Stephen Chidwick raised to 90,000 and Lion Boulos just called from one seat over. Joni Jouhkimainen raised the pot and Chidwick folded, Boulos moved all in for around 900,000 and Jouhkimainen quickly called.
Lion Boulos:
Joni Jouhkimainen:
The flop gave Boulos two pair with his kickers and Jouhkimainen had an open-ended straight draw. After the turn, Jouhkimainen improved to a straight and the river was a blank to send Boulos to the rail.
One hand after the elimination of Lion Boulos in a clash aces versus aces, Ryan Laplante three-bet shoved and had the classic aces versus kings battle against initial raiser Ben Tollerene.
Ryan Laplante:
Ben Tollerene:
Again the aces would end up second-best on a board of as the kickers played a crucial role, improving Tollerene to two pair. Laplante has been eliminated in 29th place and takes home $43,270.
Dylan Weisman limped on the button and Veselin Karakitukov called in the small blind. Matthew Gonzales raised to 160,000 in the big blind and Weisman was the only caller.
The flop was . Gonzales moved all in, covering his opponent, and Weisman called.
Matthew Gonzales:
Dylan Weisman:
The turn was the and the river the with Gonzalez' aces holding to eliminate Weisman.
Firas Sadou had folded after two streets against Lautaro Guerra to drop some chips and also bowed out against the aggression of Anson Tsang soon after. The flop showed and Sadou bet 140,000 from under the gun, Tsang called on the button.
On the turn, Sadou checked and Tsang's bet of 325,000 won the pot right there.
Matthew Schreiber raised to 140,000 on the button and Alex Epstein called from the small blind. Wasim Korkis reraised to 280,000 and Schreiber then jammed for over half a million. Epstein folded and Korkis called instantly.
Matthew Schreiber:
Wasim Korkis:
Things looked grim for Scheiber on the flop and turn, but the miracle on the river came to his rescue.
At almost the same time the fireworks started on table 418 and 419 respectively, and the online legends Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas and Niklas "Lena900" Astedt were eliminated to reduce the field to the final 25 hopefuls.
In a four-way limped pot to the flop, Bujtas bet the pot for 160,000 in the big blind and Lautaro Guerra check-shoved out of the small blind to see Bujtas call.
Laszlo Bujtas:
Lautaro Guerra:
The turn and river completed the board and Bujtas was eliminated.
Only a few meters over, Alex Epstein had three-bet to 325,000 on the button and Astedt four-bet to 1,125,000 in the big blind. The initial raiser had already forfeited his 140,000 and Epstein asked for his three-bet to be pulled in, mulled over his decision and eventually pushed all in. Astedt called and the cards were on their backs.
Niklas Astedt:
Alex Epstein:
On a board of , Epstein flopped two pair and turned a full house to send Astedt to the rail. Both Bujtas and Astedt take home $43,270.