Simon Morris raised from the button, Michael Mizrachi three-bet all-in for 65,000 and Morris called.
The Grinder was in great shape pre-flop, his up against Morris' . The flop, however, gave everyone pause as it came down , Morris hitting an open-ended straight draw. He filled it on the turn with the and to add insult to injury, the fell on the river to make him a set.
With his finish here, Mizrachi adds another 35 Player of the Year points to his total and is now atop the leaderboard again, tied with James "Flushy" Dempsey for first place.
Daniel Idema raised to open the pot, and both Michael Mizrachi and Simon Morris called to see a flop.
It came out , and Idema made a bet. Mizrachi called, but Morris ducked out to let them go heads up the rest of the way.
The turn came the , and Mizrachi called a full bet from Idema, bringing them to the river. Idema fired again, and The Grinder double-checked his cards before sending them into the muck with a shake of the head.
Jameson Painter 1,150,000
Kyle Ray 1,135,000
Daniel Idema 875,000
Matt Keikoan 635,000
Brock Parker 530,000
Zvi Groysman 285,000
Michael Mizrachi 195,000
Simon Morris 145,000
Zvi Groysman was all in for his last 91,000 before the flop, and Jameson Painter and Daniel Idema were involved in the hand as well, playing for the side pot.
They'd check down a board of , and it was off to a showdown with Groysman at risk:
Groysman:
Painter:
Idema:
Groysman works his triple up with a full house, taking the main pot to vault back close to 300,000. Idema gets the side pot with his ten kicker, and we're still eight-handed for the bracelet.
Matt Keikoan raised from the cutoff seat, and Zvi Groysman three-bet from the button. Keikoan called the extra bet, and the two men saw a flop of . Keikoan checked, and he stuck in a raise when Groysman bet.
Each of them put in two small bets to see the on the turn. Keikoan check-called a big bet this time, and both players checked the river. At showdown, Keikoan tabled , and his pair was good enough to win the pot, pushing him up close to 700,000.
Simon Morris opened for a raise, Brock Parker three-bet and Morris called.
Morris checked the flop over to Parker, who bet. Morris raised and Parker called. The turn was the and Morris bet out. Parker called. Both players checked the on the river.
Morris turned over , but Parker had the better ace-high with and raked in the pot.
Kyle Ray open-raised, Michael Mizrachi three-bet and Ray called.
Ray checked the over to Mizrachi, who bet his last 41,000. Ray called.
Mizrachi
Ray
"I'm freerolling!" exclaimed Mizrachi as the dealer burned and turned. It was the , however, sealing a chopped pot. The meaningless river card was the .