On a board of 6♠5♣8♠10♥10♣ with 4,700,000 already in the pot, Damarjai Davenport in the big blind checked and saw Matthew Lambrecht on the button bet 4,500,000.
Davenport went deep into the tank, and he eventually threw chips in front of him to call. However the pot went into Lambrecht's direction, as he found trips on the river with 10♠3♠.
Damarjai Davenport limped in and Matthew Lambrecht made it 2,000,000. Davenport called.
On the 8♣A♠Q♥ flop, both players checked to the Q♦ turn. Lambrecht checked, Davenport fired 1,425,000, and Lambrecht called.
When the 4♣ landed on the river, both players checked to showdown.
Lambrecht flipped A♥6♠ for a pair of aces, and Davenport mucked.
Both players checked all the way through a board of 2♦4♦J♣2♠. But on the 6♣ river, Matthew Lambrecht in the big blind bet 1,150,000.
Damarjai Davenport on the button went into the tank and eventually called. But his cards went into the muck after Lambrecht flipped over A♠Q♥.
Moments later, Lambrecht opened to 1,500,000 from the button then called after Davenport raised to 4,200,000.
However when Davenport pushed chips forward to make a continuation bet on 8♥A♠7♥, Lambrecht snap-folded.
Niveau: 35
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Here's a reminder of the payouts for the top two positions.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,018,933 |
| 2 | $678,707 |
Matthew Lambrecht made it 1,200,000 on the button and Tauan Naves shoved for around 6,000,000 in the big blind. Lambrecht quickly called.
Tauan Naves: A♣5♥ 
Matthew Lambrecht: A♠Q♣
Naves rail saw the bad news but weren't dishearted as they started to chant.
"Cinco, cinco, cinco!" shouted Naves' rail as they wanted to see a five on the board.
A flop of J♦Q♥10♦ soon quietened down the rail as Lambrecht improved to top pair. Naves' best hope was a king for a chop but it never arrived as neither the 9♥ turn nor 3♦ river could save him from elimination.
Matthew Lambrecht limped from the small blind and Damarjai Davenport checked the big blind.
On the 10♥4♥J♠ flop, Lambrecht bet 500,000, and Davenport called.
The turn brought a 7♠ which was checked through to the 4♦ river. Lambrecht checked, Davenport bet 1,350,000, and Lambrecht called.
Davenport tabled J♣7♥ for two pair, and Lambrecht mucked,
Everybody folded to Simas Karaliunas in the small blind who moved all-in for 8,600,000. Matthew Lambrecht in the big blind made the call.
Simas Karaliunas: A♦9♥
Matthew Lambrecht: A♠K♥
Bad timing for Karaliunas, who shoved when Lambrecht had a very good hand in the big blind. The board of 7♠K♠6♣J♠8♠ even brought top pair then the nut flush to Lambrecht, who sent Karaliunas to the rail in 4th place for $341,963.
After Karaliunas's elimination, the three remaining players asked for a short break.
Tauan Naves raised the button to 1,000,000 and Matthew Lambrecht called from the big blind.
On the A♠Q♠4♠ flop, Lambrecht checked, Naves bet 600,000, Lambrecht check-raised to 1,800,000, and Naves called.
A 9♥ landed on the turn and Lambrecht shoved, and Naves elected to fold which left him with around 6,000,000 chips.
Matthew Lambrecht opened to 1,200,000 from under the gun, then Tauan Naves in the small blind three-bet to 4,250,000. Simas Karaliunas in the big blind folded, but Lambrecht eventually four-bet all-in. Naves didn't wait to call, being the player at risk for a total of 4,650,000.
Tauan Naves: A♠10♣
Matthew Lambrecht: A♦J♥
Naves was on the edge of elimination after the 7♦2♥9♦ flop and the 7♥ turn. "Ten," he asked, and he was heard as the 10♥ river landed on the felt.
"Boom!" he shouted, while the loud Brazilian rail was fervently celebrating.
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