Hand #73: Benjamin Moon opened to 160,000 under the gun and Steven Snyder moved all in from the big blind for 455,000. Moon called to put Snyder at risk.
Steven Snyder:
Benjamin Moon:
A board fanned out and Snyder was sent o the rail in fourth place.
Benjamin Moon raised to 160,000 from the small blind and Nhathanh Nguyen shoved all in from the big blind. Moon asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Nguyen had 640,000 in front of him. Moon called.
Nhathanh Nguyen:
Benjamin Moon:
The flop came to give Moon trip aces. The turn brought them the which meant that Nguyen was now drawing dead. Before the was even dealt on the river, the rest of the table got up to shake his hand. Nguyen was sent to the payout desk to collect his cash of $73,242 for finishing in 5th place.
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Hand #57: Benjamin Moon shoved on the button and both Nhathanh Nguyen and Romain Lewis folded in the blinds.
Hand #58: Moon raised to 120,000 from the cutoff and was called by Colin Robinson in the big blind. The flop came , Robinson check-called the 125,000 bet of Moon. They both checked through the on the turn to the . Robinson bet 275,000 and Moon raised to 650,000. Robinson quickly folded.
Hand #59: Moon raised to 120,000 from the under-the-gun position and everyone else folded.
Hand #60: Steven Snyder completed his small blind and Moon opted to check. The flop came , Snyder check-folded to the 85,000 bet of Moon.
Hand #56: Bohdan Slyvinsky open-jammed for 560,000 from under the gun and Colin Robinson put him at risk, after shoving from the cutoff to clear the rest of the table.
Bohdan Slyvinskyi:
Colin Robinson:
The board ran out and Slyvinskyi became the first casualty of Day 4.
Hand #50: Steven Snyder raised to 130,000 from the button and Benjamin Moon called in the small blind. The flop came , Moon bet 120,000 and Snyder called. The turn brought them the , Moon continued with a bet of 400,000 and Snyder folded.
Hand #51: Moon bet 150,000 from the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #52: Colin Robinson raised to 140,000 from the under-the-gun position and everyone else folded.
Hand #53: Snyder raised to 130,000 from the under-the-gun position and everyone folded.
Hand #54: Robinson raised to 220,000 from the small blind and Snyder shoved in the big blind. Robinson folded.
Hand #55: Romain Lewis raised to 125,000 from the hijack and Moon called in the big blind. They both checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Moon bet 120,000 and Lewis called. They both checked again on the on the river. Moon tabled which was good enough to take the pot.