Friday, July 7, 2017 5:22 PM Local Time
William Kakon Eliminated in 10th Place ($87,813)
William Kakon raised to 160,000 from the button, and Bryce Yockey called from the big blind.
The flop came , and the rest of the chips went into the middle in a quick flurry of action, with Kakon at risk.
Kakon:
Yockey:
Yockey had the lead with two pair, nines and sixes, and Kakon needed help from the deck in order to preserve his tournament life. The turn and river changed nothing, and Yockey took the pot to eliminate Kakon.
| Bryce Yockey | 2,280,000 | 1,170,000  |
| William Kakon | 0 | -580,000  |
Friday, July 7, 2017 5:20 PM Local Time
Calderaro Sets Up Sammartino
James Calderaro raised to 150,000 from the button, and Dario Sammartino called from the big blind.
The flop came down , and Sammartino check-called 250,000 from Calderaro. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , Sammartino checked, Calderaro bet 300,000, and Sammartino tanked for a while before he called.
Calderaro tabled for a set of nines , Sammartino mucked, and Calderaro won the pot.
| James Calderaro | 7,950,000 | 600,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 2,650,000 | -750,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 5:13 PM Local Time
Taylor Forces Out Kozlov
Martin Kozlov raised to 100,000 from under the gun, and Esther Taylor called in the big blind.
On a flop, Taylor checked, and Kozlov continued for 100,000. Taylor check-raised to 525,000, and Kozlov carefully checked his stack before sending his cards into the muck.
Kozlov and Taylor both started near the bottom of the counts with 20 players remaining and are both up in chips, though Kozlov has plenty of work ahead with just shy of 13 big blinds.
| Esther Taylor | 2,300,000 | 260,000 |
| Martin Kozlov | 640,000 | -370,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 5:06 PM Local Time
Esther Taylor Pots and Wins
Esther Taylor raised to 100,000 from the button, and William Kakon called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Kakon checked. Taylor bet 100,000, and Kakon called. The turn brought the , and Kakon bet 170,000. After asking Kakon to lift his hands to show how much he had left, Taylor called. The fell on the river, and Kakon checked. Taylor announced a pot-sized bet, and Kakon folded.
"I had you, and I had hearts, too," said Taylor as she stacked her newly acquired chips.
| Esther Taylor | 2,040,000 | 430,000 |
| William Kakon | 580,000 | -640,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 5:04 PM Local Time
Tollerene Takes from Smith
Dan Smith raised to 175,000. Alexey Rybin called in the small blind, and Ben Tollerene came along from the big blind.
The flop came , and Smith bet 175,000 once the action checked to him. While Rybin folded, Tollerene called, and the turn was checked through. After the river, Tollerene bet 300,000 with 1,220,000 behind, and Smith took more than two minutes before releasing his cards into the muck.
| Alexey Rybin | 4,315,000 | -725,000 |
| Ben Tollerene | 2,220,000 | 400,000 |
| Dan Smith | 1,045,000 | -325,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 4:54 PM Local Time
Tollerene's Two Pair are Best
Alexey Rubin called from the button, Ben Tollerene called from the small blind, and James Calderaro checked his option.
The flop came and action checked around.
The turn brought the and Tollerene checked. Calderaro bet 150,000, Rubin folded, and after a few moments of thought, Tollerene called.
The fell on the river and both players checked.
Calderaro announced two pair and Tollerene flipped over for jacks and threes, which was good enough to win the pot. "Bet your own hand, captain, and you'd get called," said Calderaro.
| James Calderaro | 7,350,000 | -285,000 |
| Ben Tollerene | 1,820,000 | 280,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 4:52 PM Local Time
Tollerene Doubles Through Calderaro
Ben Tollerene raised the pot from the cutoff and James Calderaro called on the button. On the flop, Tollerene continued for 125,000 and Calderaro called.
The fell on the turn and Tollerene moved all in for his last 435,000, which Calderaro called with the words, "OK, I call," after brief consideration.
Tollerene:
Calderaro:
The river was a blank and Tollerene doubled.
| James Calderaro | 7,635,000 | -735,000 |
| Ben Tollerene | 1,540,000 | 705,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 4:48 PM Local Time
Calderaro Takes from Rybin
Alexey Rybin raised to 125,000 from the button and James Calderaro called in the big blind, having just arrived and still stacking his chips.
"Did you look at your cards?" Rybin asked.
Calderaro replied, "No, it's Omaha."
The flop fell and both players checked. On the turn, Calderaro bet 200,000 and Rybin called before the was checked. Calderaro showed and won the pot.
"That's a big hand, especially in the dark," Dan Smith added.
Dario Sammartino raised to 150,000 the next hand and Rybin called, as did Calderaro in the small blind. On the flop, all three players checked. Calderaro bet 220,000 on the turn and just Rybin called. The river brought no betting action and Calderaro showed for a set of sevens. "Well done," Rybin admitted and mucked.
| James Calderaro | 8,370,000 | 1,160,000 |
| Alexey Rybin | 5,040,000 | -590,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 4:43 PM Local Time
Yockey Wins With a Three-Bet
Martin Kozlov opened from the button with a raise to 105,000, William Kakon called from the small blind, and Bryce Yockey announced a pot-sized three-bet to 520,000 from the big blind. Both his opponents folded and Yockey showed as he dragged in the chips.
"I'm a high-low player, guys," said Yockey with a smile.
Friday, July 7, 2017 4:38 PM Local Time
James Park Eliminated in 11th Place ($70,421)
James Park raised the pot to 175,000 from under the gun, Alexey Rybin reraised the pot from the small blind, Park four-bet shoved for about 1,350,000, and Rybin called.
Park:
Rybin:
The board came down , giving Rybin tens and fours to eliminate Park in 11th place.
| Alexey Rybin | 5,630,000 | 1,310,000 |
| James Park | 0 | -1,340,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 4:29 PM Local Time
Slow Restart After the Break
James Park limped in from the small blind and Dan Smith raised the pot. Park folded.
One hand later, Smith limped the small blind and Dario Sammartino checked in the big blind. On the flop, Smith checked and called a bet of 75,000 by Sammartino. The appeared on the turn and Smith checked again. Sammartino made it 165,000 to go and that won the pot.
| Dario Sammartino | 3,885,000 | 125,000 |
| Dan Smith | 1,370,000 | -75,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 4:13 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at Break
| James Calderaro | 7,210,000 | -310,000 |
| Alexey Rybin | 4,320,000 | 270,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 3,760,000 | 10,000 |
| Artem Babakhanyan | 1,725,000 | 105,000 |
| Esther Taylor | 1,610,000 | 160,000 |
| Dan Smith | 1,445,000 | 70,000 |
| James Park | 1,340,000 | -10,000 |
| William Kakon | 1,220,000 | 370,000 |
| Bryce Yockey | 1,110,000 | -40,000 |
| Martin Kozlov | 1,010,000 | -65,000 |
| Ben Tollerene | 835,000 | -250,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 4:06 PM Local Time
Break With 11 Remaining
The remaining 11 players have been sent onto their first 15-minute break of the day.
Friday, July 7, 2017 4:04 PM Local Time
Aaron Katz Eliminated in 12th Place ($70,421)
Alexey Rybin raised to 125,000 from under the gun and Aaron Katz called in the small blind. Dario Sammartino raised the pot to 500,000 in the big blind and both of his opponents called to set up a massive 1.5 million pot to the flop of . Katz moved all in for 410,000 and Sammartino reraised the pot, forcing out Rybin.
Aaron Katz:
Dario Sammartino:
"Let's get lucky once," Katz said and then asked for clubs after the turn before noticing Sammartino's nut flush draw. The river was the blank and Sammartino scooped the pot with a set of aces, eliminating Katz in 12th place for $70,421.
| Alexey Rybin | 4,050,000 | -570,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 3,750,000 | 1,470,000 |
| Aaron Katz | 0 | -930,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 4:02 PM Local Time
Rybin Wins at Showdown Without One
Aaron Katz called from early position, Alexey Rybin called from the cutoff, Ben Tollerene came along from the button, James Park called from the small blind, and Dan Smith checked his option.
Five players saw a flop of and action checked all the way around. The turn brought the and action checked through again.
The fell on the river and Park bet 80,000. Rybin was the only caller and Park mucked before Rybin could table his hand.
| Alexey Rybin | 4,620,000 | 200,000 |
| James Park | 1,350,000 | -425,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 3:58 PM Local Time
Felix Bleiker Eliminated in 13th Place ($57,922)
Felix Bleiker raised the pot to 140,000 from the button, Esther Taylor reraised from the big blind, and Bleiker called all in for about 300,000.
Bleiker:
Taylor:
The board came down , giving Taylor kings and treys to eliminate Bleiker in 13th place.
| Esther Taylor | 1,450,000 | 370,000 |
| Felix Bleiker | 0 | -530,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 3:54 PM Local Time
Kozlov Grinds it Up
Hand #1: Martin Kozlov and Bryce Yockey clashed in a pot that saw Yockey check-raise a flop of for half of Kozlov's stack. Kozlov called and both then checked the turn and river. Yockey announced ace-ten and showed , which Kozlov had beat with .
Hand #2: Artem Babakhanyan raised to 100,000 from under the gun and Yockey called from the cutoff, as did William Kakon in the big blind. The flop came and Kakon checked. Babakhanyan continued for 150,000 and Yockey folded. Kakon called. After the turn, Kakon checked and folded to a bet worth 200,000.
Hand #3: Kozlov raised to 80,000 and Babakhanyan defended the big blind. The flop and the turn brought no betting action. On the river, Babakhanyan checked and Kozlov's bet of 180,000 forced a fold.
| Artem Babakhanyan | 1,620,000 | 220,000 |
| Bryce Yockey | 1,150,000 | -450,000 |
| Martin Kozlov | 1,075,000 | 215,000 |
| William Kakon | 850,000 | -200,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 3:49 PM Local Time
Alexey Rybin Calls and Wins
Alexey Rybin limped from early position, Dan Smith called from the small blind, and Aaron Katz checked his option.
The flop came and action checked to Rybin who bet 100,000. Smith folded and Katz called.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The fell on the river and Katz bet 350,000. Rybin called and tabled for a flopped set of fives, which was good enough to win the pot.
| Alexey Rybin | 4,420,000 | 850,000 |
| Aaron Katz | 930,000 | -770,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 3:46 PM Local Time
Rybin Doubles Through Park
James Park raised to 140,000 from under the gun, Dario Sammartino called from the button, and Alexey Rybin called from the small blind.
They checked to the turn of a board where Park bet 300,000. Sammartino called, Rybin check-raised all in for 1,425,000, Park called, and Sammartino folded.
Park:
Rybin:
Park had a ton of outs, but missed them all as the river locked up the pot for Rybin.
| Alexey Rybin | 3,570,000 | 2,005,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 2,280,000 | -570,000 |
| James Park | 1,775,000 | -1,575,000 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 3:39 PM Local Time
Artem Babakhanyan vs. James Calderaro
With about 350,000 already in the middle on a flop of , James Calderaro bet 150,000 from the small blind, Felix Bleiker was in the big blind and folded, and Artem Babakhanyan called from the button.
The turn brought the and Calderaro checked. Babakhanyan slid a stack of green T$25,000 chips forward that looked like about 500,000, Calderaro folded, and Babakhanyan took the pot.
| James Calderaro | 7,520,000 | -180,000 |
| Artem Babakhanyan | 1,400,000 | 315,000 |