On a flop, Joseph Palma had 43,000, over half his stack, in front of him and Patrik Korsar shoved. Palma took some time before calling the rest off.
Korsar:
Palma:
"You have a deuce?" asked Palma. "Oh, I'm in trouble," he said upon seeing the showdown. The turn and river proved no help and Palma was off to collect his $6,718 for finishing 29th.
Jeff Manning was all in for almost 100,000 against Ashly Butler.
Manning:
Butler:
Manning failed to get any help during a runout and was left with crumbs. With one big blind left under the gun, Manning elected to fold and wait for one more hand.
It turned out to be a smart decision on his part, as Simon Lam and Robin Ytilato busted before Manning was in the big blind. The American secured a pay jump of almost $1,100 before busting in the subsequent hand.
In a raised pot, the board read , and action was on Jerry Callahan. He checked, Simon Lam shoved his last 29,000, Millard Hale folded, and Callahan called after some deliberation.
Lam:
Callahan:
The river was the , and Lam was out in 34th place.
Alfie Adam has been eliminated in 35th place. The Brit got it short-stacked in with pocket fives against Connor Drinan's pocket nines. The flop brought the five Adam needed but also a nine for Drinan.
Adam got a hand from everyone at the table and made his way to the payout desk.