What a rollercoaster day for Blake Napierala. He started the day with 275,000, dipped down to 60,000 and is now back to 280,000 after winning a huge flip.
Napierala shoved for 134,000 from early position and the player in the small blind called. Napierala was flipping with the against and the board gave him two pair to climb back into contention.
After winning 100,000 from Ray Book the had prior, Travell Thomas found the and picked off Andrew Ranaletti's shove with the . Ranaletti found hope on the flop, but he bricked out on the turn and river.
Ray Book opened to 25,000 from the button and Travell Thomas three-bet to 80,000 from the small blind. Back to Book, he moved all in for 205,000 and Thomas called.
Book:
Thomas:
The table remained silent even as Book spiked the flop, and the and completed the board to give Book a huge double-up.
Thomas pounded the table in disgust. "Why does everybody always do dumb shit against me?"
However, Thomas is already in better spirits and laughing with Book as he tries to rebuild.
Kevin Barry shoved for 66,000 from middle position and Alex Rivera called from directly behind. In the next seat over was Brian Healy and he moved all in from the cutoff, having Rivera covered. Rivera shook his head and tossed his cards into the muck, leaving two to see a board.
Barry:
Healy:
Barry picked up some outs on the flop but he was unable to catch up on the turn and river, sending him to the rail in 24th place.
With the board showing Guy Klass was all in with the for a flush but he was drawing dead against Brian Healy's higher flush with the . The fell on the river and Klass was eliminated.
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against 
and the 
board gave him two pair to climb back into contention.
. Ranaletti found hope on the 
flop, but he bricked out on the 
river.
completed the board to give Book a huge double-up.
to increase his stack to 550,000, not far behind chip leader John Grace.
flop but he was unable to catch up on the 
turn and 
for a flush but he was drawing dead against Brian Healy's higher flush with the 
fell on the river and Klass was eliminated.
