The remaining 20 players are going on a 15-minute break. There are two more eliminations to go before the money is reached.
The remaining 20 players are going on a 15-minute break. There are two more eliminations to go before the money is reached.
In a battle between the blinds, Andrew Difeo bet 40,000 on a board of 8♥2♦8♠6♦ and Sean Etheridge called.
Difeo then led out for 70,000 on the K♠ river, and Etheridge called once more. Difeo showed 2♥2♣ for a flopped full house. "You could've got it all," Etheridge told him as he flashed Q♠8♣ before mucking.
Sandro Sa moved all in for 70,000 from the small blind and Chris Conrad put him at risk in the cutoff.
Sandro Sa: A♦J♠
Chris Conrad: Q♥Q♠
Sa hit a pair on the J♦10♦5♣ flop, while the A♠ turn gave him two pair and the lead. The river was the 10♣, and Sa doubled up.
Jared Reinstein raised to 8,000 under the gun, Edward Mroczkowski moved all in from the small blind, and Reinstein called for 85,000.
Jared Reinstein: 8♣8♦
Edward Mroczkowsi: 10♦10♥
Reinstein was crushed by Mroczokowski's pair, and he found no help on the 7♠5♦A♠J♠3♦ board as he was sent to the rail a few spots short of the money.
"We can play a normal pot," Blake Ellinghaus told Sean Etheridge after he raised to 40,000 in the big blind and Etheridge called in the small blind.
Both players checked the 2♦3♣4♣ flop, and Etheridge then led out for 32,000 on the 2♠ turn. Ellinghaus came back with a raise to 100,000.
"What's wrong with this guy?" Etheridge wondered as he took a minute before folding.
"I told you I'm not f**king around," Ellinghaus told him as he flashed K♠Q♥ while taking in the pot.
A player on the button bet 11,000 on a flop of 6♣Q♦A♣ before Sean Etheridge raised to 30,000 in the small blind. Blake Ellinghaus then reraised to 70,000 in the big blind and the button folded, while Etheridge quickly called.
The turn was the 8♥ and Etheridge bet 90,000. "I have two pair, I'll tell you that now," he told Ellinghaus, who took a minute before folding. "I'm never bluffing," Etheridge added as he flashed A♥6♥ while taking in the pot.
Stephen Strout raised to 8,000 in early position before Tina Bobango three-bet to 22,000 on the button. Nick Raio called in the small blind, as did Strout.
Bobango continued for 40,000 on the 8♥9♥9♠ flop, and Raio moved all in for 65,000. Strout got out of the way, while Bobango called to put him at risk.
Nick Raio: A♦A♠
Tina Bobango: 7♦6♦
Raio was ahead with his aces against Bobango's straight draw, and he held up on the 6♣ turn and 4♣ river to earn the double up.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Sean Etheridge raised to 9,000 in middle position and was called by Blake Ellinghaus in the hijack and Mary Darnell in the cutoff.
Action checked to Ellinghaus on the 2♣9♦10♦ flop, and he bet 17,000. Darnell then raised to 42,000, and Etheridge folded. Ellinghaus also quickly tossed his cards into the muck.
"I have ace-ten. You had queens, right?" Etheridge said to Darnell, who confirmed that she did have two queens.
"I'm locked in, Blake," Etheridge added.
Danny Clarkson bet 7,000 from the small blind on a board of 9♦4♦9♠7♠ before Jason Cummings raised to 25,000 in middle position. Clarkson called, and the J♣ fell on the river.
Cummings then bet 30,000, and Clarkson took a minute before calling once more. Cummings could only show Q♠10♠ for a missed flush draw, while Clarkson had 7♣6♠ for two pair to win the pot.