The players are on another break.
The players are on another break.
On the last hand before the break, Shawn Buchanan raised to 2,500. Alex Keating three-bet to 7,000. Everyone folded, including Buchanan, and Keating won the pot to move to 64,400. Buchanan dropped to 105,200.
Steven Kelly has just been eliminated by Mike Baxter on one of the outer tables. Baxter now has three bounties and will be looking to claim one more if he can beat Pat Walsh heads up.
Walsh has 170,000 in chips to Baxter's 100,000 as heads-up play began, meaning Baxter will have some work to do. $40,000 in prize money and another $2,000 bounty is on the line.
On the flop of 

, Pat Pezzin check-called a bet of 3,000 from Marcello Del Grosso to see the
fall on the turn. Pezzin checked again and Del Grosso bet 7,000. Pezzin check-raised to 21,000 and Del Grosso went into the tank. After a minute, he moved all in for 73,000. Pezzin thought for a little bit and then gave it up.
On the flop of 

, Marcello Del Grosso fired 3,000 and his fellow Canadian pro Pat Pezzin made the call. The turn added the
to the board and Del Grosso fired again, this time making it 8,000 to go. Pezzin again called.
The river completed the board with the
and Del Grosso bet 16,000. Pezzin folded this time and Del Grosso scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
84,000
18,100
|
18,100 |
|
|
73,000
35,600
|
35,600 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
David Peters was all in on the turn with the board reading 


. Chau Giang was his opponent and he held the 
. Peters held a worse 
.
The dealer burned and dealt the
on the river to give both players three aces, but keep Giang and his queen kicker with the winning hand. Peters was eliminated and the feature table is now four handed.
Pat Walsh was all in for 55,700 against Mike Baxter. Walsh held the 
and Baxter held the 
.
The flop came down 

and kept Baxter's kings in front. The
on the turn added a wheel draw for Walsh and that draw came in when the
landed on the river to double him up.
From the button, Dwyte Pilgrim moved all in for his last 6,800. David Williams made the call from the big blind and tabled the 
. Pilgrim held the 
. The board ran out 



to eliminate Pilgrim.
Steven Kelly was all in with the 
for 22,800. He was up against the 
and flipping for his tournament life against Mike Baxter.
The board ran out in Kelly's favor when the 



fell on he doubled up.