The board had already been washed, but Todd Schwartz was seen leaving his seat in 12th place after being eliminated by Bonnie Bona.
Schwartz earns $600 for his 11th-place finish.
The board had already been washed, but Todd Schwartz was seen leaving his seat in 12th place after being eliminated by Bonnie Bona.
Schwartz earns $600 for his 11th-place finish.
There have been rapid-fire eliminations at the last two tables and Keith Kinney was the latest casualty.
The handlebar-mustached grinder takes home $600 for his 12th-place finish.
Merih Haile was all in for a short stack against Garth Courtney.
Merih Haile: 7♥5♣
Garth Courtney: A♠Q♥
The board ran out J♥6♥K♥A♥8♠ as Courtney made the better flush to send Haile to the rail in 13th place.
Nick Machart was all in for 165,000 from under the gun against Garth Courtney in the big blind.
Nick Machart: A♣5♥
Garth Courtney: 10♠7♠
Machart was in good shape to double up until the board ran out K♥Q♥2♣2♥10♣ as a ten on the river marked his elimination in 14th place.
Oliver Frusa was all in against the bigger-stacked Suzzanne Barsaloux.
Oliver Frusa: A♥J♦
Suzzanne Barsaloux: A♠K♠
Frusa was dominated and couldn't improve as the board ran out 7♦A♣7♠3♣2♠ to mark his elimination.
Dale Schuman was all in for just 30,000 against Aaron Miller.
Dale Schuman: 8♦7♠
Aaron Miller: K♣7♦
Schuman was outkicked and couldn't improve as the board ran out 10♠A♥2♠10♣5♦ to mark his elimination in 16th place.
Vince Holloway open-jammed a stack of 370,000 in the cutoff and Joel Smith re-shoved behind him on the button.
Vince Holloway: 9♦9♣
Joel Smith: 10♠10♦
Holloway was pipped and couldn't improve as the board ran out 3♣8♠4♣K♠A♥ to mark his elimination in 17th place.
"Joel Smith is absolutely on fire," a commentator said.
Carole Dole was all in against 2023 FPN champion Joel Smith.
Carole Dole: 9♦9♣
Joel Smith: K♠K♣
Dole was in bad shape against kings and couldn't improve as the board ran out 5♠4♦Q♠3♣7♣ to mark her elimination in 18th place.
Level: 18
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The event has reached its final two tables with 18 players remaining.
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| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bonnie Bona | 300,000 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | Suzzanne Barsaloux | 700,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 3 | Keith Kinney | 700,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 4 | Sam Romero | 300,000 | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | Oliver Frusa | 100,000 | 3 |
| 1 | 6 | Larry Sundberg | 50,000 | 2 |
| 1 | 7 | Merih Haile | 150,000 | 5 |
| 1 | 8 | Glenn Schaefers | 800,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 9 | Todd Schwartz | 300,000 | 10 |
| Feature | 1 | Vince Holloway | 490,000 | 16 |
| Feature | 2 | Joel Smith | 810,000 | 27 |
| Feature | 3 | Carole Dole | 185,000 | 6 |
| Feature | 4 | Garth Courtney | 505,000 | 17 |
| Feature | 5 | Dale Schuman | 190,000 | 6 |
| Feature | 6 | Nick Machart | 385,000 | 13 |
| Feature | 7 | Aaron Miller | 280,000 | 9 |
| Feature | 8 | Steve Bellend | 485,000 | 16 |
| Feature | 9 | Wendy Adamczyk D'Andrea | 890,000 | 30 |