We're now down to our final 18 players after Cassimiro Lima was busted at the hands of Selim Oulmekki.
All the money was in the middle on a flop of ; Lima had the last of his chips in holding for bottom-top against Oulmekki's for bottom-second-top. However, the spiked on the turn to give him the bigger two pair, which held when the repeat came down on the river.
Mike Meyers, button, and Bryan Paris, small blind, went to a flop of . Both players checked and the turn came . Paris checked, Meyers bet 60,000 and Paris check-raised to 150,000. Meyers called and the river came . Paris bet and Meyers moved all in. Paris called and tabled for a flopped full house. Meyers turned over for a rivered bigger full house.
Meyers has broken 1,000,000 and Paris is down to 310,000.
From the UTG +1 position, Steven Michaelis raised to 77,000 before John Horvatich re-raised from next door, making it 227,000 to go. All the other players got out of the way before Michaelis called, making it head-up to the flop of . From there, Michaelis snap-shoved and Horvatich insta-called.
Horvatich:
Michaelis:
The turn and river ran out , and Horvatich doubled up.
John Borzio opened from the button and Grudi Grudev reraised from the big blind. Borzio called and the flop came . Borzio checked, Grudev shoved and Borzio called.
Grudev flopped a set holding pocket fives and Borzio held . The turn came [and river came giving Borzio a straight. Grudev quickly made his way to the cashier's cage.
Yoonjun Park opened in early position for 45,000 and Hasan Anter reraised to 145,000 in late position. Donald Depew was in the small blind and moved all in with his short stack. Park let his hand go but Anter called.
Anter:
Depew:
The board ran and Anter's kings held sending Depew home early.
With the action having slowed down between the 22 remaining players, we thought we'd bring you a full list of the payouts leading up to this point. Enjoy!
Our PokerNews reporter picked up the action three-handed between Hasan Anter, Bassel Moussa and Donald Depew on a board that read ; Depew checked out of the small blind before Moussa bet out 66,000 from the big blind.
Anter flat-called from the cutoff, as did Depew before the blinds checked to Anter on the river of the . Anter fired out 225,000 and Depew was the only caller, but despite him showing down for two pair, Anter tabled for trips. Anter is now the first player past the 1.5 million chip mark!
Grudi Grudev opened for 41,000 in the cutoff and Michael Meyers moved all in for 205,000 on the button. The blinds released and after Grudev counted his stack he called.
Grudev:
Meyers:
The board ran and Meyers doubled after pairing his ace on the flop.
; Lima had the last of his chips in holding 
for bottom-top against Oulmekki's 
for bottom-second-top. However, the 
spiked on the turn to give him the bigger two pair, which held when the repeat 
came down on the river.
. Both players checked and the turn came 
. Paris checked, Meyers bet 60,000 and Paris check-raised to 150,000. Meyers called and the river came 
for a flopped full house. Meyers turned over 
for a rivered bigger full house.
. From there, Michaelis snap-shoved and Horvatich insta-called.
and Horvatich doubled up.
. Borzio checked, Grudev shoved and Borzio called.
. The turn came 
[and river came 
giving Borzio a straight. Grudev quickly made his way to the cashier's cage.
and Anter's kings held sending Depew home early.
; Depew checked out of the small blind before Moussa bet out 66,000 from the big blind.
and Meyers doubled after pairing his ace on the flop.
