Dario Sammartino open-shoved from early position with his short stack, and action folded all the way around to the Karen Sarkisyan in the big blind, who called.
Sarkisyan:
Sammartino:
The flop came down , keeping Sammartino way in the lead.
"Jack, jack!" Sammartino's rail cheered. Sammartino shushed them and ushered them quiet with a flat palm.
The turn was the , and the look on Sammartino's face went from calm and at ease to pained and restless as the lead had been snatched away from him. He needed a jack or a queen to survive, but the river was the , and that was it for him. Sammartino wished everyone at the table luck and made his exit from the tournament.
Richard Gryko was on the button and raised to 360,000. Jack Sinclair defended his big blind.
The flop was , and Sinclair check-called Gryko's bet of 425,000. The turn was the , and Sinclair checked again. Gryko bet 850,000, and Sinclair released his hand.
With seven seconds left in the level, the dealer started another shuffle, so one final hand was to be played before dinner.
Scott Blumstein opened the hijack to 250,000, and Scott Stewart three-bet to 825,000. The big blind folded, and Blumstein called.
Stewart bet 760,000 on the flop, and Blumstein called. The hit the turn, and Stewart wasn't backing down; he bet 1,660,000. Again, Blumstein called. The completed the board, and Stewart bet 2,600,000. Blumstein called for the fourth time.
"You got it," Stewart said as he showed .
Blumstein tabled and raked in the pot while the rest of the players were already long gone for dinner.
According to the table, John Hesp raised to 300,000 from under the gun, and Ben Lamb called from the big blind.
The flop fell , and Lamb check-called a bet of 500,000 from Hesp. The turn was the . Lamb checked, Hesp bet 500,000 again, and Lamb check-raised all in with the bigger stack. Hesp called all in for about 2,370,000.
Hesp:
Lamb:
Hesp led with two pair and held up through the river to double through Lamb.
Justas Vaiciulionis was under the gun and raised to 250,000. Robin Hegele was on the button and called, as did Matt Bond in the big blind.
The flop was , and action checked to Hegele, who bet 215,000. Bond folded, and Vaiciulionis called. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and Vaiciulionis checked again. Hegele sized out a bet of 465,000, and Vaiciulionis called rather quickly.
Hegele's cards went directly into the muck, and Vaiciulionis took it down without having to show.
On a side feature table, David Guay completed in the small blind, and Damian Salas made it 430,000 in the big blind. Guay called.
The flop was . Guay check-called a bet from Salas, and the turn was the . Guay checked, Salas bet 450,000, and Guay called. On the river, Guay checked once again, and Salas thought for a long while. Finally, someone at the table called the clock, and before the floorperson made it over, Salas put out a bet of 1,215,000. Guay quickly called, and the hands were revealed.
Salas:
Guay:
Salas had tens and threes on the turn, but Guay rivered a better two pair with tens and jacks to take the pot.