Phil Collins opened to 14,500 with Michael Shelton and Andrew Radel making the call out of the blinds.
The flop fell down and Shelton checked to see Radel make it 30,000 to go. Collins passed, but Shelton made the call. When the landed on the turn Shelton check-folded for 60,000 as he slipped to 83,000 while Radel climbed to 255,000.
When the action was folded round to Shelton on the button he made it 15,000 to go before David Sands called pot out of the big blind. Shelton moved in for his last 83,000 and Sands called.
Shelton:
Sands:
The board fell and Shelton headed to the rail in 18th place for a payday of $7,586, as Sands climbed to 210,000 in chips.
Andreas Vandevenne pushed over Ravi Raghavan's preflop pot bet to commit nearly all of his chips. Raghavan threw enough into the pot to put him all in and Vandevenne obliged.
Vandevenne:
Raghavan:
The flop of still gave Vandevenne some outs, but when the landed on the turn he was drawing dead and exited the tournament floor as the was being dealt on the river.
With Vandevenne collecting $5,901 for his efforts, the final eighteen players are re-drawing for the final two tables.
After turning a set of nines , John-Paul Kelly got all of his chips in the middle against Andrew Radel's top pair. The set held up after the final card was dealt and Kelly shoots up to 415,000.
Action folds around to Phil Collins in the small blind who raised to 11,000. Jason Dewitt made .
Collins led out for 8,500 and Dewitt reraised to 23,000. Collins was a non believer and made it 66,000 to go. Dewitt moved all in and Collins called for 13,000 more.
Their hands with all this action? Not what you might think.
Collins:
Dewitt:
The board filled out doubling Collins up with a lone pair of eights.
On a flop of Andrew Radel checked from the small blind and John-Paul Kelly bet 18,500. Radel then threw out a pot sized check raise to 49,500. Kelly called the bet and the two players saw the fall on the turn. Radel moved 80,000 into the pot and Kelly was forced to fold.
Aaron Virchis opened the pot to 8,000 before Kirk Steward potted to 30,000. With the action on Kyle Carlston in the big blind he re-potted all in to prompt a fold from Virchis and a call by Steward.
Steward:
Carlston:
The board ran out to see Steward double to 85,000 as Carlston slips to 136,000 in chips.