Peter Hengsakul Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,350)

Peter Hengsakul Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,350)

After a series of raises preflop, Peter Hengsakul got his final 4.9 million in preflop holding [As][Ah], dominating the [6c][6d] of Thanh Le. The lead didn’t last long though, as the flop came down [10h][8h][6s], giving Le a set. The [9c] on the turn brought...
Andrew Lee Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,125)

Andrew Lee Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,125)

Andrew Lee moved all in preflop holding [Ad][Kd], and right behind him, James Pilpa shoved all in for more with [10s][10h]. The tens would hold true for Pilpa, as the board came down [4s][Qd][4c][Jh][8d].  We are down to the final five players now. There have been...
Oldrich Miklik Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,575)

Oldrich Miklik Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,575)

After a flurry of short stack double ups, we finally lost Oldrich Miklik in 7th place. Thanh Le moved all in from early position with [Ad][9s], and it folded around to Miklik in the big blind, who called all in for less with [Ah][5h]. The board ran down...

Bryan Doubles Into Chip Lead

JB Bryan and Thanh Le got in a huge preflop confrontation that saw Bryan’s 4.225 million get in the middle holding [Ad][Ac]. He was in great shape against the [As][Kc] of Le, and though he flopped a sweat with [Jd][9c][10h], the miracle queen never came. Bryan...

Hengsakul Spikes Unlikely Double

After chip leader Thanh Le limped in under the gun, Peter Hengsakul moved all in for 2.9 million. Next to act, Oldrich Miklik made the call for a good chunk of his stack. Le got out of the way, and we looked to be headed for a chopped pot. Miklik: [Ac][Qs] Hengsakul:...
Barry Kaslov Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,225)

Barry Kaslov Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,225)

After the blinds went through him, Barry Kaslov was left with just 275,000. Those chips went in the middle, and he received calls from the blinds, James Pilpa and JB Bryan. They checked down a board of [9h][6s][4s][As][Kc], and amazingly, the [10d][4h] of Bryan, good...