Kayhan Mokri raised to 50,000 in middle position before Jesse Lonis three-bet to 140,000 in the cutoff. Harvey Jackson called on the button, while Mokri folded after using two time banks.
The flop came 8?4?4? and Lonis checked. Jackson then moved all in and Lonis snap-folded.
Action has slowed down in the �20,000 No-Limit Hold'em event, with most recent pots concluding following an open-raise or flop bet. There are seven players remaining and six to be paid, with the min-cash worth �63,200.
Play had slowed considerably on the money bubble, with an entire orbit around the table going by without a single flop being seen.
Elton Ostreni and Thomas Santerne did their part to end that quiet period by playing the pot of the tournament so far. Ostreni opened to 51,000 in the hijack, Santerne three-bet to 130,000 on the button, and Ostreni called.
The flop came Q?J?2? and Santerne moved all in for 467,000. Ostreni snap-called, creating a pot with more than 1,000,000 in the middle.
Thomas Santerne: A?10?
Elton Ostreni: Q?J?
Ostreni was ahead with top two pair, while Santerne was on a straight draw. The K? fell on the turn to give Santerne his straight, and he survived once the 2? fell on the river to take the tournament chip lead.
Sam Greenwood raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Harvey Jackson called in the big blind.
The flop came 7?9?3? and Jackson checked. Greenwood continued for 60,000 and Jackson called. The turn was the Q? and Jackson led out for 135,000. Greenwood made the call and then both players checked to showdown on the K? river.
Jackson showed 8?3? for a pair of threes and Greenwood had Q?10? for a pair of queens to win the pot.
Jesse Lonis raised to 42,000 in early position and was called by Harvey Jackson in middle position and Samuel Ju in the big blind.
The flop came K?Q?7? and Lonis bet 37,000. Jackson then raised to 137,000 and Ju put in his last 143,000. Lonis folded and Jackson quickly called.
Samuel Ju: A?9?
Harvey Jackson: 7?7?
Ju showed down a flush draw, while Jackson had a set of sevens. The K? fell on the turn to give Jackson a full house, while the 8? river was a mere formality as Ju was sent to the rail.
With seven players remaining, the field is one elimination from the money.
Thomas Santerne raised to 45,000 in early position and Markkos Ladev called in the big blind. The flop came J?5?3? and Ladev put in his last 16,000. "You're in bad shape," Santerne told him as he called.
Markkos Ladev: 5?2?
Thomas Santerne: J?J?
Santerne showed down top set and sent Ladev to the rail once the board ran out 9?7?.
Jules Dickerson raised to 60,000 from the small blind and Elton Ostreni called in the big blind.
The flop came A?6?J? and Dickerson continued for 45,000. Ostreni called and the turn was the J?. Dickerson checked and Ostreni fired out a bet of 50,000, which Dickerson called.
The river came the 3? and Dickerson checked again. Ostreni bet 150,000 and Dickerson went deep into the tank, pushing out his time bank cards and putting his head in his hands before eventually making the fold.
Ostreni let his opponent pick one card and Ostreni turned over the 3?, which left him further perplexed.