Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Sam Hicks moved all in for 54,000 in middle position and Jasper May called in early position.
Sam Hicks: A♠9♥
Jasper May: K♠5♠
May took the lead on the 7♠5♦3♥ flop with a pair of fives. The dealer then paused for a moment to hand something to the next dealer that was coming to this table before they finally revealed the turn, which was the A♦. Hicks moved back in front with a pair, and the river was the J♣ to earn him a double up.
"Pause for dramatic effect," a tablemate said.
"I didn't need that," Hicks added.
Jasper May raised to 20,000 on the button and Dan Haag called in the big blind. May then continued for 25,000 on the 3♦7♦10♦ flop, and Haag folded.
May then raised to 20,000 in the cutoff and Eric Poole called in the big blind. May bet another 30,000 on the 5♦10♦10♣ flop, and Poole folded as May took down another pot.
John Mingus raised to 16,000 in the cutoff, John Frenz moved all in for 65,000 in the small blind, and Mingus called.
John Frenz: 9♦9♥
John Mingus: A♠K♦
Frenz and Mingus were off to the races, and Frenz's pair held up on the 7♠10♦J♥5♠10♣ board to earn the double up.
"We'll never get rid of you," James Carrico said to Frenz.
Franklin Plana and Jonathon Murphy checked to the turn on a board of 7♥2♠7♣2♣ when Murphy led out for 20,000 from the big blind. Plana called in early position.
Murphy bet another 20,000 on the Q♣ river, and Plana again called. Murphy showed 9♣9♥, and Plana mucked A♥K♠.
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Players are going on a quick 10-minute break.
With 22 players remaining, the field is within three spots of the money.
Wayne Reichenbach moved all in for 46,000 in the hijack and James Lyle called in the cutoff.
Wayne Reichenbach: 7♣7♥
James Lyle: A♦10♠
Lyle hit top pair on the A♠J♠3♥ flop, and Reichenbach was already up from his seat and heading for the exit by the time the rest of the board came 6♠3♠.
At another table, James Carrico busted a short-stacked opponent when he picked up A♦A♥ against A♠J♠.
The cutoff limped in and Franklin Plana came along on the button before Tony Aldridge moved all in for 49,000 in the small blind. The cutoff called, while Plana got out of the way.
Tony Aldridge: A♣J♦
Opponent: K♦10♠
Both players hit a pair on the A♠6♦10♣ flop, while Aldridge remained in the lead with his aces. The rest of the board ran out 2♦5♦, and Aldridge doubled up.
A player under the gun moved all in for 78,000 and James Lyle put him at risk in the cutoff.
All-In Player: A♦K♥
James Lyle: 10♦10♥
The at-risk player hit top pair on the K♦9♠J♦ flop to take the lead, while the turn was the 7♦. The river, though, brought the 8♣, and Lyle improved to a straight to win the pot and send his opponent to the rail.