Mark Maletic opened to 30,000 and Andrew Rothfolk flat called. It folded all of the way around to the table to James Barger who shipped all in for an unknown amount. Maletic tank-folded and Rothfolk snapped him off.
Rothfolk:
Barger:
Barger was crushing Rothfolk but that all changed when a flop of fell. Barger now needed to catch one of the two remaining kings or running cards to stay alive. Unfortunately for Barger, the turn and river were the and the , sealing his fate as our 15th place finisher.
We're still here, there's just not much happening. A lot of raise and take poker with very few flops being seen. It's been a bit since our last big confrontation and one is certainly brewing on the horizon.
The board read and Dan Blakeman checked. Andrew Rothfolk dipped into his stack and came out with a bet of 206,000. Blakeman tanked for a bit before finally announcing a call.
Rothfolk rolled over for a rivered pair of kings. Blakeman flung pocket nines into the muck and Rothfolk dragged in the pot. He's now sitting on about 2.1 million in chips.
Pedro Rios moved all in before the flop for his last 112,000 and was called by Jerry Barlow.
Rios:
Barlow:
The board fell and Barlow's tens and fives were ultimately the best hand, ensuring a 14th place finish for Pedro Rios. He'll collect $12,537 in prize money.
Jonathan Gaviao got the last of his stack, roughly 300,000, all in before the flop. He held . Gaviao was called by Jerry Barlow who had him crushed with .
Gaviao flopped an open-ended straight draw with , but ultimately did not get there when the turned and the rivered. Gaviao will collect $12,357 for his efforts.
Mark Maletic open shipped all in for his last 325,000 before the flop. Aaron Massey called for less from two seats over and Chun Law called as well. Massey and Law were disappointed to find that the two held the same hand.
Maletic:
Massey:
Law:
Maletic took a huge lead on the flop and scooped the pot after the turn and river came and . Massey will collect $15,405 for his run in this Main Event. Maletic, on the other hand, is now sitting on roughly 950,000 in chips.
Chun Law got the last of his chips all in before the flop holding . Unfortunately for Law, he was up against the of Andrew Rothfolk. Law was unable to improve and he was eliminated in 11th place. He will collect $15,405 for his efforts.