Mustapha Kanit raised on the button, Bryn Kenney three-bet to 58,000 out of the small blind, and Kanit four-bet to 116,000. Kenney didn't back down, putting in a fifth bet to 182,000, and his Italian opponent folded.
Jeremy Kottler moved all in for 167,000 on the button, and Andrew Lichtenberger reshoved out of the small blind.
Kottler:
Lichtenberger:
Kottler increased his lead on the flop, making a pair of jacks. The on the turn gave Lichtenberger four outs to make a king-high straight, but the bricked off on the river.
Byron Kaverman raised to 26,000 in the hijack, Pierre Neuville called in the cutoff, and David Borrat defended his big blind. The flop fell , all three players checked. The turn brought the . Borrat checked, Kaverman fired out 32,000, and Neuville folded. Borrat then check-raised to 81,000, and Kaverman called.
The river was the . Borrat led out for 120,000, and Kaverman went into the tank. Roughly five minutes elapsed before Kaverman folded, and the Frenchman picked up the pot.
Kevin Eyster raised to 25,000, Jeremy Kottler put in a three-bet to 70,000, and Jay Dragland moved all in for 285,000 out of the big blind. Eyster folded, and Kottler called.
Dragland:
Kottler:
The dominant ace held as the board rolled out , and Dragland was eliminated.
Andrew Lichtenberger limped on the button, Greg Merson moved all in for 180,000 or so out of the small blind, and Kevin Eyster called in the big blind. Lichtenberger thought for a bit, then folded.
Merson:
Eyster:
Eyster won the hand as the board ran out , giving him a pair of kings, and Merson was eliminated in 13th place. The 2012 WSOP Main Event and $10,000 Six-Handed NLHE champion earned $24,613 for his efforts.
Fabrice Touil raised to 25,000 in the hijack seat, Pratyush Buddiga called in the cutoff, and the two took a flop of . Touil led out for 37,000, Buddiga called, and the turn was the .
Touil moved all in for effectively 220,000, and Buddiga called putting himself at risk.
Touil:
Buddiga:
Buddiga was drawing dead, and a meaningless completed the board, adding some salt to his wound.
Bryn Kenney raised to 25,000 on the button, Pierre Neuville defended his big blind, and the flop came . Neuville check-called a bet of 21,000, the turn was the , and Neuville check-called another 57,000.
The river was the , Neuville checked a third time, and Kenney fired a final bullet worth 120,000 or so. Neuville folded.