Event 19: Final Four

$1500 + $150 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

On Break, Next Blinds: 8k/16k/2k ante

(l-r) Saltsberg, Yaginuma, Nair & Melkersen

A big hand before the break has three players seeing a flop after Jesse Yaginuma raises the button with Jay Nair and Mike Melkersen calling from the blinds.

All three players check the flop of 8♠ 3♥ 4♥ and see the A♠ on the turn.

Nair and Melkersen both check, Yaginuma bets 39k, Nair makes it 100k, Melkersen folds and Yaginuma calls.

River: 2♠

Nair bets 160k (360k behind), Yaginuma moves all in and Nair folds.

The hand helps Yaginuma jump up to the 1 million chip mark as he has more than half the chips in play.

Chip Counts

Jesse Yaginuma 1 million
Mike Melkersen 310k
Jay Nair 285k
Matt Salsberg 210k