Feature Table Hands #181-185: Piccioli Doubles, Ruane Left Short
Hand #181: Scott Blumstein raised to 1,700,000 in middle position, and it folded around to Ben Lamb in the big blind. He thought it over for a bit before folding, and Blumstein took the pot.
Hand #182: Jack Sinclair raised to 1,600,000 in the hijack. It folded to Lamb in the small blind, and he moved all in for 14,900,000. Sinclair didn't take long to fold.
Hand #183: John Hesp raised to 2,000,000 from under the gun, and the rest of the table got out of the way, giving Hesp the pot.
Hand #184: Michael Ruane moved all in for 17,300,000 from middle position, and Bryan Piccioli tanked on the button for a couple of minutes before he called for just a little less than Ruane. The blinds folded, and the race was on.
Piccioli: 
Ruane: 
The flop came down 
. Ruane picked up backdoor flush and straight outs, but the 
provided no extra help. Ruane needed an ace or a king to win the pot and bring the field to the final nine, but the river was the 
.
Piccioli doubled up to 34,000,000, while Ruane was knocked down to just over two big blinds with 2,000,000.
Hand #185: Benjamin Pollak raised to 2,500,000 from early position and could not get any action as he picked up the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,350,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
||
|
86,300,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
34,000,000
16,400,000
|
16,400,000 |
|
||
|
33,175,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
26,575,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
|
22,750,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
21,850,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
|
||
|
20,400,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
18,150,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,000,000
-15,700,000
|
-15,700,000 |