Chip leader Michael Pedley opens the action from early position with a raise to 16,000. David Steicke thinks for a long time in the small blind before laying down his hand.
Following a misdeal, the cards are re-dealt with David Steicke opening the action with a 10,000 chip raise from under-the-gun. The action folds to David Bach in the big blind and he makes the call.
Flop:
Bach checks and Steicke fires 20,000 into the middle and takes down the pot.
In an amazing turn of events, former tournament chip-leader Tony Dunst has been eliminated from the tournament by new tournament chip-leader Michael Pedley.
The two big stacks got it all in before the flop, Pedley with kings and Dunst with tens, and the board filled out allowing Pedley's kings to hold up.
Dunst's elimination in tenth place ($6,575) set up our nine-handed final table, at which Michael Pedley will be the overwhelming chip-leader with approximately 200,000 in chips.
One hand after Anna Wroblewski lost half her stack to Rayan Nathan, she managed to recuperate by doubling through Michael Pedley with the exact same hand she'd had against Nathan: .
Anna had moved all in from the button and Pedley made the call in the big blind holding .
The board filled out and, once again, Anna Wroblewski survived an all in for her tournament life. With the win, Anna stacked up just over 25,000 in chips.
Rayan Nathan just earned himself some extra breathing room after winning a coinflip against Anna Wroblewski. Nathan's sixes held up against Anna's when the board filled out and he stacked up 56,000 in new chips. Anna was left with just 15,000 after the hand.
Such was the request of Tony Dunst facing, potentially, a major hit to his stack after getting it all in holding against the of Rayan Nathan before the flop.
The board had filled out and Dunst pleaded with the dealer for help. The dealer responded, placing the on the river for a chop pot. Nathan could only grit his teeth and smile after the hand.