Hand #84: David Peters raised all in for 840,000 from the button holding the and Ankush Mandavia, who looked down at the in the big blind, thought for a few moments before folding his hand.
Hand #85: Peters shoved all in for 1.1 million with the in the cutoff and once again took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #86: Peters moved all in for the third straight hand, this time for 1.36 million, and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind.
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Peters had some major kicker issues, and they didn't get resolved as the board ran out .
Hand #80: Bryn Kenney raised under the gun with to 250,000 and he picked up the pot.
Hand #81: Bryn Kenney received a walk.
Hand #82: Joe McKeehen raised under the gun with to 240,000 and David Peters called from the big blind with . The flop brought out and both players checked. The turn was the .
Peters bet 330,000 and McKeehen made the call.
The river completed the board with the and with 1.3 million in the middle Peters had only 735,000 chips left to play with against McKeehen's 4.03 million.
Peters eventually moved all in and McKeehen folded after quite a bit of tanking, and Peters chipped up to 2,035,000.
Hand #83: Mustapha Kanit moved all in for 1,155,000 from the cutoff with and David Peters moved all in over the top for an additional 860,000 holding .
The board ran out and Kanit doubled up after hitting a straight on the river.
Hand #77: Joe McKeehen raised under the gun with to 240,000 and Ankush Mandavia found in the cutoff. Mandavia made it 510,000 and McKeehen folded.
Hand #78: Kanit raised to 240,000 with the in the cutoff. McKeehen called from the big blind with the , and the flop came down . McKeehen checked, Kanit continued for 250,000, and McKeehen called to see the turn.
McKeehen checked for a second time, Kanit did the same, and the completed the board on the river. McKeehen slid out a bet of 500,000, and Kanit took his time before calling with bottom pair. With that, McKeehen chipped up to 4.74 million.
Hand #79: Kanit raised to 240,000 from under the gun with the , Mandavia called from the big blind holding the , and the flop fell . Mandavia checked top pair, Kanit continued for 165,000, and Mandavia called to see the turn.
Mandavia, who improved to two pair and locked up the hand, sneakily checked, but Kanit didn't bite and checked behind. After the completed the board on the river, Mandavia announced a bet of 600,000 and Kanit released his hand.
Hand #74: Bryn Kenney raised from the cutoff with to 200,000 and Joe McKeehen woke up with in the small blind. McKeehen three-bet to 480,000 and Kenney ended up folding.
Hand #75: Joe McKeehen raised from the button with to 200,000 and Mustapha Kanit called from the big blind with . The flop brought out and both players checked. On the turn the hit and Kanit lead out for 235,000 and he picked up the pot.
Hand #76: Bryn Kenney received a walk in the big blind with .
Hand #68: Ankush Mandavia raised to 200,000 under the gun with the , David Peters three-bet all in for 1.31 million from the small blind with the , and Mandavia folded.
Hand #69: Joe McKeehen limped the small blind with the , Mandavia checked his option with the , and the flop came down . McKeehen tossed out a bet and won the pot.
Hand #70: McKeehen raised to 200,000 with the on the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #71: Mandavia opened the button for 200,000 holding the , Bryn Kenney defended the big blind with the , and it was heads-up action to the flop, which gave both players top pair.
Kenney checked, Mandavia bet 150,000, and Kenney just called to see the turn. Kenney check-called another bet, this time 375,000, and the completed the board on the river. Kenney checked for a third time, and Mandavia checked it back. Ship the 1.55 million pot to Mandavia, who claimed the chip lead thanks to his superior kicker.
Hand #72: Mandavia raised to 200,000 from the cutoff with the , Kenney three-bet jammed from the small blind with the , and Mandavia folded.
Hand #73: Action folded to Peters in the small blind and he moved all in with the . McKeehen folded the big blind.
Hand #62: Ankush Mandavia raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and David Peters called from the big blind with the . The appeared on the flop, both players checked, and the dealer burned and turned the .
Again it went check-check, the completed the board on the river, and Peters took his time before betting 500,000. Mandavia shifted in his seat, eyed the board, and then let a minute pass before giving up on the hand.
Hand #63: Ankush Mandavia raised under the gun with to 200,000 and he picked up the pot.
Hand #64: The action folded to Joe McKeehen in the small blind holding and he limped. Ankush Mandavia held and he checked. On the flop popped up and McKeehen bet 100,000 which gave him the pot.
Hand #65: The action folded to Joe McKeehen on the button and he raised with to 200,000. Both blinds folded and he picked up the pot.
Hand #66: Ankush Mandavia raised from the button with to 200,000 and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind with . The flop brought out and Kenney checked to Mandavia who bet, and Kenney snap-folded.
Hand #67: Joe McKeehen raised under the gun with to 200,000 and Mustapha Kanit called with on the button. Both blinds folded and the flop brought out on which McKeehen bet 140,000. Kanit made the call with his flush draw and the turn brought the .
McKeehen checked and Kanit opted to throw out 230,000. McKeehen folded and Kanit picked up this pot.
Hand #60: Mustapha Kanit moved all in for 1,280,000 with , and the Italian pro was at risk against the of Ankush Mandavia.
The board ran out and Kanit found himself a double up to get right back into it. Kanit now sits on 2.6 million while Mandavia was left with about 1.7 million.
Hand #61: Ankush Mandavia moved all in from the button with for 1,705,000 and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind with .
The board ran out and Mandavia doubled through Kenney.
Hand #54: Ankush Mandavia received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #55: Joe McKeehen looked down at the on the button and popped it to 200,000, which won the blinds and antes.
Hand #56: Mandavia raised to 200,000 from the button with the only to run into Bryn Kenney, who woke up with the in the big blind. Kenney three-bet to 535,000, and that did the trick as Mandavia released his hand.
Hand #57: McKeehen raised to 200,000 under the gun with the , David Peters called with the in the big blind, and the flop came down . Peters checked, McKeehen bet 140,000, and Peters folded.
Hand #58: Mandavia raised to 200,000 under the gun with the and was met by a three-bet to 490,000 by Kenney, who held the on the button. Mandavia released his hand.
Hand #59: Kenney raised to 215,000 holding the in the cutoff, Mandavia called from the big blind with the , and the flop came down . Action went check-check, the appeared on the turn, and Mandavia checked.
Kenney tossed out a delayed continuation-bet of 235,000, Mandavia called, and the completed the board on the river. Mandavia checked again, Kenney bet 435,000, and Mandavia hit the tank before calling with ace high.