Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:59 PM Local Time
Steve Gross raises to 60,000 from the cutoff and it folds to Bradley St. Vincent in the small blind who makes it 135,000 to go. The big blind folds and Gross calls to see a flop.
The dealer fans on the felt and St. Vincent continues out for 150,000. Gross calls and both players check the on the turn. The completes the board and St. Vincent bets 445,000. Gross thinks for just over two and a half minutes before letting go of his cards.
Bradley St. Vincent - 1,800,000
Steve Gross - 1,300,000
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:58 PM Local Time
The action folds to Sal DiCarlo, who opens with a raise to 65,000 in the hijack. Fedor Holz calls from the big blind and it's heads up to the flop.
On the flop, Holz checks and DiCarlo bets 80,000. Holz raises to 185,000 and DiCarlo moves all in for 615,000. Holz quickly calls and shows for a pair of sixes and the ace-high flush draw. DiCarlo holds and is looking for help.
The turn is the giving DiCarlo additional outs to a straight. The river is the making a flush for each player, but Holz has the nut flush and will scoop the pot.
Fedor Holz - 3,685,000 (123 bb)
Sal DiCarlo - Eliminated ($46,890)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:56 PM Local Time
Mike Vanier opens to 65,000 from late position and David Stefanski three-bets the hijack to 155,000.
Vanier calls before both players check down the board as Stefanski tables his to scoop the pot.
Mike Vanier - 1,500,000 (50 bb)
David Stefanski - 1,055,000 (35 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:52 PM Local Time
Andrew Jenkins opens for a raise from late position and Andrew Rudnik moves all in for slightly less than 400,000 total. Jenkins calls with and will need to improve to best the that Rudnik has.
The board runs clean for Rudnik as it comes and he doubles up to just under a million in chips.
Andrew Rudnik - 850,000 (28 bb)
Andrew Jenkins - 1,450,000 (48 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:52 PM Local Time
Tony Tran raises to 65,000 from under the gun, Ronald McGinnity calls behind him, Alejandro Duque folds, then Clayton Fletcher calls from the hijack and Justin Conley calls from the cutoff.
Duque jokingly tells the dealer, "My cards are the only two in the muck. Can I have them back?"
It folds to Luther Tran in the big blind, and both the table and the rail start to cheer the short-stack's name.
"I'm gonna act like I'm playing Baccarat," Luther tells the table with a smile. He then calls.
The flop comes , and Luther checks to Tony, who bets 75,000. McGinnity folds, Fletcher calls, Conley folds, and Luther calls.
The turn is the . Luther moves all in for 375,000 and Tony asks for a count before calling. Fletcher folds.
"Nuts," Luther says, as he turns over . Tony looks puzzled, as Luther holds just second pair. Tony then flips over for top pair.
"Oh God, I misread my hand," Luther proclaims. He is just kidding, but many at the table believe he thought he had Q-9 for a straight to the point where he has to clarify he knew what he was holding.
"I obviously didn't want a call," Luther says.
The river is the and Tony Tran's jacks hold to send Luther Tran to the rail.
Tony Tran - 3,570,000 (119 bb)
Luther Tran - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:50 PM Local Time
Fedor Holz, who recently joined the featured table on the ESPN Main Stage, opens with raise to 65,000 from middle position. Sohale Khalili calls, as does Upeshka De Silva in the big blind, sending three players to the flop.
Players check the flop. The turn is the and De Silva bets 120,000. Holz raises to 315,000 and Khalili quickly folds. De Silva takes some time, but calls and the river is the . Both players check and De Silva tables to scoop the pot with a pair of sixes. Holz mucks his cards.
Upeshka De Silva - 2,665,000 (89 bb)
Fedor Holz - 3,095,000 (103 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:47 PM Local Time
Aditya Agarwal raises from middle position to 65,000 and action folds around to Robert Mitchell in the small blind. Mitchell announces all in as he slides his remaining chips into the middle using both hands.
The dealer counts down his stack of 355,000 and Agarwal calls.
Mitchell:
Agarwal:
"Royal flush blocker," jokes Mitchell, as he tries to break up some of the tension.
The board runs out and Mitchell's queens hold, earning him the much needed double.
Robert Mitchell - 800,000 (26 bb)
Aditya Agarwal - 420,000 (14 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:47 PM Local Time
Georgios Gregoraskos raises to 70,000 from early position and action folds around to Curtis Anderson in the big blind, who moves all in for about 760,000.
Gregoraskos quickly calls off the rest of his approximately 700,000 stack and the cards are tabled. Anderson shows and is a big favorite against Gregoraskos' . The flop is , giving Anderson top pair, but Gregoraskos a straight draw. The turn is the and Gregoraskos picks up flush and straight draws.
The river is the Tc to give Anderson the pot and eliminate Gregoraskos. Anderson gets up out of his seat and puts his hands on his head.
"They had to give me that nine of diamonds on the turn," said Anderson. "Just to make me sweat. I know I was a three-to-one favorite, but man I felt like a dog."
Curtis Anderson - 1,550,000 (51 bb)
Georgios Gregoraskos - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:45 PM Local Time
Alexander Debus opens ,on the button to 65,000 and Jonas Mackoff defends his big blind to see the flop.
Both players check the flop, and after the falls on the turn, Mackoff leads for 80,000. Debus calls to see the river.
The completes the board and after some thought, Mackoff bets again, this time for 215,000.
Debus quickly calls, only to see Mackoff table for a turned straight that improved to a higher straight on the river.
Jonas Mackoff - 1,325,000 (44 bb)
Alexander Debus - 1,400,000 (46 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:42 PM Local Time
Brian Hastings opens for 75,000 from middle position and Diana Svensk three-bets to 225,000 from the small blind. Hastings calls.
The flop is and both players check. They check again on the turn card. The river is the and Svensk bets 275,000. Hastings calls and mucks when Svensk shows for trip sevens.
Diana Svensk - 1,700,000 (56 bb)
Brian Hastings - 3,400,000 (113 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:41 PM Local Time
Mark Kroon is on the button and he raises to 65,000. Sterling Savill moves all in from the small blind for 360,000 and, after the big blind folds, Kroon calls.
Savill has and Kroon has .
The board runs out and Savill busts soon after the dinner break.
Mark Kroon - 3,230,000 (107 bb)
Sterling Savill - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:39 PM Local Time
Pierre Neuville raises to 60,000 from the hijack and both Toby Lewis and Nick DiVella call.
The flop is and action checks to Lewis on the button, who bets 100,000. DiVella calls from the big blind and Neuville also calls.
The turn is the and DiVella leads out for 225,000. Neuville quickly calls and Lewis throws his hand away.
The river is the and DiVella quickly moves all in for 455,000. Neuville calls and DiVella says "You win." The dealer instructs that hands have to be shown and DiVella turns over . Neuville then turns over for the flush to scoop the pot and send DiVella to the rail just after dinner.
Pierre Neuville - 3,300,000
Nick DiVella - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:39 PM Local Time
Brad St. Vincent raises to 6,500 and Yordan Mitrentsov, dressed up for the occasion, calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and St. Vincent continues for 75,000. Mitrentsov check-calls before both players check the turn. The river comes down as and St. Vincent bets 95,000 before being check-raised to 440,000 by Mitrentsov. He takes several minutes to think and then flicks in a chip to call. Mitrentsov opens for a rivered full house. St. Vincent mucks.
Brad St. Vincent - 1,870,000
Yordan Mitrentsov - 2,030,000
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:35 PM Local Time
Kilian Kramer raises to 65,000 from middle position and is called by Jonathan Tamayo in middle position, Thomas Kearney on the button and Fedor Holz on the big blind.
The flop comes down and Kramer places out a 135,000 continuation bet after Holz checks his option. Tamayo calls quickly behind which sees Kearney then Holz muck their hands.
After the drops on the turn, Kramer reaches for his chips, before cutting out a bet totaling 255,000 in chips. Tamayo calls almost instantly.
Both players then check the on the river before Kramer turns over his for two pair. Tamayo mucks his hand before Kramer is awarded the pot.
Kilian Kramer - 1,930,000
Jonathan Tamayo - 850,000
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:35 PM Local Time
Upeshka De Silva opens with a raise to 60,000 in the cutoff and Chad Power calls in the small blind. Sohale Khalili folds his big blind and it's heads up to the flop.
On the flop, Power checks and De Silva bets 55,000. Power calls and the falls on the turn. Both players check and the river is the . Again, both players check and Power shows to scoop the pot with a full house, aces full of tens. De Silva mucks his hand.
Chad Power - 3,135,000 (105 bb)
Upeshka De Silva - 2,160,000 (72 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:33 PM Local Time
Mario Sequeira raises to 75,000 from the cutoff and it folds over to Yuri Dzivielevski who moves all in for his last 130,000. Sequeira calls and the hands are turned on their backs.
Sequeira:
Dzivielevski:
Dzivielevski is in need of improvement against Sequeira's pocket nines. Fortunately for Dzivielevski, the flop falls , pairing his queen and giving him a strong lead in the hand. The board finishes with the and the , securing Dzivielevski's double .
Yuri Dzivielevski - 320,000
Mario Sequeira - 420,000
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:30 PM Local Time
Back from dinner Antonio Payne finds his last 505,000 in the middle as he is flipping for his tournament life. Payne holds against the of Gabi Livshitz.
The dealer spreads the flop and Payne cringes as Livshitz improves to a pair of kings. The on the turn kills one of Payne's two outs, leaving him drawing strictly to the eight of clubs. The completes the board and Payne is eliminated late here on Day 5.
Gavi Livshitz - 1,380,000 (23 bb)
Antonio Payne - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:30 PM Local Time
On the second hand after dinner break, Zvi Stern pushes all in for 335,000 and Stephen Lichtenberger snap-calls from the big blind.
Stern:
Lichtenberger:
The board runs out to ensure a double for Stern to 725,000 as Lichtenberger slips to 825,000.
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:29 PM Local Time
Eric Blair opens for 75,000, Diana Svensk three-bets to 200,000, and Thomas Arvidsson moves all in for an even 500,000. Blair folds and Svensk calls.
Svensk:
Arvidsson:
The two players are racing and Svensk keeps the lead on the flop and turn. The three clubs remove two of Arvidsson's outs as the ace or king of that suit would give Svensk a club flush.
The river is the though to give Arvidsson a winning pair of kings. "Nice hand," says Svensk as Arvidsson doubles up to just over a million in chips.
Thomas Arvidsson - 1,150,000 (38 bb)
Diana Svensk - 1,135,000 (37 bb)
Eric Blair - 970,000 (32 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:28 PM Local Time
Chad Power opens with a raise under the gun to 75,000. Don Blum moves all in for 590,000 and the action folds back around to Power, who calls.
Power:
Blum:
Blum is looking for help and receives a few additional outs to a straight on the flop. The turn is the and the falls on the river, failing to improve Blum and Power will scoop the pot.
Chad Power - 2,990,000 (100 bb)
Don Blum - Eliminated ($46,890)