Yuliyan Kolev raised to 125,000 in the hijack and Benjamin Kaupp three-bet to 415,000 in the small blind. Kolev then four-bet jammed for 1,580,000 and Kaupp snap-called.
Yuliyan Kolev:
Benjamin Kaupp:
This time, the Bulgarian was dominated and found no help on the runout to become the seventh place finisher for a payday of $27,500.
Raul Garza raised to 125,000 on the button and then instantly called the shove by Gregory Wish from one seat over for 600,000 in total out of the small blind.
Gregory Wish:
Raul Garza:
The dominated ace improved on the flop and retained the lead throughout the turn nor the river for Wish to depart in sixth place for a payday of $37,500.
Ryan Messick raised to 120,000 with and Ali Eslami called out of the big blind with . On the flop, Eslami check-called a bet worth 60,000 and they headed to the turn. Eslami bet 480,000 with just one chip behind and Messick snap-called and revealed the nuts without realizing Eslami was not all in. Knowing he was drawing dead, Eslami folded and saved his last 5,000.
In the very next hand, Eslami was all-in for the last 5,000 out of the big blind and Raul Garza limped in the cutoff, as did Robert Cowen on the button while Messick checked the option in the big blind. It checked to Cowen on the flop, who bet 160,000 and isolated.
Ali Eslami:
Robert Cowen:
While Eslami had some outs even after the turn, the river only improved Cowen to the ten-high straight and Eslami departed in fifth place for $50,000.
Ryan Messick made it 120,000 to go on the button and was called by Raul Garza in the big blind. The flop was checked and Garza bet the turn for 100,000, earning a call from
On the river, Garza bet another 250,000 by Messick and received the call. He flipped over the and that won the pot.
Raul Garza made it 125,000 to go on the button and Ryan Messick came along in the big blind. On the flop, Messick opted to check-call a bet worth 120,000 and the turn was checked by both. The followed on the river and Messick checked once more.
Garza bet 150,000 and Messick paid it off very reluctantly for Garza to drag in the next pot with the for the top pair.
Ryan Messick three-bet jammed successfully against Raul Garza and then raised to 120,000 on the button with the . Benjamin Kaupp three-bet to 400,000 in the small blind with the and Garza opted to flat-call in the big blind with .
That sent Messick into the think tank and he then pushed all-in after a minute consideration. Kaupp got out of the way quickly but Garza asked for a count. The shove was for 1,870,000 and Garza elected to fold, exposing his in the process.
"I am very happy with that," Messick said with a big smile on the face and then raked in the pot.
Benjamin Kaupp opened to 130,000 on the button for Robert Cowen came along in the big blind. On a flop, Cowen check-called a bet worth 60,000 and did so again for 175,000 on the turn.
After the river, Cowen checked again and Kaupp bet 340,000. That sent the Brit into a short tank but he called with the to chop it up versus .
Garza then raised to 125,000 on the button with the for Ryan Messick to three-bet for 450,000 out of the big blind with the . The call by Garza led to the flop on which Messick continued for 275,000 and received a call by Garza.
Once the followed on the turn, both players checked and headed to the on the river. No betting action followed and Messick took down the pot with his pocket tens.
Raul Garza opened the action with a raise to 125,000 with the and Ryan Messick flat-called in the small blind holding the . Both players checked the flop and Messick check-called the turn for 180,000. On the river, Messick checked again and a bet worth 350,000 by Garza won the pot uncontested.
"I am pretty sure I beat all your bluffs", Messick said during the final stages of the hand and his instinct were right but he ended up folding anyways.
Raul Garza made it 200,000 to go from the small blind with the and Robert Cowen defended out of the big blind with the . The flop fell and Garza slowed down as Cowen now bet 325,000, earning a call from Garza.
Both headed to the on the turn and that prompted another check by Garza, to which Cowen checked back this time. Following the river, Garza bet 260,000 and Cowen sent his cards into the muck.
After the hand was over, the final four players were sent into a scheduled 15-minute break. Their updated counts and big blinds for the next level are below.