The remaining 11 players are going on a 10-minute break.
The remaining 11 players are going on a 10-minute break.
Landon Mabe raised to 50,000 under the gun and Michael Varnell called in the small blind. Tim Black then moved all in from the big blind and Mabe snap-called, while Varnell got out of the way.
Landon Mabe: A♠K♠
Tim Black: A♣Q♥
Mabe had Black dominated as the A♥J♠5♣ flop gave both players top pair. The turn was the 3♣, while Mabe remained in the lead with his king-kicker on the 7♣ river to win the pot.
The stacks were counted down, and Black only narrowly had Mabe's remaining 690,000 covered.
Connor Hayward raised to 60,000 on the button, Trent Wilson moved all in for 160,000 in the small blind, and Hayward called.
Trent Wilson: A♥7♦
Connor Hayward: A♦4♦
Wilson remained in the lead on the K♠5♦6♦ flop, while Hayward picked up a flush draw. The 2♥ turn also gave Hayward a straight draw, and he spiked the 4♠ on the river to win the pot and send Wilson to the rail in 12th place.
In a battle between the blinds, Landon Mabe led out for 25,000 on a flop of 7♠9♠7♥ and Connor Hayward raised to 100,000. Mabe called.
Both players checked the 3♠ turn. Hayward then bet 300,000 on the 9♦ river, and Mabe took a few minutes before folding.
Frederick Roll limped in from the cutoff before Jeff Copeland raised to 85,000 on the button. Roll called, and they saw a flop of 9♠8♥Q♣.
both players checked to the 10♠ turn, where Copeland bet 75,000. Roll called, and the 10♦ fell on the river. Copeland then bet 225,000, and Roll folded this time.
Kenneth Wright moved all in for 150,000 in the cutoff, Frederick Roll reshoved in the small blind, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Kenneth Wright: A♥Q♠
Frederick Roll: A♦K♠
Roll had Wright dominated as he was poised for another knockout. The board ran out J♦6♣9♦8♣5♠, and Roll stayed in the lead to send Wright to the rail in 13th place.
Robert Little raised to 50,000 in the hijack before Eldon Penn moved all in for 225,000 in the cutoff. Tim Black called in the small blind, while Little tossed two threes into the muck.
Eldon Penn: A♣9♣
Tim Black: A♥K♦
Both players hit trips on the A♦A♠J♣ flop, while Black then improved to a full house on the K♥ turn to leave Penn drawing dead. The river was the 2♥, and Penn was eliminated in 14th place.
Daniel Lowery moved all in from the small blind and Frederick Roll called for his last 200,000 in the big blind.
Frederick Roll: A♦A♠
Daniel Lowery: K♦5♦
Roll had woken up with two aces, and he held on through the 7♦10♣4♣2♥6♠ board to earn the double up.
A few hands later, Lowery was all in for his last 200,000 from middle position and again up against Roll.
Daniel Lowery: A♥2♠
Frederick Roll: A♦10♠
Roll was ahead with his ten-kicker, and Lowery couldn't catch up on the 7♠8♥K♠9♠3♦ board as he was sent to the rail in 15th place.
Level: 20
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Michael Varnell bet 100,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 9♥8♣2♥ and Shawn Sparks raised to 200,000 in middle position. Varnell then moved all in for 600,000, and Sparks called.
Michael Varnell: A♣A♥
Shawn Sparks: K♠K♦
It was an aces-versus-kings cooler, and Varnell stayed in the lead through the 9♠ turn and 6♠ river to earn the double up.
Sparks was left with just 20,000 and was eliminated in 16th place shortly afterward.