JC Tran raised to 2,000 in the cutoff, and Nadar Kakhmazov three-bet to 6,800 on the button. The blinds folded, and Tran called.
The flop came , and Tran checked. Kakhmazov bet 5,000, and Tran called. On the turn, Tran checked, and Kakhmazov bet 7,600. After a long pause, Tran raised to 16,000. Kakhmazov moved all in, putting Tran to a decision for the rest of his stack, which was 18,200 behind his raise. Tran snap-called and turned over quads.
Tran:
Kakhmazov:
Kakhmazov was behind with kings full, drawing to the case king. He didn't get it on the river, and Tran doubled up.
Jonathan Little was short-stacked and got all his chips in against Christian Harder and another opponent on a flop of . Little showed , and Harder flipped over .
The board filled out with the on the turn, which gave Little a set, and the on the river, which changed nothing. Little took the main pot to triple up, and Harder's aces were good enough to win the side pot and send the third player home.
Recent bracelet winner Nadar Kakhmazov just knocked out a player. The action opened when the cutoff limped and JC Tran raised to 3,000 on the button. Kakhmazov potted to 10,600 and the big blind went all in for 17,000. The action was closed and Tran and Kakhmazov both called, creating a potential side pot between the two.
The flop came and Kakhmazov bet pot. Tran folded and cards were tabled.
Kakhmazov:
All-in player:
Kakhmazov's aces and sevens were ahead and the board ran out , giving Kakhmazov threes full of aces to eliminate his opponent.
Registration closed at the beginning of this level, and the prize pool information has now been calculated. Out of the 630 entries, 95 players will be paid. A min-cash is good for $4,499, and the top prize will be $362,185 and, of course, the gold bracelet.
Ryan Goindoo filled us in on the action that led up to his five-minute river tank-call.
According to Goindoo, he opened to 1,500 in the cutoff, and his opponent on the button called. It was heads-up to a flop of , and Goindoo continued checked. His opponent bet, and Goindoo called. The turn was the , and Goindoo checked again. His opponent bet 3,000, and Goindoo raised to 6,000. His opponent called. The river was the , and Goindoo bet 6,000. His opponent moved all in for 21,350, and action was on Goindoo. He went into the tank and eventually put forward the chips to call.
"You got it, bro," his opponent said, and Goindoo looked at him. "You got it, bro," he repeated.
After a few seconds, Goindoo tabled for a flush. His opponent mucked and told him, "Good call."
After the hand, Goindoo explained to his opponent, "I couldn't keep folding and letting you bluff me. I had to call. I wasn't going to be able to sleep tonight."