Mike Linster raised from the button and Bryan Emory defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop before Emory bet the turn for 125,000. Linster called and the river was checked again by both players.
Emory rolled over for a busted straight and flush draw and Linster claimed the pot with for ace high.
Govert Metaal raised from early position and Sammy Lefleur got the remainder of his short stack in from two seats over for his last 280,000. Metaal quickly called and, once again, Table 700 was facing an all-in showdown with pocket aces versus pocket tens.
Lafleur:
Metaal:
The board ran out and Lafleur got there on the river. "You knew it was coming, right?" Tobias Peters joked.
Another player asked, "Can aces actually win against tens here?" Metaal took a hit to his stack and won the next pot to bounce back while Lafleur and Richard Dubini remain the short stacks at the table.
Thomas Lutz raised to 80,000 first to act and Mike Linster defended his big blind. On the flop, Linster check-called a bet of 50,000 before the duo checked down the turn and river. Linster announced ten high and Lutz had that beat with .
Hand #2
One hand later, Dan Sindelar raised to 80,000 and Lutz asked for his stack size before calling from the big blind. The flop came and Lutz checked. Sindelar continued for 60,000 and Lutz's check-raise to 160,000 did the trick to force a fold.
Sammy Lafleur was in middle position and moved all in for 680,000. James Gilbert was in the cutoff and moved all in as well for roughly 1,250,000 and all other players folded.
Gilbert:
Lafleur:
The flop was , putting Lafleur in the lead after hitting one of his three outs, but that was short lived as the dropped on the turn, putting Gilbert back in control. The river didn't change a thing as the was put out and Lafleur was the 11th-place finisher.
Bryan Emory raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Chris Bolek moved all in from the small blind for 455,000 to scoop the pot without showdown.
One hand later, Bolek raised to 90,000 from the button and Tobias Peters defended his big blind to see a flop of . Peters checked and Bolek continued for 120,000 before Peters immediately check-raised all in. Bolek called as quickly and the cards were turned over.
Bolek:
Peters:
The turn and river failed to improve Peters and Bolek doubled for 580,000 in the last hand of the level.
flop before Emory bet the 
turn for 125,000. Linster called and the 
river was checked again by both players.
for a busted straight and flush draw and Linster claimed the pot with 
for ace high.
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and both players checked to the turn which was the 
. Lafleur bet 125,000 and Metaal called.
and, after some long deliberation, Lafleur bet 180,000. Metaal called.
turn and 
river. Linster announced ten high and Lutz had that beat with 
.
and Lutz checked. Sindelar continued for 60,000 and Lutz's check-raise to 160,000 did the trick to force a fold.
, putting Lafleur in the lead after hitting one of his three outs, but that was short lived as the 
was put out and Lafleur was the 11th-place finisher.
