Ben Lamb raised to 540,000 from under the gun, and John Hesp three-bet to 1,100,000 from the next seat over. Lamb four-bet to 3,275,000, Hesp five-bet shoved for about 11,500,000, and Lamb folded.
Pedro Oliveira opened from the button with a raise to 525,000. Bryan Piccioli was next to act, and he three-bet, making it 1,555,000. Action was back on Oliveira, and he moved all it. At lightning speed, Piccioli announced a call and plopped a stack of his chips into the middle.
Oliviera:
Piccioli:
"I didn't suck out the entire tournament," Oliveira said, standing up from his chair. "I ask for my one time now. I don't know. I might flop a straight. I feel pretty confident."
The flop came down , keeping Oliveira live, at least for the time being. The turn was the , and Oliveira could only river a king to steal away the pot. But the river was the , and that sealed the double up for Piccioli, who was all in for 7,375,000 and doubled to over 15 million.
Jonas Mackoff opened for 525,000 second to act. Scott Blumstein called in the cutoff, as did Scott Stewart in the small blind and Alexandre Reard in the big.
After two checks on the flop, Mackoff made a small bet of 650,000. Everyone called. Action checked to Blumstein on the turn, and he bet 2.3 million. That got three fairly quick folds.
"Nice set of tens down there," Stewart said after the hand.
Action folded to Christian Pham in the cutoff, and he opened to 575,000. Michael Krasienko was in the big blind and moved all in for 4,745,000. Pham tanked for a couple minutes and then elected to muck.
Then, Robin Hegele raised to 555,000 in the cutoff. Krasienko moved all in from the small blind for 5,710,000. Hegele thought for about a minute and called.
Michael Krasienko:
Robin Hegele:
Krasienko needed to fade an ace, hearts or a combination of straight draws to survive, and the flop was , doing exactly that. The turn was the , and the two players' rails were yelling out for the card that they each wanted to see. The river brought the , sending a massive double-up to Krasienko, who has been patiently waiting for his spots.
Since the start of the level, play has been quite snug, with Pedro Oliveira controlling most of the action.
Oliveira has raised most of the hands and has been applying pressure as Day 7 is on everyone's minds. He has chipped up a bit and crossed the 30-million-chip mark.
Scott Blumstein raised to 500,000, and Scott Stewart three-bet to 1,700,000 in the small blind, claiming the pot without further resistance.
Stewart raised to 480,000 two hands later, and Alexandre Reard three-bet to 1,300,000 successfully.
Then, Benjamin Pollak opened to 560,000, and Blumstein called in the big blind. The duo checked down the board entirely, and Blumstein showed to win the pot.
, keeping Oliveira live, at least for the time being. The turn was the 
, and Oliveira could only river a king to steal away the pot. But the river was the 
, and that sealed the double up for Piccioli, who was all in for 7,375,000 and doubled to over 15 million.
flop, Mackoff made a small bet of 650,000. Everyone called. Action checked to Blumstein on the 
turn, and he bet 2.3 million. That got three fairly quick folds.
, doing exactly that. The turn was the 
, and the two players' rails were yelling out for the card that they each wanted to see. The river brought the 
, sending a massive double-up to Krasienko, who has been patiently waiting for his spots.
to win the pot.
, and they both checked. On the 
turn, Sinclair bet 1,600,000. Pham folded, and Sinclair took down the pot.
