Leeann Ball open-raised all in for 19,000. Sidsel Boesen -- currently neck-and-neck with La Sengphet for the chip lead -- called the raise. The table folded to Yu Kurita who then pushed all in herself for about 80,000. Boesen thought a bit, then made the call.
Kurita tabled , while Ball showed and Boesen .
The dealer handled the rest of the story. The next chapter went . That was followed by . And the conclusion read .
Ball is out in 24th place ($5,805). Kurita receives a huge boost up to 187,000. And Boesen now has 325,000, still good for second place at the moment behind Sengphet.
Holly Hodge opened with a raise from middle position for 17,500, and it folded to Mary Forrest who reraised all in for 45,000 from the button. The blinds got out, and Hodge called.
Hodge showed , while Forrest was hoping her could outlast five community cards. It couldn't even handle one -- the in the door -- follwed by . The turn was the , giving Hodge two pair. The river brought the , and Forrest is out in 25th place ($5,805).
Leeann Ball opened for 14,000, then Ruth Hall pushed all in for 26,000. It folded to Teresa Duck in the big blind who then also pushed all in for about 30,000. Ball made the call.
Duck
Ball
Hall
The board came , and Hall's aces held up. Hall chips up to 80,000, Ball slips to 35,000, and Duck is down to 9,000.
We've reached the end of Level 16, with 27 players still remaining. The break is scheduled for 20 minutes, though it may take a little longer as we're also having a chip color up.
With five minutes in the level and the next scheduled break, the tourney is being paused while the 27 remaining players redraw for seats around our final three tables.
, while Ball showed 
and Boesen 
.
. That was followed by 
. And the conclusion read 
.
, while Forrest was hoping her 
could outlast five community cards. It couldn't even handle one -- the 
in the door -- follwed by 
. The turn was the 
, giving Hodge two pair. The river brought the 
, and Forrest is out in 25th place ($5,805).
, and Hall's aces held up. Hall chips up to 80,000, Ball slips to 35,000, and Duck is down to 9,000.
and up against Holly Hodge's 
, and Harris is out in 27th, earning $5,805. Hodge is now up to 183,000.
