Guiseppe Galluzzo and Chris Gras got into a raising war on the flop that resulted in Galluzzo all in. He flipped over the and was drawing thin against the of Gras.
The on the turn left Galluzzo drawing dead and he exited the tournament short of the money.
On the last hand before the 10-minute break, Thomas McKenzie bet 50,000 on a board and Chris Gras raised to 150,000. McKenzie went into the tank before calling with the for a flush. Gras showed the , and McKenzie took down a massive pot to grab the lead with 30 players remaining.
The remaining 27 players are taking their new seats after the redraw. With only the top 24 spots being paid, the pressure is building for the short stacks.
We're on the money bubble at 25 players after the simultaneous eliminations of Naveen Chopra and Jonathan Cosme. We witnessed Cosme's elimination, and it was ugly.
Thomas MacKenzie raised to 25,000 from early position and Cosme shoved for 83,000 from the cutoff. MacKenzie got an exact count and called.
Cosme:
MacKenzie:
Cosme appeared destined for a double up on the board though the turn but the spiked on the river to eliminate him in 26th place.
We're playing hand-for-hand until the bubble bursts. Stay tuned.
Ronny D'Grillo moved all in for his last 34,500 from early position. Matt Dubuc, Anthony Sgroi and Rick Block all called and checked it down on a jack-high board. D'Grillo tabled but he was bested by Sgroi's pocket kings.
With that, each of the remaining players have locked up $2,194.