Secondary Table Hand #155: Karen Sarkisyan raised all in for 6,350,000 from the small blind and Jack Sinclair called from the big blind.
Sarkisyan:
Sinclair:
The flop came down , giving Sarkisyan the lead with a pair of queens. The fell on the turn, giving Sinclair a flush draw, and the river was the to give Sinclair a winning flush.
Sarkisyan was eliminated in 14th Place for $450,000.
Hand #131: Dan Ott raised to 1,100,000 from middle position and Scott Blumstein made a three-bet to 3,400,000 from the small blind. The action was back on Ott and he four-bet to 8,100,000. Blumstein moved all-in, having Ott covered, and Ott quickly made the call for his remaining 22,300,000. The cards were tabled and Ott was in a dominating position.
Ott:
Blumstein:
The flop came and Ott took a stranglehold on the hand. The turn was the and Blumstein was drawing dead to the river. Ott got a massive double up to take the chip lead on the table, while Blumstein took a hit and sits at just over 16,000,000.
Hand #132: Damian Salas raised to 1,050,000 from the cutoff and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #133: Ben Lamb raised to 1,100,000 from the button and Scott Stewart moved all-in from the small blind for just over 8,000,000. Lamb laid his hand down and Stewart showed .
Hand #152: Jack Sinclair made it 1,200,000 to go from the hijack, and Antoine Saout called in the big blind.
The flop fell , and Saout checked. Sinclair continued for 1,500,000, and Saout called. The turn paired the board, and Saout checked once more. Sinclair fired a second barrel worth 3,300,000, and Saout check-raised to 7,875,000, leaving himself with less than 10,000,000 behind. Sinclair called to create a pot of almost 22 million, and the river completed the board. Saout moved all in for his last 9,850,000, and Sinclair tanked.
"I have a really strong hand here," the Brit said.
Short stack Karen Sarkisyan called the clock, and Sinclair folded for a straight face-up. Pedro Oliveira and Bryan Piccioli said that they wanted to bet on Saout's holdings and promised to be watching the broadcast.
Hand #153: Sinclair made it 1,200,000 to go from early position, and Benjamin Pollak called in the cutoff. On the flop, Sinclair checked, and Pollak bet 1,400,000, which Sinclair called. The turn brought another check from Sinclair and a bet of 2,600,000 from Pollak, which won the pot.
Hand #154: Sinclair raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun, and Piccioli called in the cutoff, as did Hesp in the small blind and Sarkisyan in the big blind.
Hesp bet the flop for 1,500,000, and Sinclair was the only caller. The appeared on the turn, and both players checked. After the river completed the board, the action went check-check again.
Hesp tabled , and that was good enough to win the pot.
Hand #126: Action folded around to small blind Scott Stewart, fresh off of losing that big pot, and he thought briefly before releasing his hand, giving Dan Ott a walk in the big blind. After folding his hand, Stewart went over to his rail, grabbed a beer, and chugged it, much to the delight of his friends.
Hand #127: Scott Blumstein raised to 1,100,000 in the hijack, and Richard Dubini called in the big blind. The flop came down , and Dubini checked over to Blumstein, who did the same. The hit the turn, and Dubini checked again. Blumstein checked again, as well, and the hit the river. Dubini checked for a third time, and Blumstein fired 1,100,000. Dubini folded, and Blumstein scooped the pot.
Hand #128: Dan Ott raised it up to 1,100,000 on the button, and Dubini folded his small blind. Ruane tanked for a while in the big blind before reraising to 3,600,000. Ott immediately folded, and Ruane took in the pot.
Hand #129: Scott Stewart moved all in for his final 7,150,000, and everyone else quickly got out of the way.
Hand #130: Action folded all the around to Damian Salas in the small blind, and he thought for a bit before electing to give Blumstein a walk.
Hand #121: Damian Salas raised to 1,100,000 from under the gun and Scott Stewart called from the cutoff. Dan Ott was on the button and three-bet to 3,100,000. The blinds folded and so did both Salas and Stewart.
Hand #122: Michael Ruane raised to 1,750,000 from the small blind and Salas defended his big blind. The flop came and Ruane bet 1,800,000. Salas called. The turn was the . Ruane checked and Salas checked behind. The river was the and after tanking for two minutes, Ruane checked again. Salas bet 2,500,000 and Ruane folded.
Hand #123: Action folded around to Salas in the small blind and he decided to call. Scott Blumstein was in the big blind and raised to 1,700,000. Salas folded.
Hand #124: Action folded to Salas on the button and he limped in. Blumstein called from the small blind and Ben Lamb checked his option in the big blind. The flop came . All three players checked to the on the turn. Blumstein led out for 1,000,000 and both Lamb and Salas mucked.
Hand #125: Ruane moved all in for 6,800,000 from the hijack and Stewart quickly called from the big blind.
Ruane was at risk and behind with , up against Stewart's .
The flop came and Ruane took the lead with a pair of tens.
The turn was the and Ruane made two pair, also giving Stewart a gut-shot straight draw.
The river was the and Ruane's hopes of making the Main Event final table in back-to-back years remains alive.
Hand #147: Antoine Sout raised to 1,200,000 from the button. John Hesp three-bet to 3,000,000 from the small blind, and Sarkisyan folded his big blind. Saout called the remainder.
The flop was , and Hesp bet 4,000,000. Saout called, and the turn was the . Hesp bet 4,000,000 once again, and this time, Saout tanked for about two minutes before releasing his hand. Hesp's rail let out a loud cheer as their man raked in the pot.
Hand #148: From under the gun, Pedro Oliveria raised to 1,300,000. Jack Sinclair called from the big blind.
The flop was , and Sinclair checked over to Oliveira, who bet 1,400,000. Sinclair check-raised, making it 4,000,000 to go. Oliveira dropped into the tank. He thought for a couple of minutes, then folded, and Sinclair took down the pot.
Hand #149: Benjamin Pollak opened from under the gun to 1,200,000. Antoine Saout three-bet to 3,300,000 from the cutoff. Pollak folded, and Saout took down the pot.
Hand #150: Bryan Piccioli raised, making it 1,200,000 as the first player to act. Saout put in another three-bet, this time making it 3,300,000 to play. Action folded back to Piccioli, who folded, and that earned Saout the pot.
Hand #151: John Hesp opened up with a raise to 1,500,000. Bryan Piccioli thought for a bit before moving all in for 8,925,000, Hesp eventually folded, and that earned Piccioli the pot.
Hand #116: Ben Lamb raised to 1,100,000 from under the gun and the action was folded all the way around, sending Lamb the first pot after the dinner break.
Hand #117: Richard Dubini raised to 1,050,000 from the hijack and couldn't get any action as he picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #118: Dubini opened to 1,050,000 again from middle position and Lamb three-bet to 3,175,000 from the small blind. Scott Stewart let his hand go in the big blind and Dubini did the same after thinking for a couple moments.
Hand #119: Damian Salas raised to 1,025,000 from the hijack and Lamb put in a three-bet to 2,700,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Salas made a large four-bet to 7,800,000. Lamb laid his hand down and Salas picked up a pot.
Hand #120: Stewart raised to 1,000,000 on the button and Dan Ott re-raised to 2,900,000 from the small blind. Dubini was in the big blind and four-bet to 8,000,000, getting Stewart to quickly muck his cards. The action was back on Ott and he also folded, sending the pot to Dubini.
Hand #142: Jack Sinclair raised to 1,500,000 from the small blind, Pedro Oliveira defended his big blind, and the flop came down . Sinclair made a continuation bet, Oliveira folded, and Sinclair won the pot.
Hand #143: John Hesp raised to 1,500,000 from middle position and received no action.
Hand #144: Sinclair raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and took down the pot.
Hand #145: Oliveira raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #146: Oliveira raised to 1,300,000 from the hijack, and the rest of the table folded.
Hand #139: Bryan Piccioli raised to 1,200,000 from the button, and John Hesp called in the big blind. The flop fell , and both players checked. After the turn, Hesp bet 1,500,000, and Piccioli raised to 4,200,000. Hesp gave it some consideration and folded to let Piccioli claim the first pot after the dinner break on the secondary table.
Hand #140: Antoine Saout raised to 1,200,000 from the button, and Karen Sarkisyan defended his big blind. The flop came , and Sarkisyan checked. Saout continued for 1,075,000, and Sarkisyan's check-raise to 4,300,000 won the pot.
Hand #141: Piccioli raised to 1,200,000 from the hijack, and Hesp called from the button. After the flop, Piccioli continued for 1,650,000, and Hesp raised to 3,500,000. That was good enough to claim the pot, and Hesp recovered his previous losses.