In a raised pot on a flop of Taneli Tiikkaja led out for 20,000 from under the gun before Andre Wagner shoved all in for his last 85,000 from the button. Tiikkaja made the call.
Tiikkaja:
Wagner:
Needing an ace or a diamond to survive, Wagner watched as the on the turn and on river missed him, and the one-time chip leader ends his run in 28th place for $8,104.
Simon Greene must have spent the first hour of play looking for the right hand to move all in with. When he found it was an easy decision. He was called by Diwei Huang, who tabled . As the flop came down, Huang started calling for "Two on the side," referring to the pips on a card that would match his two fives. (Might Huang be a baccarat player?)
Huang got his wish when the flop came to make him a set of fives. Greene couldn't complete the re-suckout. The turn was the and the river was the . Greene is out in 29th place and has been handed a ticket to collect $8,104 from the cage.
Two hands in a row, Carter Gill has opened for 10,000 chips. Two hands in a row, Quinn Do reraised all in behind him. Two hands in a row, Gill folded to Do's reraise. Do now has 90,000 chips, while Gill has slipped down to 205,000.
James Bunner opened with a raise to 11,000 from early position before Javed Abrahams raised it up enough to put Bunner all in. He made the call with but was in trouble as Abrahams tabled .
The board ran out to eliminate Bunner in 30th place for $8,104.
Taneli Tiikkaja raised it up from the cutoff to 12,000 before Michael Doodson shoved all in for his last 27,000 from the small blind. Tiikkaja made the call.
Tiikkaja:
Doodson:
The flop landed an incredible to give Tiikkaja trips to the shock of Doodson who exclaimed, "Are you serious?"
The turn was the and river the to end the tournament for Doodson in unfortunate circumstances.
Carter Gill limped in from early position. Action folded around to George Vassilopoulos, who declined his option to raise and went to the flop. It came down . Vassilopoulos checked, then raised all in to 40,000 after Gill bet 10,000.
Gill and Vassilopoulos started talking with each other, with Gill probing for information. Vassilopoulos reminded Gill that it was a limped pot, and that he could have anything -- pocket fives, pocket threes, two pair, air, anything. This went on for a few minutes, with Gill agonizing over his decision. Finally he said that he was pretty sure Vassilopoulos had two pair but he was calling anyway.
Vassilopoulos:
Gill:
Gill's hand was in the lead, and he put a mortal lock on the hand by turning the for a set of aces. Vassilopoulos made two pair with the river but by then it was too late for him. He's out.