Hamid Izadi opened to 20,000 from early position before Joshua Prager opted to jam for 237,000 on the button. Izadi called to put Prager at risk.
Joshua Prager: 9♠9♥
Hamid Izadi: 8♥8♦
Prager held on the J♥5♥5♣K♥10♥ runout to secure the double and avoid elimination.
It was the end of the road for Manuel DeAlmeida.
DeAlmeida and Steve Fraser clashed in a battle of the blinds. They got the chips in preflop after a series of raises.
Manuel DeAlmeida: Ax3x
Steve Fraser: 10♥8♥
DeAlmeida hit an ace on the flop, but the 10x turn, and the 8x river improved Fraser to two pair to eliminate DeAlmeida.
DeAlmeida earned $2,490 for his 16th-place finish.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Adam Saven took a brutal beat to end his tournament run.
The hand began with a raise by Saven from early position before Hamid Izadi called from the big blind.
The flop came 4♠9♦K♦. Saven led out and was check-raised by Izadi to put Saven all-in. Saven called to put himself at risk.
Adam Saven: K♠9♥
Hamid Izadi Q♦J♦
Saven held top two pair, but Izadi had plenty of outs with a straight flush draw.
The K♣ turn improved Saven to a full house, but disaster struck on the river for Saven when the only card he didn't want to see, the 10♦, came to improve Izadi to a straight flush.
Saven earned $2,490 for his 17th-place finish.
Druce Gammon opted to shove for his final 104,000 from early position. Richard Aiple shoved to isolate and put Gammon at risk.
Druce Gammon: K♣Q♥
Richard Aiple: A♣10♣
The flop was not what Gammon hoped for when it came 9♣7♥A♥ flop to give Aiple a pair of aces.
The 3♦ turn and the 2♠ river did not alter anything as Gammon finished in 18th place.
Gammon earned $2,490 for his effort.
Tim Holcomb got the action started with a raise to 20,000 on the button. Jonathan McClain shoved for approximately 100,000 from the big blind and was called by Holcomb to be at risk.
Jonathan McClain: K♠J♦
Tim Holcomb: 9♥9♠
McClain was unable to improve on the Q♣6♣7♠5♣A♠ runout to exit in 19th place. He earned $1,990 for his finish.
Hamid Izadi opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and was called by Greg Sayabalian on the button. Shawn Roberts chose to shove for 362,000 from the big blind. Izadi called while Sayabalian folded to put Roberts at risk.
Shawn Roberts: A♥8♣
Hamid Izadi: A♦J♣
The 10♦3♦2♣ flop did not change much, but the 5♠ turn brought some chop outs.
The 7♦ river was the final card Shawn Roberts would see as he was eliminated in 20th place. Roberts earned $1,990 for his effort.
Daniel Turner opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and faced an immediate re-raise to 40,000 from Joshua Prager on the button. Turner jammed and was called by Prager to be at risk.
Daniel Turner: A♥A♠
Joshua Prager: Q♥Q♦
Turner was well ahead, and the flop only increased his sizeable lead when it came down to 5♠2♠A♣ to give Turner top set.
The 3♦ turn, and the 5♥ river improved Turner to a full house as he secured the double.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Players are on a 15-minute break. Play will resume at the 4,000/8,000 level.
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