Hand #60: Scott Blumstein raised to 625,000 and got three-bet to 2.1 million by Pedro Oliveira, who was in the small blind. Blumstein called to see flop. Oliveira bet 2.6 million and Blumstein called. Oliveira bet 4.2 million on the turn and Blumstein called. Both were quick to check the river, and Oliveira showed for queen high. Blumstein had for jacks up.
Hand #61: Blumstein made it 625,000 again and Richard Gryko defended the big blind. Gryko check-called an unknown amount on the flop, and the players checked through the turn and river as hit the felt. Gryko's was a winner.
Hand #61: Damian Salas raised to 900,000 from the cutoff and Jack Sinclair called from the small blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Sinclair bet 800,000 and Salas folded after tanking for a minute.
Ben Lamb was moved into the big blind in Seat 8.
Hand #62: Sinclair raised to 900,000 on the button and Ben Lamb defended his big blind. The flop came and Lamb checked. Sinclair bet 800,000 and Lamb called. The turn was the . Lamb checked again and Sinclair bet 1,800,000 this time. Lamb called. The river was the and both players checked. Lamb tabled for two pair and Sinclair mucked.
Secondary Table Hand #75: Christian Pham raised to 900,000 from under the gun, Benjamin Pollak three-bet to 2,350,000 from the cutoff, and Pham called.
The flop fell and Pham checked to Pollak who bet 2,600,000. Pham called, the turn fell, Pham checked, and Pollak shoved with a covering stack. Pham mulled it over for about 90 seconds before he called all in for a little less than 10,000,000.
Pham:
Pollak:
Pham needed to catch a heart to stay alive, but the river was the and the start-of-day chip leader was eliminated in 19th place.
Hand #62: Richard Gryko completed the blind and Scott Blumstein checked. Gryko came out betting with 450,000 on the flop. Blumstein called. Gryko fired again for 1,050,000 on the turn and was called once more. On the river, Gryko checked. Blumstein put in 3.4 million and Gryko went deep into the tank.
It sounded like Gryko told Blumstein he was at the top of his range. They exchanged some words that we couldn't hear, and Gryko eventually folded.
Hand #63: Antoine Saout raised to 925,000 under the gun. Richard Dubini called in the big blind and they saw a board of after both checked the flop. Dubini bet 1,150,000 and Saout called. Dubini bet 1.7 million on the river, and the French player tanked about a minute and released.
At that point, the players racked up for their seats at the final two tables.
Hand #63: Alexandre Reard moved all in from the small blind and Dan Ott folded his big blind.
Hand #64: Action folded to Ben Lamb in the hijack and he raised to 875,000. Richard Dubini defended his big blind, and they went heads up to a flop of . Dubini checked to Lamb, who bet one million. Dubini quickly released his hand and Lamb scooped the pot.
Hand #65: Valentin Messina raised to 875,000 from early position and Pedro Oliveira called in the big blind. The flop ran down , and Oliveira checked to Messina, who bet 900,000. Oliveira quickly released and Messina took the pot.
Hand #66: Action folded to Reard in the hijack and he moved all in for his final 4.725 million. Once again, Reard didn't get called, and he took down the pot.
Hand #67: Scott Stewart moved all in from middle position and everyone folded their hands.