Buckholtz Crippled by Kaawar
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Woody Kaawar raised from the cutoff to 30,000 as the first player into the pot. Ryan Buckholtz was waiting in the small blind and he moved all in. Kaawar thought for a bit before making the call to put his tournament life at risk.
Kaawar: 
Buckholtz: 
The board ran out 
and Kaawar was able to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
505,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
45,000
-535,000
|
-535,000 |
, and Cantu continuation bet to 40,000. Cronin took about 15 seconds to make the call, and the turn came the 
. Both players checked, and the dealer put the 
for a rivered straight. After the hand, Cantu is down to just 220,000.
and the first two players checked before Kuether fired 55,000. Cronin folded but Gentry made the call.
, Gentry checked for a third time. Kuether placed 260,000 in the middle and Gentry went deep into the tank, eventually making the call and tabling 
and used it to take a commanding chip lead on the rest of the field.
, and Baldwin was still in trouble. The 
on the turn didn't help, nor did the 
, and just like that, Baldwin hit the rail. Meanwhile, Gentry is right back up to where he was before the hand with Kuether, sitting at 800,000.
. But the 
gave him some extra outs and the 
, and was called by Ty Spires, who had 
. The board ran out 
, and Spires's straight was good enough to win the pot, sending Salsberg to the rail.
flop. Carreno was able to get his last 100,000 all in on the flop holding 
and the river was the 
for a pair of aces. Spires scooped the pot, and sent Matzura to the rail.
