Micah Raskin raised to 25,000 from middle position and it folded to Coury Mascagni on the button. Mascagni leaned forward to examine Micah's remaining stack, then sat back in his chair as he tossed out a single red (25,000) chip to call.
The blinds folded, and the flop came . Raskin continued for 35,000 and Mascagni quickly called. The turn brought the and quick checks from both.
The river was the , and this time Raskin set out two small stacks of gray (5,000) chips for a bet of 40,000. Mascagni contemplated for about a half-minute and then called, and when Raskin showed for queens, Mascagni mucked.
As he's been doing frequently during the first part of Level 21, Joseph Tracy raised to 24,000 — this time from middle position — and got two callers in Micah Raskin (cutoff) and Richard Allen (big blind).
The flop came and all three checked. The turn then brought the and a bet of 45,000 from Allen. Tracy called fairly quickly, and after rechecking his cards and inquiring about Tracy's stack, Raskin called as well.
The river was the , and Allen bet again — for 110,000 this time — without much hesitation. Tracy paused just a beat before calling, and Raskin thought about a half-minute before letting his hand go.
Allen quickly turned over his for trip sevens, and after staring at his opponent's cards for a short while Tracy mucked.
Playing from under the gun, Joseph Tracy again min-raised to 24,000, then Michael Schoultz pushed all in from a couple of seats over. Timothy Chang then called all in for 137,000 and all folded around, including Tracy.
Schoultz had and Chang . The flop came to pair both and provide a possibility for a straight to chop, but the turn was the and river the , and Chang doubled. Meanwhile Schoultz is now down to just over three big blinds.
Two hands after losing most of his stack to Timothy Chang, Michael Schoultz open-raised all in for 39,000 from under the gun and got a single caller in Chris Klodnicki from the big blind.
Schoultz:
Klodnicki:
The board came , then , then , and without the needed improvement to his hand, Schoultz was eliminated in ninth.
"You tell me what you want me to do," says Micah Raskin
Chris Klodnicki and Micah Raskin are seated side-by-side (with the dealer in between). Just now came a blind-vs.-blind hand that saw Klodnicki call from the small blind, Raskin check his option, and the flop come . Both players checked. The turn then brought the and a bet of 25,000 from Klodnicki, and before acting Raskin leaned forward to speak to his opponent.
"You tell me what you want me to do," said Raskin. "I suggest you go all in," answered Klodnicki, not missing a beat.
"Okay," said Raskin. "All in." Klodnicki instantly folded.
"Why would you want me to go all in?" asked Raskin.
"I just wanted to see if you would do it," grinned Klodnicki.
Edward Pham raised from under the gun and got one caller in Micah Raskin in the small blind. The flop came and Raskin led for 20,000. Pham made it 60,000, Raskin reraised again to 140,000, Pham pushed all in for 292,000 total, and Raskin called right away.
Pham had , but had run into trouble versus Raskin who held for two pair. But the on the turn solved Pham's problems, providing him with the better two pair, and after the river he'd survived while taking a big chunk from Raskin's stack.
Edward Pham just raised to 26,000 from the hijack seat and both Coury Mascagni (button) and Joseph Tracy (big blind) called. The dealer spread the flop , Tracy checked, Pham bet 37,000, Mascagni folded, and Tracy called. Both Tracy and Pham then checked the turn.
The river was the , and this time Tracy bet 45,000. Pham called the bet showing , better than Tracy's , and Pham collected the chips.
The table folded to Joseph Tracy on the button who raised to 25,000, then Chris Klodnicki called from the small blind. Micah Raskin then announced he was pushing all in from the big blind for 177,000 total.
Tracy thought a bit then called the reraise, then Klodnicki announced he was pushing all in over the top.
"Wow," said Tracy before taking a couple of minutes to decide to fold his hand. The remaining players then tabled theirs...
Klodnicki:
Raskin:
Raskin had a couple of live cards, but the flop gave Klodnicki kings and reduced Raskin's chances of survival considerably. The on the turn did provide some hope for Raskin, but the on the river sealed it and we're down to seven.
. Raskin continued for 35,000 and Mascagni quickly called. The turn brought the 
and quick checks from both.
, and this time Raskin set out two small stacks of gray (5,000) chips for a bet of 40,000. Mascagni contemplated for about a half-minute and then called, and when Raskin showed 
for queens, Mascagni mucked.
and all three checked. The turn then brought the 
and a bet of 45,000 from Allen. Tracy called fairly quickly, and after rechecking his cards and inquiring about Tracy's stack, Raskin called as well.
, and Allen bet again — for 110,000 this time — without much hesitation. Tracy paused just a beat before calling, and Raskin thought about a half-minute before letting his hand go.
for trip sevens, and after staring at his opponent's cards for a short while Tracy mucked.
and Chang 
. The flop came 
, then 
, and without the needed improvement to his hand, Schoultz was eliminated in ninth.
and Raskin led for 20,000. Pham made it 60,000, Raskin reraised again to 140,000, Pham pushed all in for 292,000 total, and Raskin called right away.
for two pair. But the 
on the turn solved Pham's problems, providing him with the better two pair, and after the 
river he'd survived while taking a big chunk from Raskin's stack.
on the turn did provide some hope for Raskin, but the