What happens to the people who buy in to the $25,000 at the last possible moment? It's not always good, as the PokerStars Blog found when it followed Chris Hunichen through the process.
Dan Smith had opened from early position, and Matt Waxman called in position. That brought the players to the flop where Smith led for 7,500. Waxman raised to 15,000, and Smith just called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Smith checked, and Waxman announced that he was all in. Smith called all in for 52,600 and tabled the for a straight. Waxman mucked and was knocked back to 34,000 in chips. Smith moved to 150,000.
From middle position, Jeremy Ausmus raised to 5,000. Mustapha Kanit reraised from the hijack seat to 11,000, and then play moved over to David Peters on the button. Peter reraised and made it 21,700 to go with about 75,000 behind. Ausmus took some time to think, then reraised all in for 64,600.
Action then fell back on Kanit, and he went into the tank for a couple of minutes. Eventually, Kanit folded, and it was Peters' turn to tank. Peters requested the 21,700 amounts be pulled in so he could see the difference in the shove amount from Ausmus and try to calculate his odds. Peters looked a bit pained by the decision, and it took him several minutes to come to a conclusion. All the while, Ausmus sat motionless.
In the end, Peters folded his hand, and Ausmus won the pot, moving to over 100,000 without having to even see a flop.
PokerStars Team Online Alex 'Kanu7' Millar just took a chance at knocking out Francisco Candamo, but that did not pan out like he had hoped.
Candamo was all in for 33,300 and Millar had him just covered.
Candamo:
Millar:
The board ran out and Candamo doubled up. Millar was left behind with just 7,400 chips and the very next hand, after Yann Dion had raised, he ended up all in for his own tournament life.
From early position, Shannon Shorr raised to 5,000. Action then folded to Anthony Zinno in the big blind, and he reraised to 13,000. Shorr called, and the flop came down . Zinno and Shorr both checked.
The turn was the to pair the board, and Zinno bet 9,000. Shorr made the call to see the land on the river. Zinno checked, Shorr bet 18,500, and Zinno called.
"Ace-queen good?" asked Shorr, showing the .
Zinno tabled the same hand with the , and the two players chopped up the pot.
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and Cody stayed alive in this event.
flop where Smith led for 7,500. Waxman raised to 15,000, and Smith just called.
land on the river. Smith checked, and Waxman announced that he was all in. Smith called all in for 52,600 and tabled the 
for a straight. Waxman mucked and was knocked back to 34,000 in chips. Smith moved to 150,000.
and Candamo doubled up. Millar was left behind with just 7,400 chips and the very next hand, after Yann Dion had raised, he ended up all in for his own tournament life.
to pair the board, and Zinno bet 9,000. Shorr made the call to see the 
