The 29 players remaining are now on a 10-minute break with the end of Level 20 upon them.
They will return to the action at the final four tables at approximately 3:20 p.m. local time.
The 29 players remaining are now on a 10-minute break with the end of Level 20 upon them.
They will return to the action at the final four tables at approximately 3:20 p.m. local time.
Tom Hammers got his relatively short stack all in from the button and was called by both big stacks Dan Hamm and Ric Cacho in the blinds.
The flop rolled out and after a check from Hamm, Cacho pushed out all his big orange chips, forcing Hamm to fold.
Cacho showed having flopped two pair and Hammers needed runner-runner with the . He got one runner on the turn, but the river didn't help.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ric Cacho |
440,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
Tom Hammers | Busted |
Jun Kim opened, then called a Shaun Burnett three-bet, going heads up to a .
After some fireworks on the flop they got it all in with Kim at risk holding the and the lead over Burnett's .
However, the came down on the turn and the pot and Kim's tournament life were handed to Burnett after the innocuous river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shaun Burnett |
440,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
Jun Kim | Busted |
The following players all busted in the money, earning $1,981:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Dean | Busted | |
Jaycin Cross | Busted | |
Matthew Sztamburski | Busted | |
Richard Syverud | Busted | |
Tom Hujda | Busted | |
Dustin Peck | Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Kipp Smith got it all in preflop with versus and was all but dead when the flop rolled out .
The turn wasn't much help, but the river pulled Smith out of the grave, giving him new life with a set.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kipp Smith |
160,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
James Wilson called one players 50,000+ shove with the and found a way to hold versus as the post-bubble rush out the door continues here at Meskwaki.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Wilson |
330,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
After Mark Hodge made it 18,000 and Tom Dean called, Nick Jivkov shipped it in for 162,000 total.
Hodge folded, claiming big slick, and Dean called with the .
"I hope you have a big ace," Dean said, grimacing when Jivkov turned over the . It only got worse for Dean as the flop gave Jivkov a set and he said his goodbyes after the turn and river.
"Maybe I should have been drinking," Dean added on his way out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Jivkov |
235,000
161,500
|
161,500 |
|
||
Thomas Dean | Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
There was a huge roar from the tournament floor moments ago as Mark Hodge busted yet another player, making runner-runner Broadway out of to crack his pocket aces.
Hodge suddenly had a huge stack of chips good for the lead with 46 players remaining on the money bubble.
Play went hand for hand for one hand and it popped. The remaining field is now in the money with Hodge on top.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Hodge |
470,000
180,000
|
180,000 |