Takemaru Kato raised to 125,000 on the button and Michael Zulker defended the big blind.
Action checked to the river on J♠Q♦Q♥A♠9♣, and Zulker led for 220,000.
Kato went deep into the tank before he eventually folded.
Takemaru Kato raised to 125,000 on the button and Michael Zulker defended the big blind.
Action checked to the river on J♠Q♦Q♥A♠9♣, and Zulker led for 220,000.
Kato went deep into the tank before he eventually folded.
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Joseph Monaco of Team Monaco opened to 125,000 under the gun. Vincent Moscati of Team Zewe flatted on the button, before Russell Rosenblum of Team Buchmiller moved all in from the small blind. Takemaru Kato of Team Kato reshoved from the big, and the other two got out of the way.
Russell Rosenblum: J♦10♣
Takemaru Kato A♠K♠
The K♦10♦7♣ flop kept Kato in the lead, and the 2♣ turn changed nothing. However, the J♠ had Rosenblum up and running around the room, as he and his teammate celebrated the win.
Dylan Crawford of Team Twitty shoved from the small blind, and Joseph Monaco of Team Monaco snapped off from the big.
Dylan Crawford: K♥8♦
Joseph Monaco: A♦K♣
The flop was a sick one, as the window eight got players' hearts racing, it was followed by a king, but the full A♥K♠8♣ fanned out by the dealer made it two pair over two pair. The Q♦Q♣ secured the elimination for Monaco, in what he described as a "ggpoker c*cktease"
Action was picked up with Rui Pinto Campos, who was on the button, all in against Ruka Yamauchi in the big blind.
Rui Pinto Campos: K♥5♥
Ruka Yamauchi: K♣J♣
The board ran out 9♠2♣7♥6♦2♦, and Team Correia was eliminated.
Jennifer Zewe of Team Zewe opened to 125,000 from early position. Dylan Crawford of Team Twitty shoved 550,000 from the small blind, and Zewe said "Don't hate me Vinny," to her teammate as she stuck in the call.
Dylan Crawford: A♥9♣
Jennifer Zewe: A♦7♦
Crawford extended his lead immediately on the 10♠5♠9♠ flop, but Zewe found some chop outs on the 4♠ turn. They didn't come, as the 5♦ river secured Team Twitty's double
Okamura Kento of Team Kato in middle position opened to 120,000. Akihito Yokotsuka of Team Yokotsuka in the big blind moved all-in for 710,000 and Kento called.
Akihito Yokotsuka: Q♣J♣
Okamura Kento: K♥Q♠
After a flop of 5♠A♥8♣, Yokotsuka found a flush draw with the 7♣ turn, but the 4♦ river changed nothing and he was eliminated.
While Team Singh was eliminated, Blake Burgin from Team Hicok in middle position found himself at risk for approximately 580,000 against Anthony Banuelos of Team Phillips under the gun.
Blake Burgin: Q♠Q♣
Anthony Banuelos: K♥K♠
Burgin ran his queens into kings and was eliminated on 3♠K♣7♣5♠2♥.
Karanvir Singh of Team Singh jammed for 450,000 from under the gun and was called by Jennifer Zewe of Team Zewe in the big blind.
Karanvir Singh: K♦9♦
Jennifer Zewe: K♥10♠
Singh flopped two pair on K♣9♣8♣ flop to take the lead, but after the 6♠ turn, Zewe was lucky enough to hit the 7♠ river for a runner-runner straight.
She immediately joined her rail to celebrate but quickly apologized to Singh who was eliminated.
Karanvir Singh of Team Singh opened to 120,000 from early position, and Michael Zulker of Team Franklin defended his big blind.
On a flop of 5♦9♠J♠ Zulker checked to Singh, who continued for 90,000. Zulker then check-shoved for 620,000, and Singh made the call.
Michael Zulker: 5♠3♠
Karanvir Singh: K♦J♥
Zulker wasted no time in getting the check mark, as the 8♠ turn had his opponent drawing dead. The K♥ river was just a needle.