David Yokoyama open-shoved from the cutoff for 5,175,000 and Eddy Konarske re-shoved from the button. The blinds got out of the way and action was heads-up with Yokoyama at risk.
David Yokoyama:
Eddy Konarske:
The board ran out and Konarske's aces and eights were good enough to eliminate Yokoyama in eighth place for $32,862.
Eddy Konarske opened from early position to 625,000 and Rambo Halpern made the call. They both saw a flop of and Konarske continuation bet for 750,000. His opponent made the call and then they both checked the on the turn.
The river was a seemingly meaningless , or so you might think. Konarske bet 1,600,000 and showed after Halpern made the call. As it turned out, the 4 on the river gave him a set and he scooped a nice pot.
Rambo Halpern raised to 900,000 from early position and Josh Light shoved for his last 2,300,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and Halpern called without hesitation.
Josh Light:
Rambo Halpern:
The board ran out and the queens held to eliminate Halpern in sixth place for $52,223.
A wild turn of events led to Aaron Massey hitting the rail while Laszlo Nagy secured an unlikely ladder into the top three.
Just a few moments prior, Massey and Nagy clashed in a hand that left Nagy with just one T-25,000 chip as the big blind beckoned.
As Laszlo was the big blind and he had only 25,000, he was committed to the pot and only eligible to win the ante - his own. Nagy found a pair of sixes and won his 25,000 back, extending his life for a few more minutes.
On the very next hand, Nagy was committed to the pot once again, this time in the small blind.
Eddy Konarske opened to 900,000 and Massey shoved for 1,100,000. After thinking it over, Konarske called and all three players turned over their cards, with Nagy and Massey at risk.
Laszlo Nagy:
Aaron Massey:
Eddy Konarske:
The board ran out , giving Konarske a pair of fours to knock out Massey- instead of giving the latter the chip lead. Nagy had kings and sevens to claim the small main pot and jump into the top three. Massey hit the rail in fourth place for $90,901.