With only 13 players remaining there are still four online qualifiers competing in the last longer competition for the NAPT Gold Pass in Las Vegas.
With only 13 players remaining there are still four online qualifiers competing in the last longer competition for the NAPT Gold Pass in Las Vegas.
Action folded to Zachary Weimer in the cutoff, he raised all in for 600,000. It folded to the big blind Seamus Delaney who quickly made the call to put Weimer at risk.
Zachary Weimer: J♦10♦
Seamus Delaney: A♥J♠
Weimer was dominated by Delaney, and after the board ran out 4♦K♦8♠3♣J♥ Delaney had the best hand with a pair of jacks and an ace kicker, to eliminate Weimer in 14th place.
Andrew Kershaw opened the action with a raise to 125,000 from middle position. Dan McGinnis moved all in from the hijack for 1,350,000 and Kershaw made the call.
Dan McGinnis: 6♥6♦
Andrew Kershaw: A♣K♣
Flipping for nearly 3,000,000 chips, the board ran out A♦8♠J♣J♠J♦ and McGinnis was eliminated.
Action folded to Max Pinnola on the button, and he raised all in for 780,000. The small blind folded, and Brandon Mueller in the big blind confirmed the stack of Pinnola, and made the call.
Max Pinnola: K♠8♠
Brandon Mueller: A♠Q♦
Pinnola was at risk and would need to improve against the ace high of Mueller. Before the flop Pinnola asked for an "eight ball", and got just that after the flop came 6♥3♠8♣ putting Pinnola in front. He managed to fade both over cards after the 2♠ turn, and 3♥ river to secure the double up with two pair, eights and threes.
Action folded around to David Kuder in the hijack who raised to 525,000 before Jeffrey Chrin moved all in from the button for 1,600,000. The blinds got out of the way and Kuder made the call for his last 15,000 chips.
David Kuder: A♥7♠
Jeffrey Chrin: A♦10♥
No sweat on this one after the flop came down 10♣A♣4♥. The turn 8♠ and river K♦ secured the knockout for Chrin, as Kuder graciously exited the table.
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break. Action is set to resume at approximately 7:55 p.m. local time.
Dan McGinnis raised to 100,000 from early position, and when it folded to Jonathan Stoeber in the cutoff, he three-bet all in for 700,000. After it folded back to McGinnis, he made the call to put Stoeber at risk.
Jonathan Stoeber: A♥9♥
Dan McGinnis: A♠J♥
McGinnis had Stoeber dominated, but after the A♦7♥Q♥ flop, Stoeber had more outs with his nut flush draw. But the 10♠ turn, and 4♦ river were no help for Stoeber, and he was eliminated in 17th place.
Seamus Delaney raised to 100,000 from early position, and Nicholas Skyllas called from middle position. It then folded to Luke Rothschild, and he defended the big blind.
The flop came 5♦7♥8♠ and both Rothschild and Delaney checked to Skyllas, who bet out 160,000. Rothschild folded, and Delaney called.
After the 8♥ on the turn, Delaney check-called a bet of 320,00 from Skyllas.
The river was the 10♥ and Delaney checked to Skyllas who bet all in for Delaney's last 750,000 chips. After sitting in the tank for nearly two minutes, Delaney folded to give the pot to Skyllas.
James Brady open-ripped his 750,000-chip stack into the middle from the hijack. Andrew Kershaw reraised all in from the small blind and the big blind got out of the way.
James Brady: A♣Q♠
Andrew Kershaw: Q♣Q♦
Needing to catch an Ace, Brady was unable to after the dealer put out 8♥K♥9♥9♦10♠ and he was eliminated.