Sondre Sagstuen and Todd Keikoan play a large pot for about 70,000. The board reads 9-7-4-9-5, and Sagstuen shows for a rivered seven-high straight. Keikoan shows 9-x for trip nines, and Sagstuen wins the pot.
Keikoan is crippled, and has some serious doubling-up to do in order to come back.
Todd Keikoan managed to double up once before falling to the will of the cards. After a flop of , Keikoan moved all in with his last chips, and Sondre Sagstuen called with for a pair and an open-eneded straight draw. Keikoan showed for a higher open-ended straight draw, and he'd need to improve to survive.
The turn card was the , and Keikoan made a pair that he didn't want to make -- it gave Sagstuen a king-high straight. Keikoan needed an ace or a nine on the river (but not the ace of clubs) to chop the pot with identical straights.
The river card was the , and Sagstuen won the pot -- and the table -- with a jack-high flush.
Todd Keikoan was eliminated in 15th place, earning $6,634.
Sondre Sagstuen advances to tonight's final table, scheduled to begin at 8:00 pm PDT.
Thomas Tysziewicz is shortstacked and all in after a jack-high flop with K-10, and he's up against Andy Ward's K-Q. Neither player improves, and Ward wins the pot with his queen kicker.
Thomas Tysziewicz is eliminated in 13th place, earning $6,634.
Table 5 is now heads up between Andy Ward and Bryan Spadaro. All four tables that are still in play are heads up.
The players return from their break to increased blinds of 3,000-6,000, with limits of 6,000-12,000. There are four tables still in action, and the final table is currently scheduled for 8:00 pm PDT tonight.