Hand #5: Kevin Trettin raised to 65,000 from early position, and everyone folded.
Hand #6: Melissa Gillett raised to 65,000 from middle position, and Billy Rodgers moved all-in for 670,000 directly to her left. Gillett called, and Rodgers was in a good position to double up with versus Gillett's . The flop came , and Rodgers was way in front. The on the turn sealed the deal, and Rodgers got an important double-up.
Hand #7: Roman Korenev raised to 65,000 from the hijack, and everyone folded.
Hand #8: Aditya Agarwal raised to 60,000 from the hijack, and Jordan Young called from the button. Kevin Trettin called from the small blind, and Huihan Wu completed from the big blind. The flop came , and Agarwal was the first to bet at the pot with 90,000. Young was the only caller. The turn was the , and both players checked. On the river, Agarwal check-folded to a bet of 130,000 from Young.
Hand #9: Trettin raised to 65,000 on the button, Gillett moved all in from the big blind, and Trettin folded.
Players are headed on another 15-minute break while tournament officials color up the 1,000-denomination chips. Here is a look at the current chip counts:
Hand #1: Jordan Young raised to 55,000 from the hijack and got no action.
Hand #2: Melissa Gillett raised to 65,000 on the button, Billy Rodgers moved all in from the small blind, and Gillett folded.
Hand #3: Aditya Agarwal raised to 55,000 from under the gun and got calls from Gillett in the cutoff and Roman Korenev in the big blind.
The flop came , and Korenev checked. Agarwal bet 70,000, and Gillett called. Korenev folded. The turn was the , and both players checked to the river, which was the . Agarwal checked, Gillett bet 110,000 and Agarwall called.
Gillett tabled for a straight to the nine, and Agarwal mucked.
Hand #4: Young raised to 55,000 from early position, and Agarwal defended his big blind. The flop came , and Agarwal check-folded to a bet of 60,000 from Young.
Jordan Young opened with a raise to 55,000 from the hijack. Marquis Mccain was in the cutoff and pushed all-in for 269,000. Melissa Gillett was waiting in the big blind, and after getting a chip count, she called. Young folded. Mccain held and was in a race situation against Gillett's .
The board ran out , and Mccain was eliminated in 10th place. The nine remaining players make up the official final table, and hand-for-hand coverage will begin.
Jordan Young raised to 55,000 on the button and got calls from Marquis Mccain in the small blind and Kevin Trettin in the big blind.
The flop came , and all three players checked to the turn, which was the . Mccain and Trettin both checked again, and Young bet 75,000. Mccain and Trettin both called. The river was the . Mccain checked. Trettin thought for a moment and bet 225,000. Young and Mccain quickly mucked.
Trettin came in to the final table with 660,000 and now sits on just over a million in chips.
David "Dragon" Pham raised to 66,000 from early position, and the action was folded around to Melissa Gillett in the big blind, who three-bet to 166,000. Pham was a shorter stack coming into the final table, and he shoved all in for 750,000. After counting the chips and deliberating for a couple moments, Gillett called.
Pham:
Gillett:
The board ran out , and Pham doubled up through the Australian.
Roman Korenev raised to 52,000 from late position, and Aditya Agarwal called from the hijack, as did Jordan Young on the button.
The flop came , and Korenev led out for 77,000. Agarwal called. Young wasted no time and raised to 311,000. Korenev quickly folded, and Agarwal went into the tank. After about a minute, he called. The turn was the , and Agarwal checked. Young moved all in, and Agarwal quickly folded.
Young came in to the final table with just over two million in chips, and he took over the lead after taking down the pot.
Matthew Mlsna got the remainder of his stack in the middle and was called by Roman Korenev.
Mlsna was at risk with , while Korenev held for a classic coin flip.
The flop came , keeping Mlsna ahead with two queens. The turn was the , and the river was the , giving Korenev the card he needed to lock up the elimination and break for the unofficial final table of ten.