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Darryll Fish opened the button with a raise to 225,000, and Andy Frankenberger three-bet shoved for 1,945,000 in the big blind. Fish called to put him at risk.

Fish:
Frankenberger:

“Thomas, you’ve been good to me,” Frankenberger reminded his favorite dealer. “How about a Jack of Spades on the flop?”

Sure enough, the flop came to give him the lead with top pair. There was still a sweat, though, as Fish had an open-ended straight draw in addition to his overcard.

The turn and river completed the board with blanks, though, and Frankenberger celebrated his double-up.

Andy Frankenberger – 3,985,000 (40 bb)
Darryll Fish – 8,450,000 (85 bb)

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Ness Reilly lost a pair of big pots to drop down under a million chips, and she moved all in for 910,000 on the button. Darryll Fish called in the small blind to put her at risk.

Reilly:
Fish:

There was an ace on the flop. and the run-out gave Fish the pot with aces up.

Reilly was eliminated in fourth place.

Darryll Fish – 7,750,000 (78 bb)
Ness Reilly – Eliminated

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Action folded around to the blinds, where Aleksandr Shevelev shoved from the small. Andy Frankenberger quickly called all in for 1,195,000 in the big, putting himself at risk.

Shevelev:
Frankenberger:

The flop drew a reaction from the audience, as Shevelev picked up outs to a flush. The turn and river completed the board with blanks, though, and Frankenberger’s ace played to earn him the double-up.

Andy Frankenberger – 2,450,000 (25 bb)
Aleksandr Shevelev – 15,575,000 (156 bb)

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Ness Reilly raised to 225,000 on the button, and Aleksandr Shevelev defended his big blind.

The flop was . Shevlev checked, Reilly continued for 250,000, and Shevelv called.

The turn was the , and Shevelv checked again. Reilly bet 400,000, Shevelev check-raised to 1,150,000, and Reilly called.

The river was the . Shevelev bet 2,300,000, and Reilly called.

Shevelev showed , winning the biggest pot of the day with a nine-high straight.

Aleksandr Shevelev – 16,250,000 (163 bb)
Ness Reilly – 1,350,000 (14 bb)

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Action folded around to the blinds where Andy Frankenberger moved all in for 695,000 in the small. Ness Reilly called in the big, putting Frankenberger at risk.

Frankenberger:
Reilly:

“Hook me up, Thomas,” Frankenberger pleaded with the dealer.

The flop was a miss, but the tun pulled Frankenberger into the lead with one to tome. The river was the , and Frankenberger doubled up with three jacks.

Andy Frankenberger – 1,450,000 (15 bb)
Ness Reilly – 5,275,000 (53 bb)

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Action folded around to the blinds, where Andy Frankenberger completed in the small and Ness Reilly checked her option in the big.

The flop was . Frankenberger bet 160,000, and Reilly moved all in for 1,060,000 effective. Frankenberger used a Time chip and began talking.

“Why not let me keep betting?” he wondered aloud.

“Would you?” Reilly asked.

“Would I? Probably.”

Frankenberger used two more time chips before surrendering, yielding the pot to Reilly.

Ness Reilly – 7,300,000 (91 bb)
Andy Frankenberger – 900,000 (11 bb)

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Aleksandr Shevelev opened with a raise to 175,000 under the gun, and Ness Reilly three-bet to 500,000 on the button. From the small blind, Brett Bader four-bet to 1,350,000. Shevelev moved all in, having both players covered.

Reilly quickly folded, but Bader needed a few moments to think. He used one Time chip, then called all in for what looked like 4,765,000 total.

Shevelev:
Bader:

There was a king on the flop, and the run-out gave Shevelev the pot with kings up. He now has nearly half the total chips in play.

Bader was eliminated in fifth place.

Aleksandr Shevelev – 12,410,000 (155 bb)
Brett Bader – Eliminated

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Ness Reilly opened to 160,000 under the gun, and Alan Krockey three-bet shoved for 915,000 on the button. Reilly called to put him at risk.

Reilly:
Krockey:

The flop gave Krockey one fewer out, and the turn left him drawing dead to two aces. The river was the , and Reilly won the pot with kings up.

Krockey was eliminated in sixth place.

Ness Reilly – 6,400,000 (80 bb)
Alan Krockey – Eliminated

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Alan Krockey opened the button with a raise, and Aleksandr Shevelv three-bet to 435,000 in the small blind. Krockey called.

The flop was . Shevelev checked, Krockey bet 475,000, and Shevelev called.

Both players checked through the turn and river.

Krockey showed for a pair of sixes, but Shevelev tabled to win the pot with a pair of tens.

Aleksandr Shevelev – 8,150,000 (136 bb)
Alan Krockey – 1,600,000 (27 bb)

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On the first hand of the day, Darryll Fish opened to 150,000 in middle position, and Andy Frankenberger defended his big blind.

The flop was . Frankenberger checked, Fish continued for 150,000, and Frankenberger called.

The turn was the , and Frankenberger led out for 300,000. Fish called.

The river was the . Frankenberger bet 375,000, and Fish moved all in. Frankenberger quickly folded.

Fish won the pot with no showdown, inching into the chip lead.

Darryll Fish – 6,975,000 (116 bb)
Andy Frankenberger – 1,185,000 (20 bb)