
Frankenberger had the lead, but immediately fell behind on the 10♦8♣Q♠ flop. The 9♦ turn gave him a straight, which upgraded into Broadway on the K♣ river. Frankenberger added his eliminated opponent's chips to his stack.
With the situation handled, players have again taken their seats and cards are in the air.
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