George Danzer made it two-bets from the button only to have Alexandre Luneau three-bet the big blind to 36,000. Danzer called and drew one as Luneau drew two.
Danzer bet 12,000 and Luneau check-called before drawing another two as Danzer stood pat. Luneau checked and Danzer moved all in for 21,000 with Luneau calling and drawing one.
With Danzer in the lead with his , he would have to fade against Luneau's draw holding .
Fortunately for the German, Luneau could only manage to pair his down cards as he drew a to see Danzer double to 144,000.
Eli Elezra popped it up from the button and Justin Bonomo called out of the big blind. Bonomo drew three cards while Elezra opted for two. Bonomo came out swinging with a bet and Elezra flatted.
Bonomo elected for two cards on the second draw. Elezra picked up one new card and once again called a bet after Bonomo led out. On the final draw, each player picked up one new card. Bonomo fired one last time and Elezra instantly called.
"Good call, I paired," said Bonomo.
Elezra rolled over and scooped the pot. He now has about 470,000 in chips.
Eli Elezra raised from the small blind and Jon Turner committed his final 17,000. Both players drew two, and then one before Elezra stood pat on the final draw.
Turner went into the tank for close to two minutes before deciding to draw one once again as Elezra tabled his .
Turner tabled his to need any five, four, three to stay alive.
Unfortunately he could only squeeze out a hand-pairing to end his tournament in 11th place for a $24,342 payday.
Jon Turner raised to 24,000 and Justin Bonomo called before Eli Elezra made it three-bets from the big blind with both Turner and Bonomo calling.
Elezra drew one while Turner and Bonomo drew two with Elezra's 12,000-chip bet getting called by both players. Elezra stood pat and bet dark as Turner and Bonomo drew one each. Turner called and Bonomo raised to 48,000 with both players calling as Elezra now deciding to draw one as Turner stood pat and Bonomo took one.
Elezra squeezed out each of his cards one by one before betting 24,000 - leaving himself just a big blind. Turner called and Bonomo called too.
Elezra tabled his as Turner tossed his cards into the muck exclaiming he had a pat eight.
Picking up with the action on the final draw, Justin Bonomo takes one new card while David Benyamine stands pat. Benyamine cuts out a bet and Bonomo slowly squeezes his new card.
"Raise," says Bonomo confidently.
Benyamine instantly ships the rest of his chips in the middle, calling all in for a bit less than a big bet. Bonomo tables an eight-perfect and Benyamine throws his hand away, standing up from the table. The dealer reveals Benyamine's before placing it into the muck. Benyamine becomes the first casualty in the money and will pocket $24,342 in prize money. Bonomo, on the other hand, has extended his chip lead and now boasts a stack over 1 million.
Tuan Le raised to 20,000 from the small blind and Phil Galfond made the call and drew three to Le's two. Le bet 10,000 and Galfond called drawing two to Le's one before he led out for 20,000.
Galfond made the call before both players drew just one card and checked.
"King!" announced Galfond before Le quickly slammed down his to scoop the pot and edge close to 700,000. Galfond has now tumbled down to roughly 175,000 in chips.