The action folded over to Chris Walker in the small blind, and he moved all in for about 500,000 chips on Stuart McDonald's big blind. McDonald quickly called and the showdown went as following.
Walker:
McDonald:
"Adam, Adam!" McDonald yelled to his friend on the rail, "We're all in."
"Yeah, get your lucky charm," John Juanda encouraged McDonald.
"Adam, Adam!" Juanda then jokingly yelled as well, before the dealer put out the following board.
The board ran out and McDonald cheered as he knocked out Walker.
Dominykas Karmazinas opened for 125,000 and Rui Sousa in the cutoff shoved for 1,330,000. Andreas Samuelsson in the small blind called all in for 925,000 total. Juanda and Karmazinas both folded.
Rui Sousa:
Andreas Samuelsson:
The board ran out and Samuelsson doubled without any hick ups.
Andreas Samuelsson raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and Pascal LeFrancois called from the big blind.
The flop came down and LeFrancois checked to Samuelsson who bet 140,000, and the Canadian pro check-raised to 400,000.
Samuelsson tanked for a bit before making the call, and with a little over a million chips in the middle, the turn brought the .
"All in," LeFrancois announced after about 10 seconds, and Samuelsson went into the tank.
Samuelsson swung his hand, filled with chips, forward and shook his head. After another hesitation, and with a sour look on his face, the Swede called all in for 1,550,000.
LeFrancois showed and had a double gutter against Samuelsson's . The river was the and Samuelsson's big pair held up in this enormous pot.
Rui Sousa opened for 200,000 even from the hijack with just 40,000 behind. Andreas Samuelsson on the button asked how much the minimum he could raise to was, and made it 340,000 when he learned so.
John Juanda now moved all in from the small blind and the big blind quickly folded. Sousa called for the additional 40,000 and Samuelsson folded, giving Juanda already some chips.
Rui Sousa:
John Juanda:
The board ran out and Sousa hit the rail in 18th place.
The times are tough for Pascal LeFrancois, as he just lost another pot which dropped him down to 1.46 million.
LeFrancois raised to 125,000 and Andreas Samuelsson three-bet from the big blind to 375,000. LeFrancois tanked for a bit before calling, and the flop brought out .
Mario Sanchez Cano opened for 125,000 from the cutoff and Roman Korenev in the big blind moved in for 865,000. Cano asked how much it was, and made the call not long after.
Mario Sanchez Cano:
Roman Korenev:
Korenev was still jamming to his music, though we couldn't tell if it was because he was so relaxed or so nervous. He didn't stop humming when the flop hit, and neither when the hit the turn.
The fell on the river though and with his counterfeited pair of threes now face down in the muck, Korenev got up from the table and wished the remaining players the best of luck.