Not much has been happening over on feature table two while players are on the unofficial final table bubble.
Pablo Mariz holds a commanding lead with over 15 million in chips, good for a quarter of the chips in play. The rest of the players are either getting walks, or giving them. Raises are getting through preflop, and players are protecting their stacks as much as possible with just 11 players remaining and eyeing that massive first-place prize of over $1.2 million.
The action was folded around to Marc MacDonnell on the button who raised to 410,000. Thiago Grigoletti was in the small blind and moved all in for his remaining 780,000 and the big blind folded. MacDonnell called and the cards were tabled.
Grigoletti:
MacDonnell:
The board ran out and Grigoletti avoided any disaster to get a double-up and stay alive in the tournament.
Yuriy Boyko called from the small blind, and Pablo Mariz raised to 550,000 from the big blind. Boyko paused for a moment and then called.
The flop came and Boyko checked. Mariz bet 500,000 and Boyko called. The turn was the and both players checked to the river, which was the . Boyko looked over at Mariz for a few moments and then checked again. Mariz checked back, and Boyko announced, "Fives" and tabled . Mariz mucked and Boyko's active rail clapped as he raked in the pot.
Feature table one has consistently featured some raises preflop and a lot of folding. The short stacks have found a way to pick up the blinds by pushing all in, and there hasn't been much action postflop. Players are also taking a lot of time to think when it is their turn to act with such high stakes on the line. Here is a look at some updated chip counts:
With about 1,000,000 in the pot already on a board reading , Marc MacDonnell led out for 450,000 from the small blind. Thiago Grigoletti was in the big blind and tank-called.
The river was the . MacDonnell moved all in, and Grigoletti snap-folded.
With about 650,000 in the pot, on a flop reading , Bryce Yockey bet 300,000 from the big blind. Yuriy Boyko was on the button and called.
The turn was the and Yockey bet 675,000 this time. Boyko tanked for about a minute and called again.
The river was the and Yockey led out for 1,200,000. Boyko asked how much Yockey had behind, which was 1,380,000, and eventually just called.
Yockey tabled for a straight, and Boyko showed for a flush. Yockey threw his hands up in the air and said, "You played that one great." Boyko looked up from stacking his chips and asked, "You think I played that one bad?" "You called with queen-high" responded Yockey.
"I think we're on different levels," smirked Boyko.
Bryce Yockey moved all in from under the gun for his last 1,575,000. Yuriy Boyko was in the small blind and called.
Boyko tabled , at risk against Boyko's for a coin flip.
The flop came . Yockey paired his ace, but Boyko held the only diamond between the two players. The turn was the and the river was the . Yockey locked up the double and got some chips back.
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and Grigoletti avoided any disaster to get a double-up and stay alive in the tournament.
and both players checked to the river, which was the 
. Boyko looked over at Mariz for a few moments and then checked again. Mariz checked back, and Boyko announced, "Fives" and tabled 
. Mariz mucked and Boyko's active rail clapped as he raked in the pot.
. MacDonnell moved all in, and Grigoletti snap-folded.
and Yockey bet 675,000 this time. Boyko tanked for about a minute and called again.
and Yockey led out for 1,200,000. Boyko asked how much Yockey had behind, which was 1,380,000, and eventually just called.
for a straight, and Boyko showed 
for a flush. Yockey threw his hands up in the air and said, "You played that one great." Boyko looked up from stacking his chips and asked, "You think I played that one bad?" "You called with queen-high" responded Yockey.
for a coin flip.
and the river was the 
. Yockey locked up the double and got some chips back.