Gerald Karlic open-shipped all in from under the gun for his last 1.31 million. Action folded all of the way around to Kuljinder Sidhu on the button who thought for just over a minute before tossing out calling chips. The blinds folded and the hands were turned on their backs.
Karlic:
Sidhu:
The flop fell , pairing Sidhu's ace and giving him the lead in the hand. Karlic failed to catch up on the turn () or the river () and he was eliminated from play 7th place.
From early position, Nick Petrangelo raised to 180,000. Ami Barer called on the button, and everyone else folded before the dealer prompted the two players with the flop. Petrangelo checked, and Barer bet 195,000. Petrangelo called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the complete the board on the river. Petrangelo led with a bet of 340,000, one that would send Barer deep into the tank. After several long minutes of tanking, Barer folded, and Petrangelo won the pot.
From the cutoff seat, Mustapha Kanit raised to 160,000. Kuljinder Sidhu called from the big blind and then led for 200,000 after the flop came . Kanit folded, showing , and Sidhu showed .
Aliaksei Boika raised to 175,000 from the hijack and it folded to Kevin MacPhee who three-bet shoved for 595,000 from the button. The two blinds folded and Boika dropped out calling chips.
Boika:
MacPhee:
The board ran out , giving Boika a winning full house of kings full of queens. MacPhee became the first casualty of the official final table and took home �108,500 in prize money.
Kuljinder Sidhu opened to 150,000 from early position and it folded around to Nick Petrangelo in the cutoff. Petrangelo announced a three-bet to 400,000, prompting the rest of the table to fold back to Sidhu. Sidhu came back over the top for one million total and Petrangelo released his cards.
From early position, Mustapha Kanit raised to 125,000. Gerald Karlic made the call from the big blind, and the flop came down . Karlic checked, Kanit bet 135,000, and Karlic called.
The was added to the board on fourth street, and both players checked to see the land on the river. Karlic bet 240,000, and Kanit made the call.
Karlic rolled over the for a missed straight draw that was now just queen high. Kanit had the for a pair of jacks, and he won the pot.
Aliaksei Boika raised to 130,000 from middle position, and Kuljinder Sidhu reraised to 275,000 on the button. In the small blind, Matias Jansson tanked for a bit before he reraised all in for around 950,000. After Boika folded, Sidhu made the call.
Sidhu had the , and Jansson the . The board kept Sidhu in the lead with his queens, and Jansson was out the door in ninth place. He took home �85,900.
Mustapha Kanit opened the action to 125,000 from the hijack and received calls from Ami Barer on the button and Kuljinder Sidhu in the big blind.
The trio took a flop of and Sidhu checked. Kanit opted not to continue, prompting Barer to bet 220,000. Sidhu called and Kanit let it go.
The turn was the and both active players checked to see the pair the board on the river. Two more checks occurred and Sidhu tabled for the win. This victory brings his stack up to 4.7 million while Barer's has dropped to 2.75 million.
Action folded around to Aliaksei Boika in the small blind and he completed. Ami Barer was in the big blind and he moved forward a raise to 180,000. Boika thought for a moment before dropping out a call.
The flop fell and Boika check-called a continuation bet of 240,000. The hit the turn and Boika checked a second time. Barer bet 390,000 which was enough to get Boika to lay it down.