Matthew Mlsna got the remainder of his stack in the middle and was called by Roman Korenev.
Mlsna was at risk with , while Korenev held for a classic coin flip.
The flop came , keeping Mlsna ahead with two queens. The turn was the , and the river was the , giving Korenev the card he needed to lock up the elimination and break for the unofficial final table of ten.
Roman Korenev raised to 52,000 from late position, and Aditya Agarwal called from the hijack, as did Jordan Young on the button.
The flop came , and Korenev led out for 77,000. Agarwal called. Young wasted no time and raised to 311,000. Korenev quickly folded, and Agarwal went into the tank. After about a minute, he called. The turn was the , and Agarwal checked. Young moved all in, and Agarwal quickly folded.
Young came in to the final table with just over two million in chips, and he took over the lead after taking down the pot.
Jordan Young opened with a raise to 55,000 from the hijack. Marquis Mccain was in the cutoff and pushed all-in for 269,000. Melissa Gillett was waiting in the big blind, and after getting a chip count, she called. Young folded. Mccain held and was in a race situation against Gillett's .
The board ran out , and Mccain was eliminated in 10th place. The nine remaining players make up the official final table, and hand-for-hand coverage will begin.
Hand #10: Aditya Agarwal moved all in for 270,000 from early position, and action folded to David Pham in the big blind. He asked for a count, then called.
Agarwal was at risk and tabled , while Pham showed for a coin flip.
The board ran out , and Agarwal was eliminated in ninth place.
Hand #32: Roman Korenev raised to 80,000 from the hijack, and Jordan Young called on the button. Huihan Wu moved all in for 330,000 in the big blind, and Korenev folded. Young instantly called, though, and he was ahead with versus Wu's . The flop was , giving no help to Wu, and when the hit the turn, he was drawing dead to a chop. The on the river sealed his fate, and he was sent to the rail in eighth place.
Hand #62: David Pham raised to 90,000 from under the gun, and Jordan Young called from the cutoff. Billy Rodgers moved all in from the big blind, and Pham moved all in over the top. Young folded.
Pham tabled , and Rodgers shook his head while showing .
The board ran out , and Rodgers was eliminated in seventh place.
Hand #72: Melissa Gillett raised to 115,000 from the hijack, and Nathan Pfluger moved all in for 975,000 from the small blind. Jordan Young was in the big blind and moved all in over the top. Gillett folded.
Nathan Pfluger:
Jordan Young:
The board ran out , and Pfluger was unable to improve, going home in sixth place.
Hand #85: Jordan Young raised to 110,000, and Kevin Trettin called on the button. The flop was , and Young bet 125,000. Trettin called, and the turn was the . Young bet 320,000, and Trettin called again.
The river brought the , and Young bet a whopping 3,000,000, essentially putting his opponent all in. Trettin didn't think too long before calling, and Young tabled versus Trettin's . Young had rivered a bigger full house, eliminating Trettin in fifth place.
Jordan Young now has an overwhelming chip lead with over half of the total chips in play.
Hand #90: Melissa Gillett raised to 150,000 on the button, and David Pham called from the small blind. The flop came , and Pham checked. Gillett moved all in for 1,275,000, and Pham called.
Pham was at risk and tabled , while Gillett showed .
The turn was the , and the river was the , giving Pham a double-up and leaving Gillett with just 110,000.
Hand #91: Roman Korenev limped in from the small blind, and Jordan Young checked from the big blind. The flop came , and Korenev check-called a bet of 75,000 from Young. The turn was the , and Korenev check-folded to a bet of 500,000 from Young.
Hand #92: Korenev raised to 100,000 on the button, and Young called from the small blind. Gillett was in the big blind and called all in for her remaining 85,000.
Korenev and Young checked down the board that ran out , and Young revealed . Gillett quickly flashed before tossing her cards into the muck and heading for the rail.
Hand #95: David Pham raised to 145,000, and Roman Korenev moved all in for 1,500,000. Pham got a quick count, then made the call. Pham was in a dominating position with versus Korenev's .
The board ran out , eliminating Korenev in third place.
David Pham will now tangle in a heads-up battle with chip leader Jordan Young.