Sam Panzica, who won the West Palm Beach Casino Championship, open-shoved for 27,800 on the button. Luke Graham, who just won the Harrah's New Orleans Main Event, tanked for close to two minutes before calling in the big blind.
Panzica:
Graham:
The dealer fanned , giving Graham a set of sixes, and leaving Panzica with very few outs to survive. The on the turn was one of those outs, giving Panzica a gut-shot straight draw, and the spiked on the river to give him Broadway.
"That's a fun a river," Panzica said with a huge smile on his face.
The 21-year old doubled to 60,000 chips, while Graham dropped down to 56,000.
Kyle Julius opened to 4,100 in middle position, Blake Barousse tossed out a three-bet in the cutoff, and the action folded back to Julius, who called.
The dealer fanned , Julius checked, and Barousse fired out 7,000. Julius called, then checked again when the turned. Barousse fired a second bullet worth 19,500, and Julius check-raised all in for around 50,000 or so. Barousse snap-called, turning over for the nuts.
Julius sighed, then showed .
The completed the board, and Julius splashed some of his chips forward before wishing the table good luck and exiting the tournament room.
Brock Parker checked to Jesse Sylvia on a flop of . The 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up tossed out 5,200, and Parker made the call.
The turn was the , Parker checked again, and Sylvia fired out another 13,400. Parker moved all in for around 40,000 effective, and Sylvia quickly called.
"You flop a flush?" he said, turning over for Broadway.
Parker nodded, showing for an ace-high flush.
A meaningless completed the board, and Sylvia wished the table luck before hitting the rail. Parker, who won two bracelets in a week at the 2009 WSOP, now sits with 260,000 chips.
Action folded to Horseshoe Council Bluffs Casino Champ Mark Bonsack in the small blind and he put in a raise, though we're not sure how much. What we do know is that Bossier City Main Event Champion Jeff Gibralter three-bet from the big blind, Bonsack moved all in for roughly 40,000 and Gibralter snap-called.
Bonsack:
Gibralter:
Bonsack was behind and in need of some help. The flop gave him a little as it paired his jack, but he still needed another or a non-club king to win. The turn wasn't it, and the river actually improved Gibralter to a flush. Bonsack, who had relied on a raccoon penis for luck, wish his opponents luck and then slowly exited the tournament area.
Meanwhile, Wade Woelfel was eliminated on table over.
Nancy Birnbaum is one of the most successful women in the history of the World Series of Poker Circuit. Prior to this event she won her third gold ring during the Harrah's New Orleans stop, which tied her for first all time among women with La Sengphet. Unfortunately Birnbaum won't be adding a bracelet to her jewelry collection her in the National Championship.
After earning an at-large bid, Birnbaum traveled to New Orleans where he ex-partner of 17 years, Angie Reed, visited to sweat the action. What's more, two of Birnbaum's other friends, Nancy Noblett and Julie Royer, traveled to the "Big Easy" late last night after Birnbaum advanced to Day 2.
"We traveled overnight on a bus from Atlanta to watch he play this morning," Noblett explained from the rail. Unfortunately the rail had to watch their girl bust to October Niner Jeremy Ausmus.
It happened when a short-stacked Birnbaum got her last 15,000 or so all in preflop holding the only to be called by the of Ausmus. The board ran out and that was all she wrote for Birnbaum.
With her elimination, River Rock (Vancouver) Casino Champion Sandra Wong is the last woman standing. Only time will tell if she can keep the National Championship tradition of a woman making the final table, a feat accomplished by La Sengphet two years ago and Amanda Musumeci last year.
Clickscales tossed out 4,400 on a board of , and Sandra Wong raised to 10,500. Clinkscales made the call.
The completed the board, Clinkscales checked, and Wong fired out 12,500. Clinkscales went deep into the tank, cutting out his chips to see how much would be left if he called and lost, then finally flicked forward a call. Wong showed queen-high, which Clinkscales had beat with for a pair of eights.
A short-stacked Joey Weissman was all in and at risk preflop with against the of John Bowman. Bowman held as the board rolled out , and Weissman was eliminated.
Ashly Butler wagered his remaining 37,300 preflop with , and was racing against Joe Kuether's . Butler's lowly pair held when the board rolled out , and he doubled to 75,000 chips.
Andrew Robinson raised out of the cutoff, Ryan Riess moved all in for 30,700 from the big blind, and Robinson called.
Robinson:
Riess:
Robinson snatched away the lead when the flop fell , but Riess made a pair of queens when the turned. Robinson could still make a flush with a heart on the river, but the bricked off, and Riess doubled.