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'Big Lucky' John Abraham continues to run hot.
He picked up queens and won a race versus big slick to bust another player and move up to 70,000.
Registration and reentry is now closed and they are playing short-handed poker on two tables with just 13 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Kim Long Trieu made it 2,200 in early position and got one caller before Dave Connors shipped it in for 14,000.
Trieu came over the top all in for a little over 20,000 and the caller folded. Trieu was caught with deuces versus Conners aces, but came back to life with a deuce in the window.
However, an ace in the door gave Connors the bigger set and he faded Trieu's one outer to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
10,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Kim Long Trieu shoved all in with jacks and Rich Altemari called with nines.
However, a nine on the flop ended Trieu's day in a hurry.
There is now 11 players remaining and they will combine to one table after one more is eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Brian Bowen ran king-nine into John Nam's ace-jack to bust.
In the meantime, Mary Ewing went from short stack to no stack.
They are down to nine and combing at one table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
John Nam made two pair, kings and tens. The only problem was the ten made Chris Babula a set.
With Nam now out, just eight players remain and there's a real possibility this flight will not make 14 levels. In fact, they will stop if they reach six players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Brad Becker came in for a raise from the small blind with jacks. Rich Altemari shoved the big blind with kings and Becker called off for 30,000 and his tournament life.
The board brought a king and although Becker had a flush draw on the turn, that missed. That cooler leaves just seven players remaining and they will stop if one more hits the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted |
Kevin Resendes trapped John Abraham perfectly. He limped kings on the button, and jammed in when Abraham put a stack of orange in from the small blind.
Abraham called with two fives, then spiked a five on the flop for the set. Resendes' exit makes six left and play has been halted.
Full chip counts and a short recap will follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
143,200
73,200
|
73,200 |
|
|
74,400
9,400
|
9,400 |
|
63,900
11,900
|
11,900 |
|
|
60,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
42,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
36,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
