Connor Drinan raised to 240,000 from the button and Steve O'Dwyer called from the big blind to see a flop. O'Dwyer then check-called a bet of 250,000 before both players checked the turn. When the completed the board on the river, O'Dwyer checked and then called when Drinan bet 500,000.
Drinan tabled the for jacks and sevens, which prompted O'Dwyer to muck.
Isaac Haxton raised to 400,000 under the gun and the action folded to Connor Drinan in the big blind. Drinan looked at the first card and said, "This one looks good."
After looking at the second card, Drinan moved all in and Haxton called for 725,000 total.
Haxton:
Drinan:
The board ran out and Haxton was knocked out by Drinan.
Ivan Luca limped the button, and Steve O'Dwyer completed the blind before Connor Drinan checked. Action checked to Luca on the flop, and he bet 160,000. Only O'Dwyer called. O'Dwyer check-called another 365,000 on the turn, and both players checked the .
Connor Drinan raised all in for 1.3 million under the gun and Isaac Haxton hit the tank for more than a minute before calling from the button. Both blinds folded and the cards were turned up.
Haxton:
Drinan:
It was a flip, but not after the flop came down . Haxton paired his jack and took a commanding lead; in fact, Drinan needed one of the two remaining fives in the deck to stay alive. The turn wasn't it, but the river was.
Steve O'Dwyer just limped from the small blind and Connor Drinan tanked for a bit before checking.
The flop brought out and O'Dwyer bet 90,000, Drinan called.
The turn was the and O'Dwyer bet another 220,000, Drinan called once more.
On the river the hit and O'Dwyer checked to Drinan who moved all in. O'Dwyer snap-folded and Drinan picked up another pot after having seem two of his shoves gone uncalled.
Steve O'Dwyer and Connor Drinan saw a board of for the minimum from the blinds, and O'Dwyer bet 80,000. Drinan called in position, and the two saw a fall. O'Dwyer bet 210,000, and Drinan tanked a long while before putting in a call.
Ivan Luca had held the chip lead ever since the tournament got down to the final two tables, but just now he had to give it up to Isaac Haxton.
Haxton moved all in from the button for 1,130,000 and Luca tanked for quite some time before re-shoving from the small blind, getting Steve O'Dwyer to fold.
Haxton:
Luca:
"That's not a good hand to be up against," Haxton said.
The flop brought out , and Haxton said, "But that's a good flop.
On the turn the hit, and the river was the filling up Haxton's straight to create a huge shift in this event. There are still four players remaining but right now it's really anyone's game.
In the last hand of the previous level, Ivan Luca opened for 120,000 under the gun and got called by both blinds. Everyone checked the , and Connor Drinan fired out 140,000 on the turn. Haxton thought a couple of minutes and checked the information board a couple of times before announcing he was all in for 395,000. Luca snap-folded and Drinan looked pained but called after about a minute.
Drinan:
Haxton:
Haxton was drawing, but one of his outs arrived as the hit the river, completing his flush.