Ricky Fohrenbach entered the pot from the cutoff to 120,000 only to have Allen Bari announce, "I raise... to 4 million!"
Once the blinds passed and the action returned to Fohrenbach, he deliberated for nearly ninety seconds before making the call for his 1,720,000-chip stack.
Fohrenbach:
Bari:
With Fohrenbach holding the lead in the race for his tournament life, the flop switched Bari into the lead but still left Fohrenbach needing any queen, ten or seven to snatch it back.
The on the turn did little to change the hand, and when the completed the board, Fohrenbach was forced to hit the rail in 6th place collecting $142,821 in prizemoney as Bari moves to roughly 8,000,000 in chips - virtually three quarters of the chips in play!
From the cutoff, Nicholas Blumenthal shipped his final 720,000 into the pot and Ricky Fohrenbach iso-shoved the button.
Blumenthal:
Fohrenbach:
With Blumenthal in the lead, the flop gave Fohrenbach an additional four outs to a gutshot.
The on the turn changed little, and when the landed on the river, Blumenthal was pushed the double to roughly 1,800,000 as Fohrenbach slipped to roughly 1,700,000 in chips.
Sean LeFort pushed all in from middle position for roughly 800,000 and Nicholas Blumenthal iso-shoved next to act.
LeFort:
Blumenthal:
With LeFort in the lead, but in a race for his tournament survival, the board would ensure the chips shipped his way as he moved to over 1,700,000 while Blumenthal slipped to 900,000 in chips.