Zozimo Cardenas went all-in from the small blind, and Michellee Simon called for 2,000,000 effective to be at risk.
Michellee Simon: K♦Q♦
Zozimo Cardenas: Q♣9♦
Simon held on the 7♣4♥2♦3♠6♠ runout to double up.
Level: 31
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Players are on a 15-minute break. Play will resume at 150,000/300,000. A total of four players remain.
Zozimo Cardenas raised to 900,000 on the button, and Jose Garcia shoved from the big blind to put Cardenas to a decision for his tournament life. Cardenas called to be at risk for 3,500,000.
Zozimo Cardenas: A♣9♣
Jose Garcia: K♥Q♦
Cardenas and Garcia both had something to root for after the flop came 6♣J♣10♥ to give Garcia a straight draw and Cardenas a flush draw.
The 3♦ turn did nothing, and the river was paint, but it was the J♠ to award Cardenas the double.
Level: 30
Blinds: 150,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Taylor Carlat shoved for his final 1,200,000 on the button, and James Coyle called from the small blind to put Carlat at risk.
Taylor Carlat: Q♠9♣
James Coyle: K♦K♣
Carlat flopped a pair on the 8♥9♥7♥. The 4♥ turn offered some opportunities to chop with a heart on the river, but it was not meant to be when the 8♠ hit the river to award Coyle the pot.
Carlat earned $8,867 for his fifth-place finish.
Joseph Franks shoved for 445,000 from the hijack and was called by Michellee Simon in the big blind to be at risk.
Joseph Franks: K♦J♥
Michellee Simon: 9♠3♣
Franks had the best of it and flopped best too when it came J♣10♠2♠.
The 7♣ turn was ominous as it gave Simon a straight draw.
The 8♣ river gave Simon a straight to eliminate Franks in sixth place.
Franks earned $6,760.
James Coyle went all-in for 2,355,000 on the button and was called by Carson Winneker for less at 540,000 from the small blind to put himself at risk.
Carson Winneker: K♥3♥
James Coyle: A♠9♥
Coyle pulled far ahead on the 2♠2♦A♥ flop. The A♣ turn ended it as the inconsequential 4♥ hit the river to eliminate Winneker in seventh place.
Winneker earned $5,215 for his finish.
Isaac Ovalle went all-in for his final 1,225,000 from middle position before Michellee Simon shoves for 1,425,000 on the button to put Ovalle at risk.
Isaac Ovalle: 9♠9♥
Michellee Simon: A♣Q♣
Ovalle held the edge preflop, but the flop brought paint as it came 10♣Q♥7♥ to give Simon the lead.
The K♠ turn did not alter the standings, and the J♣ river gave both players a straight, but Simon had the best of it with an ace high straight to take down the pot and eliminate Ovalle in eighth place.
Ovalle earned $4,073 for his finish.
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