David Grandieri raised to 50,000 from the hijack seat, and four players called, including Jonathan Tamayo (cutoff), Luke Graham (button), Ryan Carter (small blind), and Chris Hyden (big blind).
The flop fell , and all five players checked.
The turn brought the , the action checked to Grandieri, who fired 87,000, and only Graham called.
The river brought the , and Grandieri led out for 67,000. Graham quickly called, then mucked when Grandieri showed for a pair of aces.
David Grandieri opened to 50,000 in middle position, Jonathan Tamayo called on his direct left, and the other players folded. The dealer spread , and Grandieri led out for 57,000. Tamayo called.
The turn was the , Grandieri led out again - this time for 89,000 - and Tamayo made the call.
The completed the board, and for the first time, Grandieri checked.
Luke Graham made it 55,00 from early position and it folded around to Mark Rose who called from the small blind. David Grandieri tagged along from the big blind and the dealer fanned . Two checks to Graham prompted a 100,000-chip bet. Rose mucked and Grandieri stuck around.
The turned and Grandieri took this opportunity to take charge with 145,000. Graham flat called and the rivered.
"Two sixty-five," announced Grandieri.
At that Graham instantly threw his hand to the muck and Grandieri scooped the pot. He's currently sitting on a monster stack of about 2.9 million.
Nancy Birnbaum raised to 54,000 on the button, Tom Gleason defended his big blind, and the dealer spread . Gleason checked, Birnbaum continued for 80,000, and Gleason called.
The turn was the , Gleason checked again, and Birnbaum quickly fired 160,000. Gleason quickly called.
The fell on the river, and both players checked.
"King," Gleason said, showing .
"I had you on the flop," Birnbaum said, then sent her cards spinning into the muck.
Arshin Gamini shipped his short-stack all in before the flop and was called by Timothy Harrell. The cards were tabled to find Harrell in a dominating position.
Gamini:
Harrell:
The board fell and Gamini was sent home in 12th place. He collected $15,497 for his efforts.