In the last hand of the no-limit hold'em round, Chun Lei Zhou opened to 65,000 from under-the-gun and then called when John Hennigan three-bet to 178,000 from the small blind. Zhou then called a bet of 150,000 from his opponent on the flop before both players checked the turn.
Hennigan fired out a healthy 400,000 on the river and Zhou thought for a minute or so before releasing his hand.
Abe Mosseri raised to 65,000 in the hijack seat, Chun Lei Zhou reraised to 175,000 on his direct left, and Brandon Shack-Harris bumped it all the way up to 425,000 on the button.
The action folded back to Mosseri, who quickly folded as well, and Zhou went deep into the tank. He eventually emerged with a fold, and Shack-Harris silently dragged the pot.
Jesse Martin opened to 70,000 from under-the-gun and was met by a three-bet to 275,000 by John Hennigan in the cutoff. The button and blinds all folded, and Martin announced that he was all in for 720,000. Hennigan snap-called.
Hennigan:
Martin:
Both players held "Big Slick", so unless the board four-flushed, it was destined to be a chopped pot. That's just what happened after the board ran out a clean .
There were no significant happenings during the seven hands of 2-7 triple draw, and the remaining six players are now cruising in the Cadillac of poker: no-limit hold'em.
Hennigan brought it in, then called when Shack-Harris completed. Hennigan called a bet from Shack-Harris on fourth street, then led out on fifth, sixth, and seventh when he had a better board. Shack-Harris made quick calls on the first two streets, then tank-called on seventh.
"Nice call," Hennigan told him, revealing . "I made a low."
Shack-Harris turned over for just a pair of queens - to the surprise of Hennigan - and the two chopped the pot.
Jesse Martin brought it in with the , John Hennigan completed with the , and Melissa Burr moved all in for 31,000. The action folded back to Hennigan, who called.
Hennigan: / /
Burr: / /
Burr started off with four hearts, but it didn't matter when Hennigan made quads by fifth street. Burr, the first woman to cash and make the final table of the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship received a big round of applause as she exited the Mothership, and she'll earn $165,435 for her efforts.
Abe Mosseri completed with the only to have Chun Lei Zhou raise to 120,000 with the . Melissa Burr, who was showing the , then made it 180,000 to go, both her opponents called, and three players went to fourth street. Mosseri led out for 60,000, both his opponents called, and he checked fifth.
Zhou bet 120,000, both Burr and Mosseri called, and Mosseri led out once again on sixth. Two calls were made and Mosseri fired 120,000 one final time on seventh. Zhou made a quick call and Burr, who only had 31,000 behind, opted to fold.
"Aces," Mosseri said.
"Only aces?" Zhou asked.
Mosseri: /
Zhou: /
Burr: / / — fold
Zhou tabled two pair, and that proved good enough to scoop the large pot.
Kassela brought it in, Mosseri completed, and Kassela made the call. Mosseri check-called a bet on fourth street, both players knuckled on fifth, and Mosseri led out on sixth. Kassela called.
Kassela called one last bet on seventh street, then mucked when Mosseri showed for two pair.
Allen Kessler: / /
Mosseri: / /
On the very next hand, Kessler brought it in and Mosseri completed. Kessler called, both players checked on fourth street, and Kessler check-called bets on fifth, sixth, and seventh.
The bet from Mosseri on seventh put Kessler all in, and he begrudgingly committed the remainder of his stack. Mosseri showed for a straight, and Kessler showed , claiming he bricked his flush draw.
Brandon Shack-Harris brought it in with the and then called when Abe Mosseri completed with the . Both players then checked fourth street before Shack-Harris check-called bets on fifth through seventh streets.
Shack-Harris: /
Mosseri: /
Shack-Harris snap-called on seventh with just kings. He was right, as Mosseri only held ace-high.