Kastory Hooks Thomas
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Russ Thomas all in for his tournament life and Mark Kastory having called to put him at risk.
Russ Thomas: 
Mark Kastory: 
The board ran out 
and Kastory's jacks held up against the pocket nines to eliminate Thomas from the tournament.
The final three tables will play down until 17 remain and then they will bag up for Sunday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
113,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
Busted |
and Kastory filled up against Kyle to stay alive.
and Kyle checked to the cutoff who moved all in for 45,000. The button moved all in for less and Kyle called having both of them covered. 
, leaving the cutoff dead and the button drawing to a gutshot. The river 
was a blank and Kyle scooped a large pot while knocking out two players.
, Gatlin moved all in for 43,000 effective and after some time Dunn called to put himself at risk. 
did not improve Dunn's flush draw and Gatlin's straight held up to eliminate last winter's third place finisher.
checked through to the river 
that saw the big blind bet once more and Banwo called immediately. 
for a missed straight draw. Banwo turned over 
for a flush and his stack rose to one of the biggest in the tournament.