Patrick Healy pushed all in for his last 102,000 from middle position as the action folded around to Ian Thomson. He made the call, and both players tabled their cards.
Thomson:
Healy:
Both players watched as the dealer spread the .
“Wow! Oh my god!” cheered Thomson, jumping out of his chair.
Thomson had flopped the world, as Healy was already on his way to the cashier. The and completed the board which no one really noticed.
Healy was gallant in defeat, smiling and wishing everybody the best of luck for the remainder of the tournament.
We arrived at the table to find Scott Peel all-in for his last 200,000 pre-flop and getting called by Dean Francis. Peel turned over but trailed Francis' . The board ran out to see Peel hit the rail $5,485 richer.
Other recent eliminations:
35th - Ryan Griffin
34th - Ben McLean
33rd - Cale MacLean
32nd - Eric Assadourian
31st - Alessio Maisano
30th - Aaron Griffen
29th - Brian Litfin
28th - Nich Georgoulas
27th - Patrick Healy
26th - Scott Peel
Daniel Neilson opened the pot with a bet, before Anthony Hachem moved all in for 171,000 from the button. Neilson made the call and both players tabled their cards.
Neilson:
Hachem:
Board:
It was a great board for Hachem, as he dodged a king to double back up to 380,000 in chips. Neilson drops below the million-mark to 940,000 in chips.
Michael Chrisanthopoulos has secured a big double up with his getting action preflop against . It was never in doubt for Chrisanthopoulos as the board rolled out .
With that, Chrisanthopoulos doubled to around 425,000 to be back in business with 25 players remaining.
Hachem has continued to move back up the leader board, eliminating Nebojsa Blanusa from the tournament. Hachem opened with a raise to 32,000 from middle position before Blanusa moved all in for an additional 143,000 in chips. Hachem made the call and the cards were shown.
Hachem:
Blanusa:
Board:
The on the river was the final blow for Blanusa, as he casually stood up from the table, and made his way from the tournament floor.
Michel Bouskila had landed a massive double up against Stephen Boyd. The chips went in on flop of with Boyd holding for two pair as Bouskila tabled for the flush draw. The turn connected with Bouskila as the bricked the river.
It was a huge pot with Bouskila now up to over 1.1 million. Boyd was left with around 120,000 but was about to double up next hand with king-queen against Dan Neilson’s queen-ten to stay alive with a stack of around 250,000.