Alan Sansone raised to 130,000 from the cutoff, and Richard Gargel made the call out of the big blind.
Both players checked the flop, and the turn prompted an all-in move from Gargel. Sansone called immediately. Gargel tossed into the middle, and Sansone tossed his cards in face down. The dealer informed him they had to be turned over.
"Go ahead," Sansone said. "I can't win."
Sansone's holdings were revealed to be , and an officially completed the hand. Sansone's down to two big blinds.
With a collective cheer at the elimination of the 19th place player, the 18 ladies remaining in Event 9 are now in the money.
While most bubble bursting hands are a miserable experience for the unfortunate player to bow out, here at the Ladies event things are different.
Nearly all of the players left decided to pony up $20 or so to create a prize for the 19th elimination, showing why Ladies events are such a departure from the typically cutthroat world of tournament poker.
JR Reiss again got in an all-in confrontation with against . Again, he flopped top pair, this time against Natale Kuey, but this time Kuey turned a broadway straight to send Reiss to the rail.
JR Reiss raised to 54,000 from the hijack, and John Tavss pushed all in from the small blind. Reiss made the call.
Reiss:
Tavss:
The flop came , giving Reiss top pair but Tavss a gutshot and a flush draw. The turn was an , and Reiss needed to dodge the river. It was a , giving the Omaha native the pot.