Schmidt Doubles, Taylor Out
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 30 to go before we're in the money, many on short stacks are feeling the pressure. On table 11, Brian Schmidt open-shoved for 46,000 and Ben Taylor reshoved for just under 70,000.
Schmidt held 
and was up against Taylor's 
. The board ran out 
to give Schmidt the double-up.
Taylor was left with just 19,000 and he open-shoved on the next hand. Frank Kirkpatrick, on Taylor's left, three-bet to 45,000, and everyone else folded.
Taylor said, "I think you have me," turning over 
. Kirkpatrick tabled .
"You have live cards, at least," another player quipped.
The board ran out clean for Kirkpatrick when it came 
, eliminating Taylor from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
173,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
96,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
of Braun.
and Braun doubled through Espinoza for a 400,000 pot.
and Tompkins checked. Robinson bet 40,000 into the 60,000 pot and Tompkins called.
to the board, and both players checked.
and Tommy Tompkins, who is among the chip leaders, checked to Logan Hoover.
. The blinds checked and the third player bet out 12,000. The small blind folded and Hill called.
for top pair to collect the pot.