Action folded around to Steve O'Dwyer on the button and he moved all in for his last 625,000. Jani Sointula jammed in over the top for 640,000 from the small blind and Mike McDonald folded his big blind.
O'Dwyer:
Sointula:
The board came down , failing to improve O'Dwyer's hand. Sointula scored the elimination and brought his stack up to about 1.3 million.
There have been all ins almost every single hand, but no calls so far. Most all ins have been preflop pushes from players, but so far that resulted in picking up the blinds and antes. Still 11 players in the tournament.
Isaac Haxton raised it to 120,000 from the cutoff and Anton Astapau on the button announced all in for 470,000 total. Both blinds folded and Haxton made the call.
Anton Astapau:
Isaac Haxton:
The board ran out and Astapau had to settle for 11th place.
The action folded Andrei Streltsou in the small blind and he moved all in for 960,000 and Martin Finger called in the big blind.
Streltsou:
Finger:
The board ran out and Streltsou was knocked out in 10th place. There will now be a redraw for the final table of nine. Chip counts will follow shortly.
Isaac Haxton opened to 160,000 with about 1,750,000 behind from the cutoff. Small blind Mike McDonald three bet to 400,000 with 1,870,000 behind. Kevin Stani folded his big blind and Haxton announced all in. McDonald folded almost instantly.
Team PokerStars Online Isaac Haxton raised to 160,000 in middle position and former EPT winner Kevin Stani three-bet from the button to 400,000. The action folded back to Haxton, who tanked for a while before making the call.
The flop came down and both players checked. On the turn the hit and Haxton won the pot after betting 300,000.