Robert Cote moved all in preflop for around 250,000 and was called by the player in the cutoff to put him at risk.
Robert Cote: 5♠5♥
Opponent: K♥Q♣
Somehow, Cote's pocket fives held up on the 3♠3♣J♣A♣6♦ runout and he was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
535,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
Daniel Negreanu was seen raking in a huge pot as he eliminated another player. Negreanu was behind with his A♦10♣ against the all-in player's A♠Q♥, but the board ran out A♣5♠10♠10♥2♠ to give Negreanu the victory and send his opponent to the rail.
Negreanu shook the eliminated player's hand and took a photo with him, as other players at the table noted how well he was running.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,850,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
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Bradley Gilleland went all in from early position and was called by the big blind, who had less and therefore was at risk.
Big Blind: A♥K♣
Bradley Gilleland: A♣Q♣
Gilleland remained behind on the A♠9♣8♦ flop, but a Q♦ on the turn put him ahead. His opponent was not helped by the 10♦ river, and Gilleland scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
At this stage in the tournament, almost every single table has at least one player all in. This is to be expected, as most players with short stacks are trying to run up or bust trying before the day's end.
With "Jersey" Joe Frank all in from the big blind for 25,000, a player in middle position raised all in for 165,000. Kathryn Kelly thought for a while before going all in for 170,000. The cutoff, having everyone else covered, made the call.
Joe Frank: J♣6♥
Middle Position: A♦10♣
Kathryn Kelly: Q♥Q♦
Cutoff: A♠K♣
Kelly's queens held throughout the 8♣3♣8♦9♦4♥ scoring her two eliminations and a huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Players have been sent on their final 20-minute break of the night, as tournament staff work to race off the yellow T-1,000 chips.
Luca Pecoraro had moved all in for around 200,000 and action folded around to Daniel Negreanu, the last line of defense.
"Alright, well, I guess we'll film it," he said as he picked up his vlogging camera and said some things into it, as he usually does.
The result was that he decided to gamble in this particular spot and made the call, putting Pecoraro at risk of elimination.
Luca Pecoraro: A♦8♦
Daniel Negreanu: A♣Q♠
"Oh wow, ace-eight," he said, somewhat surprised he was actually ahead of Pecoraro's holding.
Negreanu ended up holding his lead through the 7♥4♣9♥3♥10♦ runout and he was pushed the pot while Percoraro was sent to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
|
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|
|
Busted | |
Khris Burchfield opened to 40,000 from the button before Guy Leathley reraised all in from the big blind. Burchfield called.
Guy Leathley: J♣10♣
Khris Burchfield: 7♥7♦
Leathley had a flush draw on the 7♣4♣A♦ board, but the A♠ gave Burchfield the winning hand. The 8♥ river was meaningless as Leathley headed to the payout line.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
860,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
Busted |
After a player opened to 30,000, Terrance Reid moved all in for around 200,000 and was quickly followed up by two more all-ins, the last of which was big stack Neeraj Madhvami. The action was then back on the original raiser who was in the tank for a good while before he painfully made the fold.
The cards were then tabled with Madhvami covering.
Opponent: A♦Q♣
Terrance Reid: A♠Q♥
Neeraj Madhvami: A♣K♠
"Ughhhh noooo! Why did I fold!?" said the player who folded was kicking himself as he admitted to folding pocket jacks.
The board ran out 9♦6♦J♠9♥7♦ for Madhvami and his ace-king high to scoop the entire pot, eliminating both of his opponents in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
877,000
|
877,000 |
|
Busted |
