While Mike Dentale was in the tank in a tough decision in the last hand, Trevor Delaney was eliminated. Delaney began the day as the chip leader but just lost the last of his stack to finish in 13th place for $25,810.
Shortly after, James Yang hit the exit in 12th place for $31,910 and Darren Elias followed right on his heels in 11th for the same amount.
Mike Dentale was just put to a tough decision on the river, having to make the right call for his tournament life.
The flop was on the table and reading and Dentale checked. Mahoney bet 120,000 and Dentale responded with a raise to 320,000. With action back on Mahoney, he three-bet all in, easily covering Dentale's stack.
Dentale went in the tank. He thought for more than two minutes, asking if Mahoney would show if he folded. He didn't get a response, and Dentale eventually, reluctantly, folded.
Darren Elias bet 60,000 on the board of and AJ Gamboni pushed all in. Elias made the call and the two flipped up their cards.
Gamboni:
Elias:
Gamboni held bottom set and Elias had two pairs, needing a nine on the river to jump ahead. The final card was the and Elias gave Gamboni the double-up.
In the very next hand, Elias pushed all in from the cutoff and James Yang pushed over the top from the button. Everyone else folded to take the two heads-up.
Elias:
Yang:
Yang looked good for the double-up through the flop and turn, but the river was the , giving Elias the straight and the double-up.
The hand after that, Elias pushed all in from the hijack and picked up all the blinds and antes.
Then the next hand saw Yang pushed all in and he also picked up the blinds and antes.
Giacomo Fundaro was in the hijack seat and he raised to 95,000. With action on Rainer Kempe, he asked how much Fundaro had behind and determined it was about 750,000. Kempe three-bet to 230,000 and it quickly folded all the way around the table, including Fundaro who gave it up without more than a moment's thought.