With a raise to 7,000 in front, D.J. MacKinnon moved all in for 27,900 from middle position. Action folded around to the original raiser who called. Cards on their backs.
MacKinnon:
Opponent:
MacKinnon missed on the flop and he was drawing dead after the turn. The Event #1 fourth-place finisher is gone but will return this weekend for the Main Event.
On a board of , Richard Starkweather moved all in with the and Ron Stewart called with the . Stewart's straight was in front, and the on the river sent Starkweather to the rail.
Short-stacked Tom Babiarz got the rest of his chips in preflop with the against Siavash Banai's and the board sent another player to the rail. Banai, who finished sixth in last night's Event #2, is in good position to make a final table on back-to-back nights.
Carol Leonardi's run at back-to-back final tables just came to an end. Leonardi busted in 20th place after running head-first into Art Demmerley's flopped flush. Leonardi mucked her hand before the rest of the board was revealed and she made her exit from the tournament floor.