Stephen Chidwick raised the cutoff and found calls from Aaron Steury on the button and Dan Heimiller in the big blind. On the first draw, Heimiller took two, Chidwick one, and Steury two. Heimiller checked, Chidwick bet, and Steury came over the top with a raise. Both of his opponents called.
On the second draw, Heimiller and Chidwick received one while Steury opted to stand pat. Action checked to Steury and he continued out with a bet. Heimiller called and Chidwick got out of the way. The final draw saw Heimiller take one and Steury stand pat again. Action went check-bet-call and Steury rolled over the wheel - - for the win.
Steury raked in the pot and now has about 570,000 in chips. Heimiller, on the other hand, has dropped to 240,000.
Dan Heimiller completed and Yuebin Guo raised. Heimiller called and the two were heads up to fourth street. Heimiller check-called a bet from Guo and paired his kings on fifth. Heimiller led out and Guo called all in for his tournament life. Guo had a pair of fives and three to a low while Heimiller had aces up.
By the final card, Heimiller's hand was the one to beat with aces and kings. Guo could not do it, however, as he pulled the and was eliminated in sixth place. Heimiller raked in the chips and now has about 330,000 to his name.
Bruce Yamron was the bring in with a deuce and Stephen Chidwick completed. Dan Heimiller called and Yamron called to see fourth as well. All three players checked fourth and were dealt their fifth street cards. Chidwick led out with a bet when he paired his aces and Heimiller called. Yamron got out of the way and the two remaining players received sixth street.
Chidwick checked and Heimiller checked it back and both players received their final cards. They each checked seventh and Chidwick showed for a pair of aces. This was good enough for the scoop and Chidwick brought his stack up to 590,000.
Phil Ivey was the bring in with the and Bruce Yamron completed with the . Action came back to Ivey and he cut out a raise. Yamron called.
Ivey led again on fourth street after Yamron checked and Yamron flung out calling chips. Fifth street saw Yamron check another time. Ivey continued at the pot and Yamron elected to lay his hand down. Ivey was pushed the chips and now has about 645,000.
Christoph Haller was under the gun and cut out a raise. Action folded over to Bruce Yamron in the small blind and he made it three bets to go. The big blind folded and Haller called.
The flop came and Yamron continued with a bet. Haller raised, Yamron three-bet, and Haller called all in for his tournament life.
Yamron:
Haller:
Yamron was in the lead with his pair of kings and stayed that way through the turn and the river. Haller was eliminated in seventh place and Yamron's stack has been boosted to 255,000.
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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Action folded to Bruce Yamron in the small blind and he completed. Phil Ivey potted for 18,000 from the big blind and Yamron called. The flop came down and Yamron checked to the raiser. Ivey fired 23,000 and Yamron quickly ditched his cards.
Alex Rocha completed with an eight and Dan Hemiller called with an ace. Heimiller led on fourth only to have Rocha raise the action. Heimiller called and then led out on fifth. Rocha called all in for his last 16,000 and the hands were turned face up.
Rocha:
Heimiller:
Heimiller pulled an eight on sixth, making an eighty-five that improved to a seventy-five after he received a as his final card. Rocha's last card was a , ensuring he ended the hand with a ten-eight. He was eliminated in 8th place and will collect $11,750 in prize money.