Merwick Busts One
Five players, including Michael Traylor and Joel Merwick, called a player's min-raise to 800.
The flop came down 
and four players checked to Merwick. He bet 2,450, but the next player to act went all in for 7,750. Action folded around to Merwick and he tanked for about two minutes before opting to call with 
. He was leading his opponent's 
and held up through the 
turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
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flop as Charles Robinson was leading out with an all-in bet of 6,250. Lewis Webb made the call next door, and Douglas Friedmutter squeezed all in for 10,300 total. The action came to the fourth player, and he reshoved all in for about 20,000 total. Webb got the message and folded his pocket tens, and it would prove to be the wrong fold in the end.
turn and 
river. With three pair, Friedmutter earns himself a quadruple up, sitting now with about 45,000.
. Thai Tran checked from the small blind, and Keith Crowder put out a bet of 2,400 into a pot of just over 3,000. Tran took some time to consider before check-raising to 5,500, and Crowder eventually shoved all in over the top. Tran quickly folded, and Crowder slapped his 
down on the felt. Tran knocked the table in acknowledgement.
. The river brought the 
, securing the double for Levy.
board. There was about 7,500 in the pot and an opponent check-called a bet of 4,000 from Kyle Bowker.
hit the river and Bowker found himself faced an all-in bet of 5,125. A quick call from Bowker led to his opponent showing 
for top two pair. Bowker couldn't beat it, mucking his hand and losing about half of his stack.
. The board brought no funny business, securing the knockout for Evans and giving him the biggest stack in the room.