Bernard Lee raised to 8,500 from under the gun. Josh Harshbarger called from the big blind and they saw a flop of . Harshbarger checked and Lee bet out 9,000. Harshbarger took his time before eventually sliding 26,000 across the betting line. Before Harshbarger had even released the last of his chips, Lee declared "I'm all in," and pushed his remaining chips out. It was roughly 40,000 more, but Harshbarger never asked for a count. He opted instead to muck his hand and give up the pot.
Action folded around to short stack Robert Wisiak on the button. He moved all in for 13,900. Mark Eddleman thought for a while before folding from the small blind. Michael Martin, already having his big blind of 3,000 in the pot, eventually made the call. The players showed:
Wisiak:
Martin:
Wisiak got no help when the community cards came and he was eliminated in 13th place.
Josh Harshbarger raised to 8,500 from the button. John Kincaid called from the big blind and they went heads-up to a flop of . Kincaid had checked in the dark, so Harshbarger bet 16,000. Kincaid said "Time," and after about three and half minutes, announced he was all in.
Harshbarger wasted no time calling. Kincaid said, "One pair." Harshbarger replied, "Me too." The men showed:
Harshbarger:
Kincaid:
Kincaid never caught up and sent 42,700 more in chips to Harshbarger. He is now above average with just over 100,000.
Tom Farnsworth was just sent home on the first hand of Level 11 when his didn't hold up against the of Josh Harshbarger. Harshbarger took the lead when the flop came . Farnsworth never improved and headed to the rail in 14th place.