Friday, June 28, 2019 7:07 PM Local Time
Hui Closing the Gap
Omaha Hi-Lo
Josh Arieh raised his button and Phil Hui called from the big blind.
Both players checked the flop and the landed on the turn. Hui led out and Arieh called.
The river saw Hui bet again and Arieh raised. Hui called and he had the winner with for a flopped straight.
| Josh Arieh | 11,400,000 | -1,400,000  |
| Phillip Hui | 10,800,000 | 1,400,000  |
Friday, June 28, 2019 7:03 PM Local Time
Arieh Folds the Turn
Omaha Hi-Lo
Josh Arieh raised the button and Phil Hui called to see a flop.
Hui checked, Arieh bet, and Hui woke up with a check-raise. Arieh called and then folded to a bet on the turn.
| Josh Arieh | 12,800,000 | -700,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 9,400,000 | 700,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:56 PM Local Time
Arieh Gives Up
Stud
Phil Hui: / /
Josh Arieh: / /
Phil Hui brought it in with the , then called when Arieh completed. Arieh bet fourth and fifth street, and Hui called. Hui bet sixth and seventh streets, and while Arieh made the call on sixth street, he folded on seventh street.
| Josh Arieh | 13,500,000 | -1,800,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 8,700,000 | 1,800,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:52 PM Local Time
Arieh Prevails in Raising War
No-Limit Hold'em
Phil Hui opened to 225,000, Josh Arieh three-bet to 575,000 and Hui countered with a four-bet to 1,600,000.
Arieh paused for about a minute to process the situation. Then he five-bet to 3,200,000 and Hui folded within seconds.
| Josh Arieh | 15,300,000 | 1,600,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 6,900,000 | -1,600,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:44 PM Local Time
Hui Fighting Back
2-7 Triple Draw
Josh Arieh raised the button and Phil Hui called. They drew three and two respectively.
Hui came out with a bet, Arieh called, and the former drew one while the latter took two.
Hui bet again and this time Arieh folded.
| Josh Arieh | 13,700,000 | -1,000,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 8,500,000 | 1,000,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:40 PM Local Time
Hui Gets in a Check-Raise of His Own
2-7 Triple Draw
Josh Arieh raised on the button, and Phil Hui called.
Hui took two and Arieh one on the first draw, and Hui check-raised a bet from Arieh. Arieh folded.
| Josh Arieh | 14,700,000 | -600,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 7,500,000 | 600,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:39 PM Local Time
Hui Ain't Scared of Arieh's Check-Raise
2-7 Triple Draw
Phil Hui raised his button, Josh Arieh called and they both pitched two cards.
Arieh checked, Hui bet and Arieh check-raised. Hui, however, made it three bets and Arieh let his hand go.
| Josh Arieh | 15,300,000 | 0 |
| Phillip Hui | 6,900,000 | 0 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:36 PM Local Time
Hui Gives It Up on Seventh Street
Stud Hi-Lo
Phil Hui: / / - Folded
Josh Arieh: / /
Josh Arieh brought it in and Phil Hui just called. Arieh then check-called bets on both fourth and fifth before pairing on sixth and leading out.
Hui called and then folded to a bet on seventh.
| Josh Arieh | 16,000,000 | 700,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 6,200,000 | -700,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:32 PM Local Time
Arieh Calls Down Hui
Stud Hi-Lo
Phil Hui: / /
Josh Arieh: / /
Josh Arieh brought it in with the , and Hui called. Hui bet every street thereafter, and Arieh called him down. Hui flashed for a pair of fives, but Arieh tabled for a pair of queens and the winner.
| Josh Arieh | 15,300,000 | 1,600,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 6,900,000 | -1,600,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:31 PM Local Time
Hui Working His Way Up
Stud Hi-Lo
Phil Hui completed, Josh Arieh called and Arieh raised Hui's bet on fourth. Hui called and then called again on fifth.
Arieh checked on sixth and Hui bet. Arieh called but he folded to Hui's final bet on the river.
Hui: / /
Arieh: / / - fold on seventh
| Josh Arieh | 13,700,000 | -1,000,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 8,500,000 | 1,000,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:26 PM Local Time
Flopped Flush No Good for Arieh
Limit Hold'em
Phil Hui raised the button and Josh Arieh called to see the flop. Arieh checked, Hui bet, and Arieh check-raised.
Hui called and then led out on the turn. Arieh called and then called another bet on the river.
Hui rolled over the for a queen-high flush and it was good as Arieh showed the for an inferior flush, which he had actually flopped.
| Josh Arieh | 14,700,000 | -1,700,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 7,500,000 | 1,700,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:24 PM Local Time
Small Jabs Open Heads-Up Play
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hand #1: Josh Arieh raised to 225,000 on the button, and Phil Hui called. Hui check-folded to a bet of 200,00 from Arieh.
Hand #2: Hui raised to 200,000 on the button, and Arieh called. Arieh check-folded to a bet of 200,000 from Hui.
Hand #3: Arieh raised to 225,000 on the button and Hui folded.
| Josh Arieh | 16,400,000 | 200,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 5,800,000 | -200,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:15 PM Local Time
Short Break
Josh Arieh and Phil Hui are taking a short break while preparations for heads-up play are underway.
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:12 PM Local Time
John Esposito Eliminated in 3rd Place ($466,407)
Pot-Limit Omaha
John Esposito potted for 300,000 from the small blind and Josh Arieh called in the big.
Esposito potted again on the flop, making it 600,000. Arieh responded with a maximum raise and called when Esposito moved all in for 2,840,000.
Esposito:
Arieh:
Esposito had aces but he was in bad shape against Arieh's two pair. Esposito needed an ace, eight or a runner-runner pair or flush to stay in the tournament.
The turn narrowed his outs to eight cards and the river wasn't any of them.
| Josh Arieh | 16,200,000 | 3,300,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 6,000,000 | -100,000 |
| John Esposito | 0 | -3,200,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 6:07 PM Local Time
Esposito Pots It to Win It
Pot-Limit Omaha
John Esposito limped the button and Josh Arieh called from the small blind. Phil Hui checked his option from the big and the flop came down .
Arieh led out for 200,000, Hui called, and Esposito raised the pot to 1.1 million. That did the trick as both his opponents folded.
| Josh Arieh | 12,900,000 | -300,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 6,100,000 | -300,000 |
| John Esposito | 3,200,000 | 600,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 5:59 PM Local Time
Battle of the High Cards Goes to Hui
Razz
Phil Hui: /
Josh Arieh: /
Josh Arieh brought it in with the , and Phil Hui completed. John Esposito folded a , Arieh called, then called another bet on fourth street before giving up on fifth street.
| Josh Arieh | 13,200,000 | -500,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 5,600,000 | 600,000 |
| John Esposito | 3,300,000 | -200,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 5:57 PM Local Time
Esposito Folds to Second Barrel
Omaha Hi-Lo
Phil Hui raised in the small blind and John Esposito called in the big.
Hui bet on the flop and Esposito called, but he wasn't willing to invest more chips into the pot as he folded to Hui's bet on the turn.
| Josh Arieh | 13,700,000 | -200,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 5,000,000 | 900,000 |
| John Esposito | 3,500,000 | -900,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 5:53 PM Local Time
Hui Drops to the Bottom of the Pack
Omaha Hi-Lo
Josh Arieh raised the button to 400,000 and called when Phil Hui three-bet to 600,000 from the small blind.
When the flop fell , Hui bet 200,000 and called a raise from Arieh.
Hui then bet 400,000 on the turn, Arieh called, and the completed the board on the river.
Hui slowed down with a check and folded when Arieh bet 400,000.
| Josh Arieh | 13,900,000 | 1,600,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 4,100,000 | -1,400,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 5:51 PM Local Time
Esposito and Arieh Chop One Up
Omaha Hi-Lo
John Esposito raised the button, then called after Josh Arieh made it three bets in the small blind.
Arieh bet the flop, and Esposito raised. Arieh called.
Arieh check-called a bet on the turn, then led out on the river. Esposito called and tabled for aces up, and chopped with Arieh's for a low.
| Josh Arieh | 12,300,000 | -200,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 5,500,000 | -600,000 |
| John Esposito | 4,400,000 | 800,000 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 5:44 PM Local Time
Esposito Claws Back
Stud
John Esposito brought in with the , Phil Hui raised with a king, Esposito reraised and Hui fired back with a raise, receiving a call.
Both players checked on fourth street and Hui hit a jack on fifth. He led out, but Esposito cut out raising chips and Hui mucked his board and hole cards.
Esposito: /
Hui: / - folded on fifth
| Phillip Hui | 6,100,000 | -1,100,000 |
| John Esposito | 3,600,000 | 1,600,000 |