Fro, the cutoff seat, Oskar Sandberg raised all in for 185,000. Robert Fein got the count and then called. Everyone else folded, and it was Sandberg's against Fein's .
From the small blind, Ty Saragas raised to 90,000. Alex Huot called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Both players checked, and the turn was the . Both checked again, and the river was the . Saragas bet 80,000, and Huot called.
"I've got a seven," said Saragas, turning over the .
John Koo and William Butcher were just eliminated in the same hand, with both of their bounties going to Alex Huot in a big three-way clash.
On the button, Butcher moved all in for 285,000. Huot received a count from the small blind, then called. Kok reraised all in for a little more than Butcher's shove at 340,000. Huot called the extra bit and showed the . Butcher had the , and Koo had the .
Huot vaulted into the lead on the flop. The turn was the , and the river was the . Both Koo and Butcher were eliminated, but it was Koo earning the higher finishing position due to his larger chip stack going in. Even so, both players walked away with the same $1,505 payday thanks to the deal that was made.
Kevin O'Donnell was eliminated in ninth place, and he took home $1,505 in prize money plus any bounties he earned, which looked to be around 12 for an additional $300. Ty Saragas took him out and moved to 1.2 million in chips.
The remaining nine players requested the clock to be paused while they discussed a deal. The result was an agreement between all nine players to each take $1,505 in prize money, leave a total of $575 for the dealers, and then play for $1,000 and the trophy.
All bounties will still be available to be won and the $565 Main Event seat is still up for grabs for a few players.
Oskar Sandberg limped in from first position, Kevin O'Donnell limped from middle position, and Jeremy Conant raised to 75,000 from middle position. Next up behind Conant was Ty Saragas, and he reraised to 190,000 from the hijack seat. Everyone folded, and Saragas won the pot.