Phil Ivey's run in the Main Event just came to an end at the hands of Zakhar Galper, and the table filled in the details.
According to a player at the table, Galper raised before Ivey jammed for 400,000 with two jacks. Galper called with AxQx and the flop came Kx9x9x. The A? fell on the turn to give Galper the lead with two pair, and Ivey couldn't hit his two-outer on the river to stay alive as the 11-time bracelet winner was sent to the rail.
Michael Pettinella opened to 60,000 from early positon before Andrew Hanna three-bet to 180,000 from middle position. Han Ming Feng called from the small blind and Petttinella also came along.
The 8?7?2? flop checked through to the 6? turn, where Feng led out for 200,000. Only Pettinella called.
The 2? completed the board, and Feng began counting out his stack. After some thinking time, he sized up to 650,000, leaving around 60,000 behind.
Pettinella went deep into the tank, immediately informing the table that he may need a minute.
"Sick spot bro," said Pettinella as he stood up from his chair. More time passed and Pettinella continued his attempt to get a read, asking Feng if he would show if Pettinella folded.
Feng remained stoic, taking a swig out of his drink can.
The drink sounded empty, which Petinnella picked up on.
"There's not even anything in there."
Pettinella then offered Feng his glass dice card protector and offered him to roll it. Feng remained as still as a statue.
Pettinella continued to mull over his options, extending his apologies to the table and would have no objections if anyone called the clock.
"Nice hand," said Pettinella as he threw his cards into the muck, awarding the pot to Feng, who also returned his cards to the dealer after the hand played out.
Bin Weng raised to 60,000 in the hijack before Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 200,000 in the cutoff.
Weng asked the dealer how much Ponakovs' raise was for and the dealer went to toss him the all-in chip. "I said how much is it," Weng said to a round of laughs from the table.
The dealer confirmed Ponakovs' raise before Weng moved all in for real this time, shoving his last 700,000 into the middle. Ponakovs snap-called.
Bin Weng: A?7?
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A?K?
Weng found himself dominated as the A?6?5? flop gave both players top pair. The rest of the board came 6?Q? and Ponakovs' king-kicker played to send Weng to the rail.
Iaron Lightbourne opened on the button and then called a three-bet from Dong Lee out of the big blind.
Lee checked following the 10?A?4? flop before calling a 200,000 bet from Lighbourne.
The A? turn saw Lee check again, prompting Lightbourne to fire off 225,000. Once more, Lee called.
Lee checked one last time after the river came K?. Lightbourne pushed almost his entire stack into the middle, representing a bet of 1,100,000 while leaving himself just 50,000 behind. That sent Lee deep into the tank but he emerged having decided on a call. Lightbourne flipped over A?4? for the full house to earn a near full double up that left Lee with dust.
High Roller Taylor von Kriegenbergh opened to 65,000 from middle position before Cameron Mixson made it 175,000 from the button. Gregory Fournier moved all in for around 900,000 from the big blind, prompting Von Kriegenbergh to rejam for around 1,300,000. Mixson snap-called as the covering stack and the cards went on their backs.
Gregory Fournier: Q?Q?
Taylor von Kriegenbergh: K?K?
Cameron Mixson: A?A?
There was a paint card on the flop but Mixson remain ahead as the dealer put out the J?6?6?. The 5? turn strengthened Mixson grip on the massive pot, which was then pushed to him after the 2? river confirmed Fournier's and Von Kriegenbergh's exit.
Adrian Mateos opened to 60,000 from middle position and was called by Lingkun Lu from the small blind.
Mateos' namesake and compatriot Adrian Garcia three-bet to 325,000. Mateos reraised to 740,000, pushing out Lu. Garcia jammed for 2,925,000, and Mateos snap-called as the covering stack.
Adrian Garcia: A?K?
Adrian Mateos: A?A?
Garcia was crushed, with Mateos the huge favorite for the 5,940,000 pot.
The 10?9?8? flop left Garcia with backdoor opportunities, with the 9? turn giving Garcia a flush draw. The 3? river gave Garcia the flush to crack Mateos' aces, with the latter sickened as most of his stack went over to his opponent.
Carlos Caldas busted Mo Nuwwarah right before the last break and filled in the details.
According to Caldas, Nuwwarah raised to 55,000 under the gun and received two callers before Caldas three-bet to 280,000 in the big blind. Nuwwarah then moved all in for 1,100,000 with two eights as action folded back to Caldas, who called with two queens.
Nuwwarah didn't find any miracles on the board and was sent to the rail while Caldas moved up past 6,000,000.
After just winning a flip, Szymon Wysocki just made a ridiculous fold to save himself some chips.
Wysocki raised from under the gun to 55,000 and Elton Beebe three-bet the minimum to 85,000.
"Is that a legal raise?" asked Wysocki. It was legal and once it got back to the Polish player, he made the call.
The action was checked to the river on the 7?5?A?2?K? board where Wysocki bet 140,000, then Beebe raised to around 400,000. Wysocki, at absolute lightning speed, snap-folded 5?5? face up for a set. The table seemed shocked, but when Beebe turned over K?K? for a rivered, bigger set, it made Wysocki look like a genius.
"What chance do we have when people are not paying off with sets?" commented Tony Dunst.
Christopher Ewing moved all in for 155,000 from the cutoff and Fernando Rodriguez re-jammed for 290,000 from the button. Phil Ivey called from the big blind.
Christopher Ewing: A?2?
Fernando Rodriguez: 3?3?
Phil Ivey: K?K?
The flop came K?8?Q? giving Ivey a set of kings.
The A? turn and the J? river wasn’t enough to save the at-risk players as they stood from the table, having just given Ivey a big chip up.
