Terry Presley opened for a raise and Patrick Dorothy moved all in. It was folded back to Presley who made the call. Presley held and had Dorothy's dominated.
The board ran out to give Presley the pot. Dorothy was eliminated in 15th place for $2,740.
A short-stacked Bret Persinger moved all in first to act from late position and Randy Murfin made the call out of the big blind. Persinger held and Murfin .
The flop came to move Murfin into the lead but Persinger still had plenty of outs. He wouldn't hit any of them though as the turn was the and the river was the . Persinger was eliminated in 14th place for $2,740.
Ryan Koontz was short-stacked and got it all in with first to act from late position. He ran into the hot hand of Joel Nimmo, however, who made the call out of the big blind with .
Things looked good for Koontz after the flop and turn but the river was the to give Nimmo trips.
"Atta boy," laughed Koontz with a smile on his face. He was eliminated in 13th place for $2,740.
It was folded to Mesgana Tesfalidet in late position and she opened for a raise. John Reynolds moved all in from the big blind and Tesfalidet snap-called with . Reynolds turned over and would be unable to improve when the board ran out . He was eliminated in 12th place for $3,590.
Troy Repp moved all in first to act from the small blind and Mesgana Tesfalidet immediately started talking to Repp, seeming as if she had a legtimate hand and wanting to make the call.
"I have a pair," said Repp.
Tesfalidet thought for a few more moments and then made the call.
Repp turned over and Tesfalidet said "you did have a pair" as she turned over .
Tesfalidet would win the race when the board ran out leaving Repp to say "I shouldn't have told you that" as he headed to collect his winnings. Repp finished in 11th place for $3,590.
Joel Nimmo opened for 55,000 and Chadd Johnson moved all in. Ryan Tepen was one seat to his left and also moved all in. "Dang, I wanted to call," said Nimmo as he folded.
Johnson had a big hand with but Tepen's was bigger as he had . Tepen would dodge the ace when the board ran out . Johnson congratulated Tepen having been eliminated in tenth place for $3,590.
Tepen continued his remarkable run having started the day with just three big blinds (12,000 in chips), he enters the final table as one of the chip leaders.
Mesgana Tesfalidet went from over a million in chips to out in the matter of two hands. The first hand saw her get it all in pre-flop with against Dwight Farrell's . Farrell would end up hitting quad kings when the board ran out to double up to over a million in chips.
On the very next hand, Terry Presley opened for 60,000 and Tesfalidet moved all in from the button for 465,000. Presley went into the tank muttering "two monsters back to back" to himself while he counted out how much he would have if he made the call and lost.
"I think you have like pocket tens," he said, thinking for a few more moments before making the call and turning over . He was racing against Tesfalidet's and the board ran out to give Presley the pot and eliminate Tesfalidet in ninth place for $4,440.
Dwight Farrell started things off with an all-in shove for slightly more than 400,000. It was folded to Joel Nimmo who glanced at his cards and said I call. Nimmo flipped over and Farrell turned over a smaller pair with his .
The dealer put out a flop of giving Farrell a small flush draw. "Noooo," said Nimmo, then asking the dealer for a black card.
The turn was the and Nimmo said "that's black."
The river was the keeping Nimmo in the lead and giving him the pot. Farrell was eliminated in eight place for $5,290.
Ryan Tepen in the meantime cracked the joke of the day here "did you just ask for a big black one?" Nimmo laughed and said "she said it again."
Saied Moradi opened for 80,000 and Terry Presley moved in for slightly more than 500,000 in chips. It was folded back to Moradi who sighed and said "can't fold every da** hand. Hope you have a small pair."
He then made the call and turned over after Presley showed his .
Moradi would pair up on the flop. Presley stood up, expecting elimination, but added some outs on the turn. No nine or eight came on the river though as it was the and Presley was eliminated in seventh place for $6,424. Moradi became the first player above two million chips with that pot as he moved to 2,150,000.
It was folded to Jeremy Gilmore in the small blind and he moved all in for 530,000 total. Matt Ellis woke up with and made the easy call. Gilmore had and paired up on the flop but no help arrived on the turn or river and he was eliminated in sixth place for $7,746.