Joining the action on the turn with around 800,000 in the middle, Paul Senat announced all in out of the small blind for his last 730,000 and Jonathan Dwek quickly called in the big blind. The camera crews quickly rushed to the table while the cards were tabled to see Senat already drawing dead.
Senat:
Dwek:
No card in the deck could avoid the elimination of Senat, who was officially eliminated in 70th place for $101,444 as soon as the river completed the board.
Jonas Mackoff got his final 990,000 in the middle preflop holding , and he was racing against the of Daniel Turner. The window card shot Mackoff into the lead, coming down . The hit the turn, and the river might have given Mackoff a bit of a scare, but it was the not a nine.
Kenny Hallaert was under the gun and raised to 175,000. Sean Gibson called in late position and Michael Ruane called in the small blind taking the action three-way to the flop.
The flop was and Ruane checked. Hallaert reached back and bet 250,000. Gibson took a minute and then raised to 650,000. Ruane folded and, after some thought, Hallaert called.
The turn was the and Hallaert checked. Gibson fired out 800,000, sending Hallaert into the tank. After a couple of minutes and right as the break approached, Hallaert elected to fold.
Kfir Nahum bet 400,000 from the small blind on . Jack Sinclair made it 1.2 million from middle position, and Nahum snap-called before he even asked how much the raise was for. On the river, Sinclair bet 1.5 million and Nahum called. Sinclair tabled for two pair, and Nahum mucked face up in frustration.
Action folded around to Frank Crivello in the small blind and he decided to limp in. Christian Pham was in the big blind and immediately raised to 380,000. Crivello called, practically beating him into the pot.
The flop came and Crivello checked. Pham bet 175,000 and Crivello quickly called.
The turn was the . Crivello checked again and Pham bet 475,000 this time. Crivello wasted no time and check-raised to 1,200,000. Pham went into the tank long enough for another player at the table to call the clock. Pham waved his hands, indicating there was no need for that, and folded a few seconds later.
While the Jonas Mackoff double-up was happening, another big pot was brewing at the table next to them. Jonathan Dwek and Jesus Blanco were heads up on a board showing . Blanco checked to Dwek who bet out 430,000. Blanco called, and the completed the board.
Blanco checked again, and Dwek bet out 1.13 million. Blanco immediately rechecked his cards, then dropped a chip in for the call. He was forced to muck though when Dwek tabled for a set of deuces. That pushed Dwek up to nearly 7.5 million.
Jack Sinclair raised to 200,000 from under the gun and Joseph Dipascale three-bet to 600,000 from two seats over. Once the action was on Michael Krasienko in the big blind, he moved all in and that forced a fold from Sinclair. Dipascale called all in for 3,285,000 and the camera crews rushed by to record the showdown.
Dipascale:
Krasienko:
The flop destroyed all hope of a comeback for Dipascale, and he was drawing dead on the turn, making the river a formality. Dipascale had to settle for 69th place and a payday of $101,444 while Krasienko moved up to almost 10 million in chips.
Just before the break, Richard Tuhrim got the rest of his 2,015,000 chips all in from the small blind and Mike Linster had him at risk in the big blind. The cards were tabled, and Tuhrim was behind.
Tuhrim:
Linster:
The board came , giving both players a pair of aces, but Linster with the best kicker. The turn changed nothing, and neither did the river.
Tuhrim was eliminated in 68th place, taking home a payday of $101,444 for his run in the Main Event.