After Joe Serock check-called a bet of 72,000 on the board from [Removed:65], the completed the board on the river. Serock checked again, and this time [Removed:72] fired all in. Serock had approximately 310,000 in chips behind and went into the tank for a couple long minutes. Eventually, Serock folded his hand, and [Removed:72] won the pot.
From the button, defending champion Joe Serock raised to 27,000. [Removed:65] reraised from the small blind to 85,000, and Joe Ebanks folded from the big blind. Serock studied for a bit when action got back to him, and then four-bet jammed for 347,000. [Removed:72] tanked, then folded, and Serock picked up the pot.
The players are now on dinner break and will return to action at 9 p.m. local time, which is roughly 90 minutes from now. The chip counts at the dinner break for the final three players are posted below.
On the flop, [Removed:65] led into Joe Ebanks with a bet of 45,000. Ebanks put in a raise to 100,000, and [Removed:72] made the call. Then, the paired the board on the turn. [Removed:72] checked, and Ebanks double-fisted 250,000 into the middle with 191,000 behind. [Removed:72] announced that he was all in, an Ebanks snap-called.
[Removed:72] tabled the for jacks and fives, but he was behind Ebanks' for kings and fives. The river completed the board with the , and Ebanks successfully doubled up to 1.15 million. [Removed:72] was knocked back to 610,000.
From the button, Joe Serock raised to 23,000. [Removed:65] three-bet from the small blind to 90,000, and his opponents folded.
On the next hand, [Removed:72] opened on the button to 25,000. This time, Serock three-bet him to 70,000 out of the big blind. [Removed:72] folded, and Serock won the pot.
From the button, Joe Ebanks raised to 20,000. Robin K. made the call from the big blind, and the flop came down . After Robin checked, Ebanks bet 26,000. Robin check-raised to 76,000, and Ebanks made the call.
The turn was the , and Robin bet 75,000. Ebanks fired 75,000, and Robin folded.
Robin K. raised to 23,000 on the button, and Joe Ebanks flat-called from the small blind. Defending champion Joe Serock reraised to 66,000 from the big blind, and Robin folded. Ebanks tanked long and hard, and then moved all in for 273,000. Serock called.
Ebanks tabled a dominated to Serock's powerful . The board ran out , and Ebanks doubled up.