Michael Esposito raised to 350,000 from middle position and Robert Buckenmayer reraised to 825,000 from the hijack seat. Action folded back to Esposito and he made the call.
The flop came down and Esposito checked. Buckenmayer bet 900,000 and Esposito check-raised to two million. Buckenmayer folded and Esposito won the pot.
Same story happening at the secondary feature table, with the short stacks pushing and others folding.
First, Yuval Bronshtein opened for 380,000 from the hijack seat, then Andras Koroknai reraised all in from the cutoff, forcing folds back to Bronshtein. Bronshtein thought a moment, then folded.
On the next hand, Jeremy Ausmus raised to 325,000 from under the gun, Yuval Bronshtein called from a couple of seats over, and when it folded back to Paul Volpe in the big blind he reraised all in and both opponents folded.
Daniel Strelitz opened to 320,000 from early position, Russell Thomas called in middle position, and Robert Buckenmayer three-bet to one million. Strelitz folded, and Thomas moved all in. Buckenmayer called.
There have been five all-ins in six hands on the secondary feature table, starting with Danny Wong's double through Yuval Bronshtein, then followed by Gaelle Baumann's double up through Jeremy Ausmus.
After those hands, Andras Koroknal moved all in and everyone folded, then Paul Volpe moved all and achieved the same result.
Next came a raise and call, then Bronshtein reraised all in from the small blind, Andras Koroknai called all in for less from the big blind, and the others got out. Both players had -unsuited, and five cards later they chopped the pot.
On the very next hand after Danny Wong's double up through Yuval Bronshtein, Jeremy Ausmus again opened with a raise — this time for 325,000 from early position — and Gaelle Baumann reraised all in for 2,965,000 from a seat over. It folded back around to Ausmus who thought a few seconds then called.
Ausmus turned over and Baumann — again, nines versus tens! And once again the better pair held up as the board came . Baumann survives with a double up, while Ausmus drops a few.
Jeremy Ausmus opened for 320,000 from middle position and Yuval Bronshtein called from the hijack seat. It folded to Danny Wong in the small blind who pushed all in for about 4 million total. Ausmus folded quickly, but Bronshtein took some time to think about the situation.
He sat for a couple of minutes, riffling chips and looking across from Seat 8 to Seat 3 where the hoodie-wearing Wong sat with his head resting on crossed arms. Finally Bronshtein called.
Wong:
Bronshtein:
The flop came — not good for Bronshtein, and great for Wong. The turn was the , and Bronshtein was hoping for another ace or the case jack to show for a chop. The dealer then burned a card and turned over the river… the . Wong survived with the double up.
Wilfried Harig moved all in from middle position for 2.915 million and was called by Greg Merson in the big blind.
Showdown
Harig
Merson
Harig was in bad shape with his under pair, and the flop didn't provide much help. The turn did give Harig some extra outs to a straight, meaning he would need either an eight or six on the river to keep his Main Event hopes alive. Wouldn't you know it, the slammed down on the river.
The crowd around the ESPN Main Stage gasped, while Harig allowed a smile to creep across his face as he chipped up to over six million.
Michael Esposito raised from under the gun to 350,000. Robert Corcione made the call from the big blind and the two players took the flop. Both checked.
After the landed on the turn, both players checked again. Then, the completed the board on the river.
Corcione checked and Esposito bet 400,000. Corcione called.
Esposito showed down the and for pair, kings and deuces, with a queen kicker. Corcione mucked and Esposito won the pot.
From the cutoff seat, Scott Abrams raised to 340,000. Daniel Strelitz called on the button and the flop came down . Abrams bet 410,000 and Strelitz called.
The turn card was the and both players checked. They also both checked after the hit the river.
Danny Wong, who was born in Hong Kong and now resides in Las Vegas, was under the gun and began things with a raise to 325,000. It folded to the button where sat Yuval Bronshtein, from Israel originally and now living in Charleston, South Carolina, and he called the raise. Both blinds then folded.
The flop came . Wong led for 450,000, and Bronshtein responded by raising all in. Wong considered a while, then folded.
and Esposito checked. Buckenmayer bet 900,000 and Esposito check-raised to two million. Buckenmayer folded and Esposito won the pot.
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, and the two players chopped.
-unsuited, and five cards later they chopped the pot.
and Baumann 
— again, nines versus tens! And once again the better pair held up as the board came 
— not good for Bronshtein, and great for Wong. The turn was the 
, and Bronshtein was hoping for another ace or the case jack to show for a chop. The dealer then burned a card and turned over the river… the 
. Wong survived with the double up.
slammed down on the river.
flop. Both checked.
landed on the turn, both players checked again. Then, the 
and for pair, kings and deuces, with a queen kicker. Corcione mucked and Esposito won the pot.
. Abrams bet 410,000 and Strelitz called.
hit the river.
and Strelitz mucked.
. Wong led for 450,000, and Bronshtein responded by raising all in. Wong considered a while, then folded.