Ming "Joy" Reslock raised from middle position and Senovio Ramirez III called from the big blind with only 15,000 chips behind. After the flop came and Ramirez shoved all in for his last 15,000. Reslock called.
Reslock held against Ramirez's . The turn brought the and the river the . That was all she wrote for Ramirez, as he earned over $23,000 for his effort.
Just one hand after Senovio Ramirez busted, Freddy Deeb made his exit from the tournament.
According to Tournament Director Robert Beck, Freddy pushed all in preflop and got called by Thang Luu. When the hand played out, Luu showed two pair of 3s and 4s, which were enough to beat Deeb's pocket aces.
Jim Geary got his final chips in the pot after a flop of vs. Ed Smith and Thang Luu.
Smith and Luu checked the turn and river, which brought the and . Luu mucked, while Geary showed aces and 8s for two pair and Smith showed the for the flush.
The remaining six players have returned from dinner break and the cards are back in the air.
Just a reminder once again that Thang Luu is STILL in the field. Two years ago, he placed second in the event behind Frankie O'Dell and last year, Luu took down the title. If he wins this one, the WSOP might have to think about renaming this event the Thang Luu Classic.
Pascal Leyo got all his chips in the middle against Ming Reslock on the first hand back from the break.
Reslock had a pair of aces and a nut flush draw while Leyo had a straight draw and a pair of sevens. He asked for a seven or a nine on the river, and got what he wanted when a seven hit the board.