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Sunday, June 5, 2011 10:13 PM Local Time
Amir Lehavot raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and Sam Stein called on the button.
The flop came down and Lehavot made a contination bet of 85,000. Stein raised to 210,000, but Lehavot wasn't done with the pot just yet. He made it 465,000 total. Stein though for a minute before calling, landing the on the turn. Lehavot slowed down with a check, leading to a bet of 310,000 from Stein.
"Pot," said Lehavot.
That was not what Stein wanted to hear, as he spent the next four minutes in the tank before giving it up.
| Amir Lehavot | 3,260,000 | 900,000  |
| Sam Stein | 1,070,000 | -830,000  |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 10:09 PM Local Time
Jarred Solomon raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and Sam Stein defended his big blind.
The flop fell and Stein check-called 70,000 from Solomon. The turn was checked by both and when the hit the river, Stein bet 105,000. Solomon paid him off, but was unhappy to see Stein table . Solomon flashed what looked to be and saw the pot pushed in Stein's direction.
Stein upped his stack to about 1.9 million, while Solomon slipped to about 2.55 million.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 9:56 PM Local Time
| Jarred Solomon | 2,800,000 | 100,000 |
| Amir Lehavot | 2,360,000 | 20,000 |
| Sam Stein | 1,450,000 | -80,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 800,000 | -35,000 |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 9:54 PM Local Time
Amir Lehavot opened to 60,000 on the button and Sam Stein called from the small blind. Jarred Solomon was the big blind but was not in his seat as the dealer finished dealing the cards. The tournament supervisor declared Solomon's hand dead and Lehavot and Stein were off to the flop.
The flop came and both players checked. They both checked again on the turn. When the came on the river Stein bet 80,000. Lehavot called, but then mucked when Stein showed .
Sunday, June 5, 2011 9:45 PM Local Time
Amir Lehavot opened to 65,000 in the cutoff. Sam Stein popped it to 155,000 on the button, but was met with a Jarred Solomon four-bet to 320,000 from the small blind. The table folded around to Solomon, now firmly in the lead.
| Jarred Solomon | 2,700,000 | 200,000 |
| Amir Lehavot | 2,340,000 | -160,000 |
| Sam Stein | 1,530,000 | -60,000 |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 9:44 PM Local Time
Jarred Solomon raised to 70,000 under the gun and Tommy Vinas looked him up from the button. Solomon led right out with a 75,000 bet on the flop, which Vinas raised to 275,000. Solomon thought for a moment before announcing, "Pot." The three-bet was for a huge 735,000!
Vinas didn't take long before moving all in for a couple hundred thousand more and Solomon made the call.
Solomon:
Vinas:
It was a brutal set-over-set flop that saw Vinas on the bad end of things. "Spade, spade," Vinas pleaded as he looked to his rail in resignation. The turn ensured that there would be no chop. It was down to the river for Vinas, who needed the case seven to stay alive. The was close, but not quite what he needed. Vinas was eliminated in fifth place and will take home $150,453 for his efforts.
| Jarred Solomon | 2,500,000 | 985,000 |
| Tommy Vinas | 0 | -1,065,000 |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 9:35 PM Local Time
Amir Lehavot opened to 65,000 and Nicolas Levi three-bet to 200,000. Lehavot announced pot, which was enough to for Levi to go all in. With all the chips in the middle the hands were tabled:
Lehavot:
Levi:
An ace in the window gave Lehavot the lead and the board ran . Levi made his way to the rail and Lehavot was up to 2,400,000.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 9:27 PM Local Time
Players have returned from their break, the orange chips are gone, and the cards are back in the air!
Sunday, June 5, 2011 9:26 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 0
Sunday, June 5, 2011 9:10 PM Local Time
| Amir Lehavot | 1,990,000 | -110,000 |
| Sam Stein | 1,590,000 | 90,000 |
| Jarred Solomon | 1,515,000 | 118,000 |
| Tommy Vinas | 1,065,000 | 125,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 835,000 | 165,000 |
| Nicolas Levi | 480,000 | -210,000 |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 9:05 PM Local Time
Play has temporarily halted as tournament officials race off the orange T1,000 chips.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 9:04 PM Local Time
Tommy Vinas opened for 54,000 and Amir Lehavot called. The brought checks from both players, but the turn saw Lehavot bet 66,000. Vinas called and the came on the turn. Both players checked and Lehavot tabled and Vinas mucked his hand.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 8:53 PM Local Time
Sam Stein raised to 51,000 under the gun only to face a reraise from Tommy Vinas for 92,000 more. Stein wasted little time in folding his hand and moving on to the next.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 8:51 PM Local Time
With a board reading , Stephen Chidwick bet 60,000 and was called by Sam Stein. When the peeled off on the river, Chidwick checked, Stein fired out 106,000, and Chidwick quickly released.
| Stephen Chidwick | 670,000 | -130,000 |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 8:45 PM Local Time
Eric Cloutier opened for 57,000 from late position and Amir Lehavot raised on the button to 120,000. Cloutier called and the flop fell . Cloutier sat still for several moments before eventually checking. Lehavot bet 75,000 and Cloutier almost instantly went all in. Lehavot called and the hands were tabled:
Cloutier:
Lehavot:
The turn brought the giving Cloutier a flush draw. But he bricked on the river when it came . Cloutier left the final table area and Lehavot is up to 2,100,000.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 8:37 PM Local Time
Action folded to McLean Karr on the button and he raised to 75,000. Sam Stein, in the big blind, re-raised the pot. Karr put the the rest of his stack, roughly 350,000, into the middle and Stein called.
Karr:
Stein:
"I race well!" said an excited Karr. Stein chuckled, hoping that would not be the case this time.
The flop came down and put Karr ahead with top pair. The turn kept him there, but the river delivered a cruel to give Stein a set, ending Karr's tournament in 8th place.
Stein, meanwhile, upped his stack to about 1,500,000.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 8:32 PM Local Time
Stephen Chidwick raised to 50,000 from the hijack only to have Michael Benvenuti bet pot, leaving himself just 64,000 behind. The blinds got out of the way and Chidwick made the call. When the flop came down , Chidwick led out and Benvenuti committed his remaining chips.
Benvenuti:
Chidwick:
Chidwick's sixes were ahead, but Benvenuti was a favorite with his plethora of draws. The turn left Chidwick looking for an ace, king, queen, or club to win the pot, but it was not in the cards as the paired the board. Chidwick's small pocket pair held to eliminate Benvenuti in ninth place.
| Stephen Chidwick | 800,000 | 279,000 |
| Michael Benvenuti | 0 | -295,000 |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 8:26 PM Local Time
Amir Lehavot opened to 51,000 in middle position and Stephen Chidwick popped it to 125,000 on the button. Nicolas Levi four-bet the pot from the small blind, forcing folds all around.
| Amir Lehavot | 1,449,000 | -51,000 |
| Nicolas Levi | 690,000 | 170,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 521,000 | -129,000 |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 8:19 PM Local Time
Tommy Vinas opened for 54,000 from late position and Amir Lehavot called from the button. The blinds released and the flop came . Vinas slid out 87,000 and Lehavot called. The on the turn brought checks from both players. The river saw Vinas bet 75,000 and Lehavot raised it up to 300,000. Vinas folded and dropped down to 940,000 and Lehavot is up to 1,500,000.
Sunday, June 5, 2011 8:03 PM Local Time
Level: 23
Blinds: 12000/24000
Ante: 0