Carlos Mortensen raised to 135,000 from the hijack, and JC Tran called from the cutoff. Everyone else folded, and the two watched flop. Mortensen bet 130,000, and Tran made the call. An prompted another bet from Mortensen, this time 160,000. Tran again called. The river brought a , and Mortensen checked. Tran bet 390,000, and Mortensen called.
Mortensen showed down for a flush, easily besting the of Tran.
Robert Damelian raised to 125,000 on the button, Marc McLaughlin three-bet to 300,000 out of the small blind, and Damelian moved all in for a little over 2.1 million. McLaughlin called.
Damelian:
McLaughlin:
"Good luck," McLaughlin told Damelian.
"It's coming," the Aussie responded
"It" didn't come as the board rolled out , and Damelian was eliminated. McLaughlin now has 7.8 million chips.
Fabian Ortiz limped in from the small blind, Maxx Coleman moved all in for effectively 1.555 million from the big blind, and Ortiz called.
Ortiz:
Coleman:
The flop fell , giving Ortiz two pair, and the turned. Not seeing that Coleman held hearts, Ortiz hopped out of his chair to shake one of his friends hands. The on the river was not a heart though, and Ortiz doubled to 3.19 million chips. Coleman fell to 2.7 million.
Chris Kinane was just now all in and at risk after watching James Alexander open for 130,000 from late position, then three-betting all in for 810,000 from the button and getting a call from Alexander.
Kinane had and was hoping his small pair would hold against Alexander's . The board ran out , and Kinane's deuces held.
Jorn Walthaus pulled out the rarely-seen under-the-gun limp, and action folded to JC Tran in the small blind. He raised to 300,000, and Walthaus made the call. The flop came , and Tran bet 315,000. Walthaus made the call. The turn was a , and Tran bet 800,000. Walthaus dumped his hand.
On the first hand back from the break, Noah Schwartz earned a double-up through Bryan Pellegrino.
The hand saw Schwartz all in and at risk from the small blind with and Pellegrino playing from the button with . The flop came to hit Schwartz's hand, and after the turn and river he survived.
Several minutes into the break, Nicolas Le Floch and Christopher Kinane were involved in a pot that saw Le Floch bluff Kinane.
On the flop, Le Floch fired a bet of 280,000, and Kinane called. Then, the landed on the turn, and Le Floch bet 305,000. Kinane called again. The river paired the board, and Le Floch moved all in. Kinane had 940,000 left and went into the tank for around five full minutes. He eventually folded the for two pair. Le Floch showed him the for a weaker two pair and won the pot.
flop. Mortensen bet 130,000, and Tran made the call. An 
prompted another bet from Mortensen, this time 160,000. Tran again called. The river brought a 
, and Mortensen checked. Tran bet 390,000, and Mortensen called.
for a flush, easily besting the 
of Tran.
, and Damelian was eliminated. McLaughlin now has 7.8 million chips.
, giving Ortiz two pair, and the 
and was hoping his small pair would hold against Alexander's 
. The board ran out 
, and Tran bet 800,000. Walthaus dumped his hand.
flop, Le Floch fired a bet of 280,000, and Kinane called. Then, the 
paired the board, and Le Floch moved all in. Kinane had 940,000 left and went into the tank for around five full minutes. He eventually folded the 