Jeff Heiberg open-limped the cutoff and saw James Callanan complete his small blind. Joseph Gunn checked his option in the big blind and the three went to a flop of .
Callanan checked and Gunn bet 235,000. Heiberg raised to 700,000 and Callanan folded, sending action back to Gunn who jammed all in for a bit more and was immediately called.
Joseph Gunn:
Jeff Heiberg:
"Nice hand," said Gunn upon seeing his top pair was up against jacks and nines. He did not hit running sixes as completedthe runout and was eliminated in 10th place as a result.
With his elimination, nine now remain and those nine have reached the final table. They are in the process of drawing for seats and will soon go on a 40-minute dinner break thereafter. An updated seat draw and list of chip counts will be posted shortly.
Alex Kotliarsky had spun up his crumbs to over 1 million and open-jammed under the gun. Barb Visher announced a call on the button.
Alex Kotliarsy:
Barb Visher:
Visher flopped top pair, top kicker on to pick up two more immediate outs to knock out Kotliarsky. The turn was safe, but the river peeled off right behind it to give Visher trips and eliminate Kotliarsky in 12th place, just a few positions shy of making back-to-back final tables in this event after chopping it heads up in January, 2020.
James Callanan raised to 275,000 in the hijack and Cy Church re-jammed for over 2 million on the button. Ben Keeline called his last few big blinds off in the big blind and then Callanan thought for a while before folding.
Ben Keeline:
Cy Church:
"Nice call, Ben," said Callanan of Keeline's coin-flip opportunity to more than triple. However, the runout left Keeline missing an eventual 10-outer on the river to fall in 14th place.
A moment later, Victor Shumway fell in 13th after committing his last two big blinds under the gun and winding up with the second-best hand when all was said and done.
Jordan Walker was in the big blind and called off the last of his chips after Brian Beck open-jammed for more from middle position.
Jordan Walker:
Brian Beck:
Beck flopped top set on and Walker found himself drawing dead after the turn . The river completed the runout and sent him out in 15th place, earning $3,593 for his efforts.