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Andrew Watson opened to 22,000 in late position and the action folded to Berry Johnston who moved all in for 57,000 more. Watson called and the hands were tabled.
Watson: 
Johnston: 
Johnston made trips on the 
flop and locked up the hand when the 
turned. The 
on the river meant nothing, and Johnston doubled to 120,000 chips.
Watson is still very healthy with 950,000.
Ruth Hall was all in for her tournament life with 
and it was Andrew Watson who had her at risk with 
.
The 
flop brought two backdoor draws and the 
on the turn kept both of them alive. Any ace, queen, jack or diamond would keep Hall alive, but the 
bricked on the river and she was eliminated from the tournament.
Watson remains our chip leader with over a million chips in front of him.
Level: 22
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
475,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
400,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
260,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
190,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
180,000
8,900
|
8,900 |
|
|
160,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
160,000 | |
|
||
|
|
140,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
125,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
Busted | |
Ruth Hall was all in for about half her stack holding and was racing against an opponent's 
.
The 
flop gave Hall a straight draw to go with her overs, but neither the on the turn nor the 
on the river were enough. She is now left with just 80,000 chips.
Neal Seiwert opened from middle position and Drazen Ilich three-bet to 29,000 near the button. Seiwert thought for a while before finally moving all in and Ilich snapped it off.
Seiwert: 
Ilich: 
The 
did not help Seiwert and the on the turn gave Ilich a set of aces, ending the hand. The 
on the river was meaningless and Ilich was shipped a massive pot, doubling to over 500,000 chips.
Seiwert is still alive, but below average with 200,000 chips.
Elizabeth Hymel and an opponent were just involved in a preflop raising war, culminating with Hymel being all in for 334,000 with , racing against her opponent's 
.
The board came down 
, securing the double for Hymel, now up to about 690,000.
Crystal Eash open-shoved for 134,500 from middle position and a player in the small blind re-shoved. The big blind released and we were off to the races.
Eash:
Opponent:
Eash held when the board ran and doubled to 275,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
700,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
575,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
570,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
420,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
360,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
325,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
200,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
170,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
|
160,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
145,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
145,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
|
|
135,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
The remaining players are in the money as Level 21 has started.
