Henry Gingerich opened for 17,000 from early position and Mike Lang called from the cutoff. When action reached Tim Hudson in the big blind, he three-bet jammed for roughly 80,000. Gingerich proceeded to move all in over the top, and that drove Lang from the hand.
Gingerich:
Hudson:
Hudson was in dire straits, and his battleship was sunk after the board ran out a dry . Hudson exited in 38th place for $1,382 while Gingerich closed in on 400K.
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We're not sure how the preflop action went down, but we do know Jeff Fielder got his stack of 117,000 all in and was at risk against Mike Lang.
Lang:
Fielder:
Fielder held the goods, but Lang got a little sweat as the flop paired his king. The turn locked up the hand for Fielder, but that didn't stop Lang from joking with him after the peeled off on the river.
"Chop," Lang said, which saw Fielder do a double take at the board. "I got you to look up," Land added with a smile.
Raymond Rife got his last 80,000 all in preflop and found himself in a race situation against Jim Devaney.
Devaney:
Rife:
Rife needed to improve to stay alive, and he failed to do it on the flop. The turn gave Devaney a set, and that meant Rife needed a jack and a jack only to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the , the last card Rife would see before taking his leave in 32nd place.
Rife followed both Wayne Sahl (33rd) and David Hengen (34th) out the door.
After Jeff Brin exited in 31st place — a result of his flopped straight falling to Ryan Tepen's rivered full house — Nick Marsh, who was once flush with chips, followed him out the door in 30th place. His quick demise came in back-to-back hands.
In the first, action folded to Cary Long and he raised from the cutoff. Marsh, who was in the big blind, then moved all in and Long snap-called off for 121,000.
Long:
Marsh:
Marsh's pair was dominated, and he sent nearly half his chips across the table after the board ran out .
In the very next hand, action folded to Marsh in the small blind and he moved all in for roughly 150,000. Ryan Phan had him covered and called from the big.
Phan:
Marsh:
Marsh was dominated, and his tournament life was extinguished after the board came a dry .
A few rapid-fire eliminations had brought the field down to the final 26. They were supposed to redraw at 27, but a bust out occurred before it could happen, so just 26 will be finding new homes.
Action folded to a short-stacked Kyle Goldman on the button and he moved all in for approximately 80,000. Jim Devaney folded from the small blind, but Adam Dinsmore opted to call from the big.
Goldman:
Dinsmore:
Goldman was behind, but he took the lead on the flop. Unfortunately for him, it was only temporary as the dealer burned and turned the to pair Dinsmore. The river failed to help Goldman, and he had to settle for 26th place and $2,011 in prize money.
. Hudson exited in 38th place for $1,382 while Gingerich closed in on 400K.
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