Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Just before the break, Maria Ho was all in for her tournament life of about 110,000 against Thomas Hall. Ho tabled 
and was racing with Hall's 
.
The flop came down 
, keeping Hall in the lead with his eights and leaving Ho searching to pair one of her cards. The 
fell on fourth street, leaving Ho looking for either an ace or a queen on the river. It was not meant to be, however, as the 
fell on the river and eliminated Ho from play. Hall dragged in the pot and now sits on about 430,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
Busted |
against Dan Smith holding the 
.
as one of his cards, but it flashed and he was forced to turn it in and get another card, which then turned out to to give him pocket kings.
, and Stout's hand held up. He doubled to over 500,000 while Smith was knocked back to 155,000.
flop, Bobby Oboodi checked, and then Fabian Ortiz checked over to Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst. Selbst bet 16,500, and Oboodi called. Ortiz check-raised to 42,000, and Selbst folded. Oboodi opted to call and see the turn.
was added to the board. Oboodi checked with 129,000 in his stack, and Ortiz announced that he was all in, having Oboodi covered. Oboodi tanked for several long minutes, even claiming that he was "befuddled" by the hand. Eventually, the clock was called on Oboodi, and he folded with a few seconds remaining in the countdown. Ortiz didn't show and scooped in the pot.
and Grunewald doubled up.
, safe for Guillen to double up.
