$2,650: Alex Foxen Shoves the River

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 422

Blair Hinkle raised on the button and Alex Foxen called out of the big blind.

The flop was 6c4s3c and Foxen checked. Hinkle bet 350,000 and Foxen called.

The turn was the 6d and Foxen led out for 725,000. Hinkle called and the river was the 3d.

Foxen moved all in and Hinkle went deep into the tank. After several minutes of thought, Foxen called the clock on Hinkle.

When his countdown reached three seconds, Hinkle tossed his hand into the muck. Foxen mucked his hand and reopened the chip lead that he temporarily lost.

Alex Foxen – 8,000,000
Blair Hinkle – 2,500,000

$10K: Shannon Shorr Eliminates Stephen Chidwick

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 8 of 91

Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick moved all in for 76,000 from middle position and action folded to Shannon Shorr, who called from the big blind.

Shorr: AcJs
Chidwick: Ad4c

Chidwick had a kicker problem and it didn’t get resolved as the board ran out 3c9h8h5h10c.

Shannon Shorr  – 290,000 (29 bb)
Stephen Chidwick – Eliminated in 9th place for $27,719

$2,650: Blair Hinkle Doubles Through Alex Foxen

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 422

Alex Foxen moved all in on the button and Blair Hinkle called. Hinkle was all in for 2,050,000 with Ad4s and was in the lead against Foxen’s QsTh.

The board ran out 5s4d2c3dJh and Hinkle turned the wheel to double up.

Blair Hinkle – 4,100,000 (41 bb)
Alex Foxen – 6,400,000 (62 bb)

$2,650: Alex Foxen Wins Another One

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Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 422

Alex Foxen

Both players added another 200,000 each to the pot with the flop reading Ah5c4c. The turn fell Qs, Alex Foxen bet 475,000 on the button, and Hinkle check-called.

The river delivered the 2c, Foxen bet 1,175,000, and Hinkle check-called again. Hinkle held 4d2s for two-pair, but Foxen showed 5d2d for a slightly better two-pair. Hinkle was down to 1,625,000 after the hand, and Foxen held 8,925,000.

Blair Hinkle – 1,625,000 (16 bb)
Alex Foxen – 8,925,000 (89 bb)

$10K: Shannon Shorr Doubles Through Ben Yu

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 9 of 91

In the last hand of the level, Ben Yu opened for 20,000 from middle position and called Shannon Shorr’s hijack shove for 74,000.

Yu: AdQc
Shorr: AsKh

Shorr had the better ace but fell behind on the AhQh10h flop. The 2s turn was of no consequence but the Jc river was as it gave Shorr the winner with Broadway.

Shannon Shorr – 168,000 (21 bb)
Ben Yu – 190,000 (24 bb)

$10K: Pocket Rockets Propel Ben Yu to a Double

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 9 of 91

Ray Qartomy raised to 20,000 from the hijack and called when Ben Yu moved all in for 84,000  from the cutoff.

Yu: AhAs
Qartomy: 9d9c

Yu had the granddaddy of all hands and scored the double after the board ran out Ac4s6s8h8s.

Ben Yu – 188,000 (24 bb)
Ray Qartomy – 506,000 (63 bb)

$2,650: Alex Foxen Shoves on Blair Hinkle

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 422

Alex Foxen raised to 200,000 on the button and Blair Hinkle three-bet to 1,000,000 out of the big blind.

Foxen thought for a few moments before announcing all in. Hinkle quickly folded and Foxen opened up a significant chip lead again.

Alex Foxen – 7,400,000
Blair Hinkle – 3,100,000

$10K: Jay Kovoor Ships a Double

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 9 of 91

Shannon Shorr raised to 18,000 under the gun and Jay Kovoor defended his big blind to see an AcJs4h flop. Kovoor checked, Shoor bet 18,000, and Kovoor check-raised all in for 90,000. Shoor tank-called.

Shorr: Ah6h
Kovoor: Ad10h

Kovoor had the better kicker and paired in on the 10s turn to lock up the hand. The Ks was run out on the river and Kovoor was pushed the pot.

Jay Kovoor – 228,000 (29 bb)
Shannon Shorr – 80,000 (10 bb)

$2,650: Blair Hinkle Shoves the River

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 422

Blair Hinkle raised to 250,000 on the button and Alex Foxen defended his big blind.

The flop was AsTc9h and Foxen checked. Hinkle bet 200,000 and Foxen called.

The turn was the 9s and Foxen led out for 350,000. Hinkle raised to 1,000,000 and Foxen called.

The river was the Ks and Foxen checked. Hinkle moved all in for about 1,650,000 and Foxen quickly let his hand go.

Blair Hinkle – 4,600,000 (46 bb)
Alex Foxen – 6,000,000 (60 bb)