The players are now on a brief 10-minute break and will return to closed registration for this flight. The gray 100-chips will also be raced off and colored up at this time.
Chris Conrad opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and James St. Hilaire made the call from the small blind, but then the big blind moved all in for 7,300.
After some thought, Conrad made the call but then Hilaire put the clamps on him by moving all in for 82,900.
Conrad tanked for several moments before finally deciding to let it go and the cards were tabled.
Big Blind: J♣10♣
James St. Hilaire: A♣K♣
The board ran out 2♦5♠2♥8♦9♦ for Hilaire's ace-king to hold and he was awarded the pot while his opponent was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
74,900
|
74,900 |
|
105,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Brian Frenzel opened to 2,500 from the big blind and was called by Alvin Anton on the button to see a flop of A♥7♥J♠.
Frenzel then continued for 4,000 and Anton came along to see the A♠ appear on the turn. Frenzel fired another barrell worth 4,000 but Anton was not so easily spooked and stuck around to see the K♥ fall on the river.
Frenzel then decided to empty the clip and moved all in for 17,000 total and Anton went briefly into the tank.
"When does late registration end?" He asked the dealer, who responded with Level 9.
"Ok, are we chopping?" Anton asked as he made the call to put himself at risk, but then Frenzel flipped over A♦J♥ for a turned full house.
"Well, I guess we aren't chopping," Anton sighed as he flashed an ace before he mucked his hand and headed for the exit, while Frenzel scooped in the pot for almost a full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Ryan Brown moved all in preflop for 9,800 under-the-gun and was called by Diane Zimmerman in late position and RJ Windows also came along from the big blind.
Zimmerman and Windows checked all the way through the board of A♣K♣10♦8♥3♠ and the cards were tabled.
Windows showed 6♣6♥ for a pair of sixes and Zimmerman showed 7♥7♣ for a pair of sevens but then Brown flipped over A♦7♦ for a pair of aces to scoop the pot for a triple-up.
"Well done, Ryan, now you have a starting stack again!" Zimmerman commented as Brown raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,200
-7,800
|
-7,800 |
|
|
49,500
49,500
|
49,500 |
|
29,500
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
On a heads-up flop of 3♥2♦J♠, Anna Antimony was first to ask and she decided to make it 6,300 to go. Her opponent, Rajasekar Govindan, put his chips into the middle to make the call and the two continued to the turn 7♦.
Antimony kept up the pressure and fired out for 16,000 which produced a fold from Govindan to award her the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
20,200 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
After some back-and-forth preflop, James St. Hilaire moved all in and Alvin Anton made the call to put him at risk.
James St. Hilaire: K♠K♣
Alvin Anton: J♥J♠
The board ran out 2♥8♠3♠7♦7♠ to give Hilaire the win with his kings for a big double while Anton was left short.
Anton then managed to double up the very next hand with ace-king to put him at 11,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000 | |
|
|
11,000
-40,700
|
-40,700 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
