Elie Nakache limped the button with 9?7?6?4? and then called when Joshua Adkins raised to 750,000 out of the big blind with A?Q?5?2?.
The J?8?K? flop saw Adkins take it down with a continuation bet of 900,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,075,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
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|
20,525,000
750,000
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750,000 |
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Joshua Adkins limped from the button with Q?J?6?2?, and Elie Nakache checked out of the big blind withQ?10?4?2?.
Nakache check-called a bet of 250,000 on the 5?Q?A? flop.
The 3? on the turn got checked through for the 7? to come on the river. Nakache bet 400,000 and Adkins swiftly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,825,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
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||
|
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19,775,000
-500,000
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-500,000 |
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Elie Nakache raised to 750,000 from the button. Joshua Adkins three-bet to 2,250,000 out of the big blind, and Nakache called.
Adkins checked the 8?J?Q? flop and Nakache bet 1,600,000. Adkins called.
The J? on the turn got checked through for the 8? to come on the river. Adkins checked and then faced a bet of 5,500,000 from Nakache. Adkins called fairly quickly and was shown K?Q?8?4? by Nakache for a full house, which was enough to beat the aces of Adkins with A?A?10?5?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,325,000
9,850,000
|
9,850,000 |
|
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||
|
|
20,275,000
-9,850,000
|
-9,850,000 |
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Elie Nakache limped from the button with K?10?5?4?, and Joshua Adkins raised to 750,000 out of the big blind with A?K?J?6?. Nakache called and they headed to the flop.
The 4?7?4? flop saw both players check to see the 2? come on the turn. Adkins check-folded to bet of 600,000 from Nakache.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,125,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
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||
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18,475,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
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Joshua Adkins raised to 750,000 from the button, and Elie Nakache defended the big blind.
The K?6?A? flop saw Nakache check-call a bet of 600,000 to see the 7? come on the turn. Nakache check-called a bet of 2,000,000 from Adkins.
The river was the 9? which Nakache checked. Adkins bet 2,500,000 and Nakache snap-called. Adkins turned over J?10?4?2? for jack-high. Nakache showed A?J?5?2? for a flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,125,000
-6,350,000
|
-6,350,000 |
|
|
||
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17,475,000
5,875,000
|
5,875,000 |
|
|
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Jonathan Bowers called from the small blind and Joshua Adkins raised to 750,000 out of the big blind. Bowers called.
Bowers checked the monotone flop of 3?8?9? and Adkins bet 300,000. Bowers called and they headed to the turn.
On the Q? turn, Bowers checked again and Adkins bet 2,350,000. Bowers moved all in for 25,000 more and Adkins snap-called.
Jonathan Bowers: K?10?8?2? 
Joshua Adkins: A?10?8?7?
The river was an inconsequential 8?, and Bowers bowed out in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,475,000
5,050,000
|
5,050,000 |
|
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||
|
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11,600,000
-1,125,000
|
-1,125,000 |
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|
Busted | |
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On a board of A?2?Q?J?, Elie Nakache bet 750,000 from the button with 10?10?9?2?. Jonathan Bowers called with A?9?8?3? out of the small blind, and Joshua Adkins folded 6?6?3?3? from the big blind.
Bowers checked the 6? river and faced a bet of 2,500,000 from Nakache. After a bit of tanking, Bowers elected to fold his hand
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,425,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,725,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,925,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
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Jonathan Bowers limped from the button with K?10?9?8?. Joshua Adkins called from the small blind with Q?5?4?3? and Elie Nakache checked out of the big blind holding K?6?5?2?. The 2?9?3? flop saw Adkins bet 350,000 and only Nakache called. The turn came the 8? and Adkins check-fold to bet a of 600,000 from Nakache.
In the next hand, Adkins raised from the button to 750,000 with K?Q?8?5?. Nakache called from the small blind with A?Q?J?6? and Bowers followed suit from the big blind with 10?10?9?2?. The 5?Q?3? saw Nakache and Bowers check-fold to a bet of 600,000 from Adkins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,925,000
4,150,000
|
4,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,225,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,925,000
-2,750,000
|
-2,750,000 |
|
|
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Manh Nguyen opened to 875,000 from the button, leaving him with 625,000 behind. Jonathan Bowers and Joshua Adkins called from the blinds.
Nguyen put in the rest of his chips on the A?3?2? flop and was called by both opponents.
The 9? turn checked through to the 4? river, where action checked through to showdown.
Manh Nguyen: A?K?Q?6?
Jonathan Bowers: A?J?10?6?
Joshua Adkins: A?J?4?2?
Adkins had the best hand, with his aces and fours making two pair. Nguyen ace-king was no good and he exited in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,775,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
11,125,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
7,675,000 | |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Joshua Adkins called from the small blind with 10?8?8?2? and Elie Nakache checked out of the big blind with K?Q?8?6?.
Both players checked the 7?A?J? flop to see the 6? come on the turn. Adkins then check-folded to a bet of 500,000 from Nakache.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,775,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,125,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,675,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,500,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
