Carter Phillips raised to 10,500 from middle position before James Calderaro reraised to 25,500. Calderaro was in the cutoff seat while Sandra Naujoks was on the button. Naujoks then moved all in for about 150,000. Phillips then reraised all in and Calderaro called.
Phillips:
Calderaro:
Naujoks:
The flop was a banger for Naujoks, coming . Her nines took the lead with a full house, leaving Calderaro's kings drawing slim and Phillips' chances mute.
The turn card was the and the river card the . Naujoks' boat was the best hand from flop til finish and she won the pot, just about tripling up in the process.
Calderaro had the least amount of chips and was eliminated while Naujoks shot up to 465,000. Phillips dropped to 145,000.
In early position Adolfo Vaeza min-raised to 10,000. He was called by Dmitry Stelmak in the hijack, Greg Raymer on the button and Shawn Buchanan in the big blind.
The flop came and it was checked to Vaeza who bet 20,000. Stelmak was the lone caller, landing the on the turn. Vaeza bet 30,000 and Stelmak called again, delivering the on the river. Vaeza casually bet 50,000 and Stelmak once again called, only to muck when Vaeza showed for two pair.
Vaeza is up to 683,000 while Stelmak slips to 215,000.
Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 12,500 from middle position and action moved around to William Reynolds on the button. Reynolds made the call, as did Adolfo Vaeza in the small blind. Will Molson was in the big blind and reraised all in for 110,500 total.
Action fell back on the original raiser Reinkemeier and he tanked for a minute or two. He wound up making the call and the other two players in the hand folded. Reinkemeier tabled to Molson's .
"Ace please," said Reinkemeier.
The board ran out and Reinkemeier got the ace he asked for, but not until after Molson made two pair.
Molson doubled to around 250,000 while Reinkemeier slipped to 420,000.
Shawn Buchanan reraised all in for 31,000 total after Alex Brenes raised to 15,000. Brenes was acting out of the cutoff seat and Buchanan on the button. Brenes made the call when action got back to him and the hands were revealed.
Buchanan:
Brenes:
Brenes flopped a king on a flop of to take the lead and went on to eliminate Buchanan after the on the turn followed by the on the river. Brenes moved up to 295,000.
Lisa Hamilton raised to 15,000 and then Joe Cada reraised. Hamilton moved all in and Cada called.
Cada held and Hamilton two nines.
The flop put Cada in the lead when it came . The turn pushed Hamilton closer to the door with the , but a miracle on the river put her back in the tournament.
Hamilton doubled to 270,000 and Cada dropped to 280,000.