Steve Ma went on a huge rush before the break and is now the overwhelming chip leader going into the final two levels of the night. Ma eliminated former leader Richard Powell with against to surpass 100,000 in chips, and has since increased his stack to 150,000.
The remaining 14 players are on a 10-minute break.
Karl Dejager found a great spot to pick up with his short stack, but unfortunately for him Marc Pusmucans had him crushed with the . The board ran out an uneventful , giving both players a flush but Pusmucans won with the ace.
Pusmucans now finds himself among the leaders again.
Lou Tomassi pushed his shot stack all in with the and Atif Choudhury called with the . The board changed nothing and Tomassi exited. We're certain we'll see Lou in another flight later in the week.
The remaining 10 players are drawing seats for the last table of Flight B. The plan is to play until the end of the level or until 12% of the field remains (seven players), whichever comes first.
Adam Foster, who finished eighth in Event #1 late last night, just eliminated a short stack when his cracked pocket jacks. The board gave Foster a straight, leaving us with nine players.
Atif Choudhury limped from middle position, Steve Ma raised to 7,000 from the small blind and Choudhury moved all in for 51,700 total. Ma went into the tank for a minute before deciding to call.
Choudhury:
Ma:
Ma was well out in front until the flop gave his opponent a pair. Ma still had outs to win but the turn and river secured Choudhury's double.
Play has wrapped up for the evening, and the remaining eight players are bagging their chips before heading home. We'll have official chip counts and a full recap for you shortly.