Action was picked up with a player all in for 37,000, and Walt Brandhorst calling to put him at risk.
All in Player: 9♠9♣ 
Walt Brandhorst: K♥Q♥
The all in player was ahead with is his pocket nines, but once the board ran out 3♠K♦K♠6♠6♣ Brandhorst improved to a full house kings full of sixes to knockout his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
Walt Brandhorst opened the action with a raise to 8,000 from under the gun, and was called by the big blind Trevor Spriggs.
Both player checked after the Q♠4♠10♥ flop, which brought the 3♥ on the turn. Spriggs then bet out 9,000, before Brandhorst quick jammed all in for about 75,000. Spriggs gave it some thought before showing Qx and mucking his hand.
As Brandhorst took in the pot he showed Spriggs A♥6♥ for an ace high flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
92,500
92,500
|
92,500 |
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Action folded to William McCracken in the small blind, who made the call, before William Scarsdale raised to 6,000. McCracken made the call to see a flop.
McCracken then checked called a bets from Scarsdale for 3,500 after the K♥4♠Q♣ flop, and for 7,000 after the A♠ on the turn.
The river was the 2♠ and McCracken again checked to Scarsdale who fired out 17,000. McCracken gave it some thought before finding a call. Scarsdale tabled J♣10♣ for a Broadway straight, as McCracken quickly mucked his hand and gave the pot to Scarsdale.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
39,500
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39,500 |
|
84,500
84,500
|
84,500 |
David Gallimore raised from under the gun and when it folded to a player on the button who three-bet all in for 8,500. Once the blinds folded Gallimore made the call to put the player at risk.
Button: A♠J♠
David Gallimore: A♥Q♥
Gallimore was in dominate position and once the board ran out the all in player was unable to improve past the ace-queen of Gallimore and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500
41,500
|
41,500 |
Action was picked up with Mark Jackson all in for 20,5000, and Brian Lanning putting him at risk.
Mark Jackson: A♣Q♠
Brian Lanning: A♠K♣
Lanning had Jackson dominated and once the board ran out 5♥A♥7♥10♦10♣ the ace king of Lanning was still best and Jackson was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
Busted |
Action folded to Rodney Spriggs on the button who went all in for his last 22,500. He was called by the player on the small blind, before the big blind William Scarsdale three-bet all in for 46,500. The small blind called that all in as well to put both players at risk.
Rodney Spriggs: A♠6♥
William Scarsdale: 10♦10♣
Small Blind: A♣7♦
Spriggs ran into two better hands in the blinds, and Scarsdale was in great position to more than double up. But when the board ran out 6♠4♥5♠J♠2♠ Spriggs made the nut flush, and tripled up. Scarsdale won a side pot with his pocket tens to chip up a bit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,500 | |
|
|
48,500
3,000
|
3,000 |
Action was picked up with William Scarsdale in the big blind all in for 24,500, and a player on the button putting him at risk.
William Scarsdale: J♦J♣
Button: K♠K♥
Scarsdale ran into the pocket kings of his opponent, but once the board ran out 6♠6♥J♥5♠A♣ Scarsdale flopped a full house to take down the pocket kings and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,500
26,300
|
26,300 |
Action was picked up on the flop between three players, with roughly 35,000 already in the pot and the board showing Q♦3♦7♥.
A player from early position was all in for 12,500, Jared Swinger was all in for 38,500 in the small blind, and the under the gun player putting both at risk.
Early Position: A♦Q♥
Jared Swinger: 3♥3♣
Under the Gun: 7♠7♦
It was a cooler flop as the early position player flopped top pair, Swinger flopped bottom set and the under the gun player flopping middle set. The player under the was poised for a double knockout, but once the turn came the 3♠ Swinger improved to quad threes, which left him in shock. The river was the 5♦ and Swinger took in a massive pot to nearly triple him up and eliminated the early position player in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,500 |
Action folded to Robert Holly in the hijack, and he raised all in for 23,500. Then Randy Isler also went all in for 28,000 in the cutoff. Once the button and blinds folded, it was the two players heads up with Holly at risk.
Robert Holly: K♣J♦
Randy Isler: A♥Q♣
Holly was happy to see he had two live cards, but once the board ran out 4♠10♥2♠10♣6♥ the ace high of Isler was still best, and Holly was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,500 | |
|
Busted |
