Blair Hinkle - 20th Place
Steve Billirakis opened to 55,000, and Blair Hinkle moved all in for close to 200,000 more. Billirakis made the call, and they were on their backs.
Showdown
Hinkle:
Billirakis:
Billirakis continued his flop-hitting streak as the board ran out:
Hinkle's stack was all over the place yesterday, and he managed to come back from being short stacked several times. Finally, his ride is over in 20th place.
Michael De Gilio had just doubled through Steve Billirakis when he found himself all in against him again. And once again, De Gilio was behind with against Billirakis' . It looked like De Gilio might suck out again when the fell on the flop, but Billirakis picked up gutshot outs. The king on the turn put MrSmokey back in the lead. De Gilio needed another 10 to win or a queen to chop. But the river was a brick, and De Gilio was off to the payout desk.
Players are showing no hesitation about getting their stacks in the middle to start the day. Mike De Gilio opened all in from the button for 305,000. Steve Billirakis was in the big blind and re-raised all in to isolate. Billirakis had the best of it with , but not by much. De Gilio turned up .
Each player caught a piece of the flop, . Billirakis had a pair of aces while De Gilio had a diamond flush draw. The turn changed little, but De Gilio found his third diamond with a river. He's up to 650,000.
Jon Aguiar already made one tight fold earlier today. He tanked for more than a minute trying to find another against the newly short Mark Ketteringham but couldn't do it. Ketterinham open-shoved for 279,000 from late position. Aguiar was in the big blind with and finally called. He was dismayed to see Ketteringham turn over .
"Was I wrong both times?" Aguiar asked Ketteringham, referring to their earlier hand.
Neither player improved on a jack-high board. Aguiar is now exceptionally short with only 112,000, wile Ketteringham has some breathing room at 600,000.
Not a good start to the day for Blair Hinkle. He was sitting in the big blind and opted to re-raise all in with after Andrew Chen opened with a raise. Chen quickly called with . The board rolled out 10-high to give Chen a double-up to 885,000. Hinkle is now down to about 200,000.
"When you go all in, do you always hope they hae aces?" Joseph Cutler asked John Franciosi. Franciosi apparently got a short stack in yesterday and cracked aces; he did it again today to Mark Ketteringham.
Franciosi was all in for 327,000 with . Ketteringham was there to take him on with . But it was a nine and no ace on the flop, , with the rest of the board running out {10}. Franciosi climbed to 670,000 while Ketteringham slipped to 300,000.
against Billirakis' 
. It looked like De Gilio might suck out again when the 
fell on the 
flop, but Billirakis picked up gutshot outs. The king on the turn put MrSmokey back in the lead. De Gilio needed another 10 to win or a queen to chop. But the river was a brick, and De Gilio was off to the payout desk.
, but not by much. De Gilio turned up 
.
. Billirakis had a pair of aces while De Gilio had a diamond flush draw. The turn 
river. He's up to 650,000.
and finally called. He was dismayed to see Ketteringham turn over 
after Andrew Chen opened with a raise. Chen quickly called with 
, with the rest of the board running out 
