After a series of bets and raises, Nicholas Palma, who was in the big blind, re-raised to 30,500 more than the previous bet. Jean Elie Joseph, who was in the small blind, called.
The flop fell , and Joseph shoved all in for around 80,000. Palma quickly called.
Joseph:
Palma:
The turn and river came , respectively, and Joseph doubled to 240,000 chips. Palma slipped to 550,000.
Joe Sweeney, who was one of the shortest stacks in the room, moved all in on a flop of . David Stefanski tank-called with two red fours, and Sweeney rolled over .
The turn and river came , , eliminating Sweeney from the tournament.
Bryan Leskowitz open-shoved his last 126,000 on the button, and Timothy Reilly called in the small blind. The big blind released, and the hands were opened.
Leskowitz:
Reilly:
The flop gave Leskowitz a set, the case seven () on the turn gave him quads, and a meaningless completed the board. Leskowitz doubled to 264,000 chips, while Reilly slipped to 496,000.
Jason Strasser open shoved from the cutoff for his last 100,000 or so, and Justin Schwartz re-shoved behind him on the button. The blinds both released, and the hands were tabled.
Strasser:
Schwartz:
The board ran out , and Strasser wished the table good luck before exiting.