Hand 16: Shawn Buchanan opened with the on the button and Daniel Coupal defended with . The flop swept out and Buchanan bet 125,000. Coupal check-jammed all in and Buchanan snap-called.
Coupal was in rough shape but picked up some outs with the on the turn. The river, however, was the and Coupal was eliminated in fifth place banking a career-best $293,560.
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Hand 10: We missed the hand due to a graphic on the stream.
Hand 11: Shawn Buchanan limped the button with the and folded when Daniel Coupal moved all in for 965,000 from the big blind with the .
Hand 12: Maria Lampropulos raised to 170,000 with the under the gun and Shawn Buchanan called from the cutoff with the . The rest of the field folded and it was heads-up action to the flop.
Lampropulos bet 150,000 and Buchanan called to see the turn. Lampropulos checked, Buchanan bet 425,000, and Lampropulos folded.
Hand 13: Lampropulos received a walk in the big blind.
Hand 14: Koray Aldemir looked down at the on the button and raised to 170,000 and he took down the pot.
Hand 15: In the last hand of the level, Buchanan limped with the and Adrian Mateos exercised his option from the big with the . Buchanan called and the two saw a flop of . Buchanan checked, Mateos bet 175,000, and Buchanan folded.
Hand 7: Adrian Mateos opened with the from the cutoff and Koray Aldemir three-bet jammed with the , winning the pot.
Hand 8: Aldemir limped with the from the small blind and Maria Lampropulos checked with the . The flop came down and Aldemir bet 80,000 getting a call from Lampropulos.
The landed on the turn and both players checked to see the on the river. Lampropulos bet 250,000 and Aldemir released.
Hand 9: Lampropulos opened with in the small blind and Buchanan defended with the . The flop came , Lampropulos bet 230,000, and Buchanan called.
The fell on the turn, Lampropulos checked and Buchanan bet 375,000. After a few moments in the tank, the clock was called and Lampropulos eventually called. The completed the board on the river and Lampropulos checked. Buchanan bet 1,100,000 and after several more minutes in the tank, Buchanan finally called the clock.
Lampropulos would eventually make the call and mucked when Buchanan tabled his full house.
Hand 6: Maria Lampropulos raised to 170,000 UTG+1 and Christian Rudolph three-bet all in for 805,000 from the big blind. Lampropulos called and it was off to the races.
Christian Rudolph:
Maria Lampropulos:
The flop gave Lampropulos a set, and Rudolph needed to catch runner-runner to survive. The took away any chance of that happening, and he was drawing dead heading to the river, which was the meaningless .
Hand 1: Shawn Buchanan looked down at the and opened to 160,000 from early position. Koray Aldemir defended his big blind with . The flop fanned out , Buchanan continued for 85,000 and Aldemir check-folded.
Hand 2: Aldemir limped from the small blind and Maria Lampropulos raised to 275,000 with the . Aldemir folded.
Hand 3: Lampropulos limped in the small blind with the and Buchanan checked his option holding . A flop was dealt and Lampropulos bet 90,000. Buchanan bumped it up to 235,000 and Lampropulos mucked.
Hand 4: Aldemir opened with the to 170,000 from the cutoff and Lampropulos called on the button with . Adrian Mateos defended his big blind with the and a flop was delivered.
With two checks in front of her, Lampropulos bet 220,000 and Mateos check-called. The fell on the turn and Mateos checked once more. Lampropulos bet 415,000 and Mateos called.
The completed the board and Mateos check-folded to a bet of 1,500,000 from Lampropulos.
Hand 5: Buchanan opened with the on the button and Daniel Coupal defended his big blind with . Coupal check-folded when Buchanan continued on a flop.
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on the button and Daniel Coupal defended with 
. The flop swept out 
and Buchanan bet 125,000. Coupal check-jammed all in and Buchanan snap-called.
on the turn. The river, however, was the 
and Coupal was eliminated in fifth place banking a career-best $293,560.
and folded when Daniel Coupal moved all in for 965,000 from the big blind with the 
.
under the gun and Shawn Buchanan called from the cutoff with the 
. The rest of the field folded and it was heads-up action to the 
flop. 
on the button and raised to 170,000 and he took down the pot.
and Adrian Mateos exercised his option from the big with the 
. Buchanan called and the two saw a flop of 
, winning the pot.
from the small blind and Maria Lampropulos checked with the 
landed on the turn and both players checked to see the 
in the small blind and Buchanan defended with the 
fell on the turn, Lampropulos checked and Buchanan bet 375,000. After a few moments in the tank, the clock was called and Lampropulos eventually called. The 
and opened to 160,000 from early position. Koray Aldemir defended his big blind with 
. A 
to 170,000 from the cutoff and Lampropulos called on the button with 