Seconds after David Longood and Jonathan Cohen were eliminated, Jason Manger bowed out as well. We unfortunately missed the details, but we do know that he'll take home $11,780.
Paul Berende raised in middle position, and Dwyte Pilgrim defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Pilgrim check-called a bet. While the dealer was burning a second card, Berende re-checked his cards.
"They change?" Pilgrim needled.
"They're still good," Berende chuckled.
Both players checked when the hit the felt, and the completed the board. Pilgrim led out, and Berende quickly mucked.
"I'm a coast-to-coast bluffer," Pilgrim announced after the hand. "Keep that in the back of your mind."
John Myung opened from the cutoff, John Virtue called in the small blind, and Mitchell Davis defended his big. The flop was , and the action checked to Myung, who bet. Both Virtue and Davis called.
The turn was the , and the action checked to Myung again. He bet all in for 9,000 - less than half of a big bet - and both Virtue and Davis called. Virtue and Davis checked when the completed the board, and Myung tabled for a rivered flush.
Kenny Hsiung raised in early position, Mitchell Davis three-bet from middle position, and Stephen Hung made it four bets from the cutoff. Only Davis called.
The flop fell , and Davis bet. Hung called all in for just 2,000, and the hands were opened.
Davis:
Hung:
Davis held as the turn and river came , respectively, and Hung was eliminated.
John Myung raised from the cutoff, Kenny Hsiung made it three bets on the button, Mitchell Davis made it four bets from the big blind, and Myung moved all in for 57,000. There was a discussion as to whether or not Hsiung could put in another raise, because Myung's all in wasn't a full raise. An extra raise would lift the cap however, so Hsiung and Davis could only call.
The flop fell , and Davis led out. Hsiung called.
Hsiung called another bet when the turned, and both players checked when the completed the board. Davis showed for ace-high, but it was no good against Hsiung's for a pair of kings.
Myung mucked his hand, and was eliminated in eight place.
Matthew Woodward raised from the button, Kenny Hsiung three-bet from the big blind, and Woodward called. The flop was , and Hsiung led out. Woodward raised, Hsiung re-raised, and Woodward called all in for 56,000.
Woodward:
Hsiung:
The turn and river came , respectively, and Woodward was eliminated in sixth place.
The action was capped preflop between Robert Hwang and Paul Berende, who were in the blinds, and Hwang led out when the flop fell . Berende called all in for 11,000, and the hands were opened.
Hwang:
Berende:
The on the turn kept Berende alive for the moment, but the bricked on the river, eliminating him from the tournament.
John Virtue limped in from the small blind, Kenny Hsiung raised, and Virtue called. The flop came down , and Virtue led out. Hsiung called.
The turn was the , Virtue checked, Hsiung bet, and Virtue check-raised. Hsiung put in another raise, and Virtue called. The river was the , Virtue check-called one last bet, and Hsiung tabled for a flush.
Virtue showed for a flopped set, and mucked.
The very next hand, Virtue was all in preflop holding against Hsiung's . The board ran out , and Virtue was eliminated.