Michael Malm opened under the gun to 19,000. It folded to Greg Mueller's big blind and he flat called.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Mueller check-called 20,000. The turn was the and Mueller checked. Malm checked it back and the hit the river. Mueller checked once more and Malm cut out 100,000. Mueller sat pondering for a moment before finally letting go. Malm flashed for top set as he dragged in the pot.
Steven Wolansky had the button. He raised the action and it folded to Michael Hurey in the big blind who three-bet. Wolsansky announced four bets and Hurey five bet all in.
"Call. Aces," remarked Wolansky, tabling .
Hurey meekly showed and was in extreme need of help.
Unfortunately for Hurey the board failed to oblige as it fell . He was eliminated in 5th place and will take home $47,771 in winnings.
Picking up with the action on a flop of , Eric Crain led out with a bet. Michael Hurey called to see the river and the hit the felt. Crain bet once more and Hurey called.
Crain rolled over for fours full of eights and Hurey mucked his hand.
Eric Crain opened from UTG+1 with a raise and it folded around to Dario Alioto who called out of the small blind. The flop came and Alioto checked. Crain continued and Alioto slid out a check-raise. Crain three-bet and Alioto came back with a four-bet. Crain capped it and Alioto called.
The turned and Alioto moved all in with his last bet. Crain called.
Crain:
Alioto:
The river bricked out for Alioto and Crain's wheel was enough to scoop the pot. Alioto was eliminated in 6th place and will collect $35,634 in winnings.
Greg Mueller raised from under the gun, and Mike Wattel called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Wattel check-raised the last of his chips.
Wattel:
Mueller:
Mueller had the superior low draw, but Wattel's threes led for high. A fell on the turn, and Wattel was in decent shape to survive. An river gave Mueller both the high and the low though, and Wattel hit the rail.
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and Mueller check-called 20,000. The turn was the 
and Mueller checked. Malm checked it back and the 
hit the river. Mueller checked once more and Malm cut out 100,000. Mueller sat pondering for a moment before finally letting go. Malm flashed 
for top set as he dragged in the pot.
. Crain knuckled the table and mucked his hand
. He was eliminated in 5th place and will take home $47,771 in winnings.
, Eric Crain led out with a bet. Michael Hurey called to see the river and the 
for fours full of eights and Hurey mucked his hand.
flop, and likewise the 
hit the river, and Wolansky fired out 25,000. Mueller made the call.
and Alioto checked. Crain continued and Alioto slid out a check-raise. Crain three-bet and Alioto came back with a four-bet. Crain capped it and Alioto called.
, and Wattel check-raised the last of his chips.
fell on the turn, and Wattel was in decent shape to survive. An 