Justin Donato put his 315,000 in from middle position. George Durham jammed on the button and forced out the blinds.
Durham turned over A♣K♣, so Donato was in a world of hurt with K♥J♣. Durham urged the dealer "no jack," but the 8♦J♠10♥ delivered one right away. The 6♣ and 4♦ missed Durham.
Carl Masters opened in the hijack to 95,000, Nick Rigby made it 245,000 on the button, and Masters quickly jammed for 795,000. Rigby let it go.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Rexroat | 1,375,000 |
| 2 | Ricky Fryer | 1,765,000 |
| 3 | Craig Welko | 735,000 |
| 4 | Carl Masters | 820,000 |
| 5 | Justin Donato | 415,000 |
| 6 | Nick Rigby | 2,680,000 |
| 7 | Ryan Stephens | 225,000 |
| 8 | George Durham | 1,900,000 |
| 9 | Mike Talerico | 580,000 |
George Durham shoved from under the gun for approximately 1.2 million. Action folded to the big blind, where James Wheelock forcefully called off his stack and showed J♠J♣.
"We're racing," Durham said, showing A♦K♣.
Durham shouted his approval at the K♥ in the window, which was followed by 8♣4♣. The 2♣ and 9♦ sent the pot his way and left the remaining players drawing final table seats.
Craig Welko got most of his stack in preflop from the small blind against Justin Donato on the button. He check-called off the last 30,000 after the 2♦A♥8♣ flop with A♣Q♥. He was ahead of K♥J♥ and had little to worry about until the 8♥ turn. The 5♠ river didn't deal the death blow, though.
Down to about 400,000, Brad Butcher was all in with K♣10♣ but had run into the AxAx of Ricky Fryer, whose hand held up for the knockout.
William Willman shoved in the cutoff with A♣3♠ for about 400,000, and Nick Rigby woke up with 8♣8♠ to put him at risk. The board brought no help for Willman.
Mike Talerico shoved for 325,000 in the cutoff, his second straight jam. This time, Ryan Stephens called on his left with A♥10♦.
Talerico's 9♦9♥ meant it was a flip, and it was one he won as the board ran 8♣6♦K♣J♣9♠.
Michael Chilton raised to 100,000 on the button and Charles Rexroat defended the big blind. Rexroat then led out 140,000 or so on the 3♣7♥8♦ and snap-called when Chilton shoved for around 400,000.
Chilton revealed 5♣5♠ and he needed a lot of help against A♠8♠. The 2♥ and K♣ didn't provide any.
Level: 22
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
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