Andy Park opened to 50,000 on the button and Dan Shak shoved all in for 231,000 from the big blind. Park asked for a count and then made the call. Park had the slight preflop edge with against Shak's .
The flop came and Park was still in the lead with a pair of sixes now. The on the turn gave Shak a flush draw to go with his two live cards, but the on the river was of no help.
With the elimination of Shak, the final 12 players will now assemble on two tables and are just two eliminations away from the money.
Isaac Haxton was also eliminated while Dan Shak's bust out occurred, leaving just 11 players remaining. Each table will now be hand-for-hand on the money bubble.
Ryan Riess recently lost a big pot while holding vs Justin Young's . Young hit not only one, but two aces to leave Riess on the short stack. In the first hand of hand-for-hand play, Riess pushed all in for 155,000 and was called by Young.
Justin Young:
Ryan Riess:
Riess was well in front but, again, the flop came giving Young the lead with a pair of aces. The on the turn and the on the river changed nothing and Riess was eliminated on the money bubble.
Stephen Chidwick opened to 21,000 from the cutoff and was called by Andy Park in the small blind and Jake Schindler in the big blind. The flop came and Park checked to Schindler who led out for 25,000. Chidwick raised to 68,000 and Park avoided the confrontation. Schindler called to see the land on the turn.
Schindler quickly checked and Chidwick moved all in, which forced an instant fold from Schindler.
Andy Park raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Stephen Chidwick pushed all in for around 360,000 in the small blind. Park made the call and the two players were flipping for stacks.
Stephen Chidwick:
Andy Park:
The board ran out and Chidwick's pair of eights held on to provide the first dent in Park's stack.
Meanwhile, at the other table, Anthony Zinno was seen leaving his seat as he became the 10th place finisher.
Jake Schindler was one of the shorter stacks remaining and got all of his chips in the middle from the big blind against Andy Park in the small blind. Schindler turned over against Park's .
Park managed to hit a seven on the board and eliminated Schindler in ninth place.
Andy Park limped in from the small blind and Boutros Naim raised to 42,000 out of the big blind. Park called and the flop came . Both players checked and the landed on the turn.
Park led out for 75,000 and was met with a min-raise to 150,000 from Naim. Park called and the completed the board. Park checked this time and Naim pushed forward a bet of 200,000. Park thought for a brief moment and then elected to lay his hand down.
Andy Park limped in from the cutoff along with Stephen Chidwick in the small blind. Justin Bonomo was in the big blind and raised to 60,000, which was only called by Park.
The two players went heads-up to the flop of and Bonomo led out for another 60,000. Park called and the rolled off on the turn. Bonomo threw in a bet of 175,000 and Park continued to call.
The completed the board and Bonomo checked this time. Park reached back for a bet of 275,000 and Bonomo called as his time was about to run out. Park tabled while Bonomo turned over the to scoop the pot and the chip lead.
against Shak's 
. 
and Park was still in the lead with a pair of sixes now. The 
on the turn gave Shak a flush draw to go with his two live cards, but the 
on the river was of no help. 
giving Young the lead with a pair of aces. The 
and Park checked to Schindler who led out for 25,000. Chidwick raised to 68,000 and Park avoided the confrontation. Schindler called to see the 
land on the turn.
and Chidwick's pair of eights held on to provide the first dent in Park's stack.
against Park's 
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landed on the turn.
completed the board. Park checked this time and Naim pushed forward a bet of 200,000. Park thought for a brief moment and then elected to lay his hand down.
and Bonomo led out for another 60,000. Park called and the 
completed the board and Bonomo checked this time. Park reached back for a bet of 275,000 and Bonomo called as his time was about to run out. Park tabled 
