Timothy Capretta was all in and Justin Saliba putting him at risk.
Timothy Capretta: A♦4♣
Justin Saliba: A♥K♥
Saliba had Capretta dominated and stayed in front as the board ran out 2♣A♣7♥5♠8♠ to secure the knockout.
Timothy Capretta was all in and Justin Saliba putting him at risk.
Timothy Capretta: A♦4♣
Justin Saliba: A♥K♥
Saliba had Capretta dominated and stayed in front as the board ran out 2♣A♣7♥5♠8♠ to secure the knockout.
Action folded to James Carroll, who moved all in as the covering stack on the rest of the table. It then folded to Chino Rheem, who made the call for his tournament life.
Chino Rheem: AxJx
James Carroll: 7♥6♥
Rheem was in front with his ace high and stayed in front after the 4♦10♥2♠ flop. The J♥ on the turn improved Rheem, but gave Carroll extra outs with a flush draw, which came right in as the Q♥ gave Carroll a flush, eliminating Rheem in fifth place.
Level: 20
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Action was picked up on the flop with Jeremy Ausmus committing all but 10,000 and his remaining chips.
After the flop came A♠9♦7♥ Ausmus checked called the bet for his remaining chips from Justin Saliba.
Jeremy Ausmus: 6♥6♣
Justin Saliba: K♦K♣
Ausmus was crushed by Saliba, and could not find a six as the board ran out 3♣4♦ to send Ausmus to the rail.
Action folded to James Carroll on the button, who raised to put both the blinds all in. The small blind folded, and the big blind Eric Blair gave it some thought, before calling for his stack of 1,000,000 to put himself at risk.
Eric Blair: K♣Q♦
James Carroll: A♠2♥
Carroll was ahead with his ace high and improved to a pair of aces on the 10♦A♦4♦ flop, but Blair picked up straight and flush outs.
However, the 6♠ on the turn and A♥ river kept Carroll in front, to score the knockout.
Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Timothy Capretta was all in for 735,000 from the big blind, with the small blind Chino Rheem putting him at risk.
Timothy Capretta: A♦7♥
Chino Rheem: 5♥4♣
Capretta was in front with his ace high and stayed in front as the board ran out A♠Q♣8♥Q♦8♠ to secure the double up.
James Carroll raised to 105,00 from middle position and was called by the big blind Jeremy Ausmus.
After the 4♦9♣3♥ flop, Ausmus decided to lead out for a bet of 150,000. Carroll made the call.
The turn was the 5♣ and after Ausmus took his time he bet his entire stack of roughly 400,000, expect one 5,000 chip. Carroll wasted no time and snap folded to give the pot to Ausmus.
Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Ausmus | 800,000 |
| 2 | Justin Saliba | 2,600,000 |
| 3 | James Carroll | 1,800,000 |
| 4 | Sam Laskowitz | 1,875,000 |
| 5 | Eric Blair | 1,250,000 |
| 6 | Chino Rheem | 1,600,000 |
| 7 | Timothy Capretta | 785,000 |