The board read and Toby Floyd faced a raise to 100,000. He shoved all in for 130,000 more. After some agonizing, and seemingly deciding that he shouldn't call, his opponent decided to call anyway, saying he had too much money in the pot already. He turned over and Floyd had a set of nines with the . The river was a blank, and Floyd eliminated his opponent before he stacked up to over 500,000 chips.
In two out of the last three hands the player who was all in with aces lost. First, Ray Henson doubled through Cory Glass when he shoved into Glass's . The board ran out and Glass was left with a little more than six big blinds.
Two hands later, John Deckard, aka Johnny Q, shoved all in over a James Mordue raise. There was another shove over Q's and Mordue folded leaving Q heads up against aces. Q had and he was against .
"Come on put a six out there, just for sh*ts and giggles," said Q. The board ran out and when the hit the turn, Q cheered, as he made a straight.
Adrian Garduno was all in for 246,000 with the against the for Upeshka De Silva. The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Garduno doubled up to half a million in chips.
From middle position, Barry Hutter opened with a raise to 18,000. Calaeb Roland reraised all in from the small blind for about 110,000, and Hutter called quickly with the . Roland had the .
The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Roland was eliminated.
The floor just announced hand-for-hand play with two eliminations to go. As a result, players will have more time during Level 19, before going to Level 20.
Barry Hutter had cracked 1,000,000. In the last few hands, he beat Upeshka De Silva for an 80,000 or so pot. Shortly after that he played a hand against David Gritz.
Hutter made it 22,000 to go preflop and Gritz and one other player called. The flop came and the action checked to Hutter. He bet 38,000 and got one player to fold, but Gritz stayed in and called. Both players checked when the turn came and Gritz checked when the river came the . Hutter bet 73,000 and Gritz called. Hutter showed a straight with and Gritz showed for two pair. The hand left Gritz with around 25,000 chips.
and Toby Floyd faced a raise to 100,000. He shoved all in for 130,000 more. After some agonizing, and seemingly deciding that he shouldn't call, his opponent decided to call anyway, saying he had too much money in the pot already. He turned over 
and Floyd had a set of nines with the 
. The river was a blank, and Floyd eliminated his opponent before he stacked up to over 500,000 chips.
into Glass's 
. The board ran out 
and Glass was left with a little more than six big blinds.
.
and when the 
hit the turn, Q cheered, as he made a straight.
, and Garduno doubled up to half a million in chips.
. Roland had the 
.
and the action checked to Hutter. He bet 38,000 and got one player to fold, but Gritz stayed in and called. Both players checked when the turn came 
and Gritz checked when the river came the 
for two pair. The hand left Gritz with around 25,000 chips.