$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship (Event #73)

Sam Greenwood bet 150,000 into nearly 600,000 on     from early position. Timothy Su called in the cutoff and the   was checked through. On the   river, Greenwood bet 860,000. Su thought about a minute and clumsily tossed a chip in. Greenwood revealed    for flopped quads.

"How hard were you hoping for a heart or a ten on the river?" Adedapo Ajayi asked with a laugh.

"I thought the king might be good," Greenwood said with a smile.

Timothy Su	16,500,000	-2,735,000
Sam Greenwood	11,400,000	2,600,000

Jake Schindler more than doubled his short stack and then pushed a heads-up turn of      for his last 500,000. Christopher Wynkoop gave it some consideration and ended up folding.

One hand later, Tobias Duthweiler opened and called a three-bet to 450,000 by Austin Lewis. The flop came   c] and a continuation bet of Lewis did the trick to force a fold from Duthweiler.

Tobias Duthweiler	5,400,000	100,000
Christopher Wynkoop	4,500,000	-1,500,000
Austin Lewis	4,200,000	440,000
Jake Schindler	1,100,000	840,000

Daniel Kirsch opened to 175,000 and Dario Sammartino went all in for 860,000 from one seat over. Corey Burbick gave it plenty of consideration and moved all in too. Kirsch asked if he was covered before sending his cards into the muck.

Dario Sammartino:   
Corey Burbick:   

The board came       and Sammartino doubled.

Daniel Kirsch	2,500,000	-275,000
Dario Sammartino	2,000,000	1,140,000
Corey Burbick	1,650,000	-940,000

Jeff Madsen pushed all in for 1,615,000 in early position and Alex Winter re-shoved all in from the hijack. The rest of the table folded and the cards were face up in a classic race situation.

Jeff Madsen:   
Alex Winter:   

The flop of     left Winter in the lead with his pair of queens. The   on the turn gave Winter the only flush draw which narrowed Madsen's outs even further. The river was the   which gave Madsen a pair of aces but Winter made his flush to send Madsen home.

Alex Winter	3,710,000	860,000
Jeff Madsen	0	-1,795,000

Henning Wendlandt opened on the button for 160,000, Kevin Maahs called, and Ryan Yu three-bet to 720,000. Wendlandt responded with an all-in shove for just over 3.6 million. Maahs asked for a count then folded, and Yu immediately folded after.

In the aftermath of the hand, Warwick Mirzikinian chided Maahs for asking for a count.

"You're never calling in that spot," he said.

"Never?" Maahs asked.

"Never."

Henning Wendlandt	4,750,000	1,775,000
Ryan Yu	4,000,000	-815,000

Jaysun Petruce opened to 215,000 from middle position and Martin Huk called from the small blind.

The flop landed     and Huk checked. Petruce announced he was all in for 1,230,000, and after a slight pause, Huk called.

Huk:   
Petruce:   

Petruce was at-risk with his gutshot and live ace, but when the   fell on the turn, Huk took the lead with a straight.

Needing a jack to stay alive, Petruce would see the   roll off on the river, and he was eliminated in 103rd place for a $59,295 payday.

Martin Huk	6,540,000	965,000
Jaysun Petruce	0	-1,650,000

Mostafa Ashkarkhizani was down to less than one million chips and he moved all in for 950,000 in the hijack. Oliver Bithell quickly called from the big blind and the cards were on their backs.

Oliver Bithell:   
Mostafa Ashkarkhizani:   

The flop of     gave Ashkarkhizani a straight draw to go with his two overcards. However, the   and   runout was not what he was looking for Ashkarkhizani headed to the payout desk.

Oliver Bithell	6,400,000	900,000
Mostafa Ashkarkhizani	0	-1,400,000

Greg Himmelbrand entered Day 6 on the short stack, and unfortunately for him, he wasn't able to spin it up.

In what would be his last hand of the tournament, Himmelbrand moved all in for 820,000 from early position and the short-stacked Jake Schindler called off for 145,000 from the button. Christopher Wynkoop was in the big blind and took his time before making the call to put both players at risk.

Wynkoop:   
Schindler:   
Himmelbrand:   

The     flop gave Himmelbrand the lead but both of his opponents picked up straight draws. The   turn was a disaster for Himmelbrand, and his fate was sealed by the   on the river.

Schindler and Wynkoop both made trip aces with a queen kicker, so they split the main pot while Wynkoop pulled in the larger side pot.

Christopher Wynkoop	6,000,000	900,000
Jake Schindler	260,000	85,000
Greg Himmelbrand	0	-820,000

Sam Greenwood opened for 180,000 in the hijack and Adedapo Ajayi made it 525,000 on the button. Greenwood moved all in and Ajayi went into the tank. He had about 2.6 million back.

"I think I might have to go with this one," he said, taking a deep breath.

He spent a few minutes in the tank, apologizing to the other players. Then, he called and turned over   , standing up when he saw Greenwood table   . The dealer spread a flop of    , giving Ajayi a boat.

"OK!" he said excitedly. "I can work with that flop!"

The   turn rendered the   river meaningless.

"Let's goooo," Ajayi called out as the dealer cut his stack down for a double.

Sam Greenwood	8,800,000	-3,150,000
Adedapo Ajayi	6,400,000	3,225,000

Preben Stokkan opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Jake Schindler defended from the big blind. The flop came     and Schindler checked to Stokkan who continued for 125,000. Schindler check-raised to 385,000 only to have Stokkan shove all in for 970,000. Schindler called and the cards were tabled.

Jake Schindler:   
Preben Stokkan:   

Schindler was well out front with his pair of tens and the   on the turn left Stokkan drawing to just outs. Sure enough, just like the Germans say, the   hit the river to give Stokkan a set of sevens and a full double up.

Preben Stokkan	2,320,000	1,220,000
Jake Schindler	175,000	-1,215,000