Collin Grubaugh was in a blinds battle with Maxx Coleman and check-called 17,000 on the flop. Both players checked the and the . Grubaugh opened for top boat and Coleman mucked with a smile.
Aaron Mermelstein knocked out Michael Perrone just before his table broke and he is now seated with two of the bigger stacks remaining in the tournament, Maxx Coleman and Collin Grubaugh.
Anthony Spinella's pocket jacks held against Jeff Littlefield's for a pot that brought Spinella's count to over 800,000.
George Bronstein was in a dream spot with pocket aces in early position. He raised and Gary Otake shoved over the top. Lou Barlow then reshoved and Bronstein snap called with the best hand preflop.
He was against Otake's and the of Barlow. Otake flopped a jack and that was all she wrote for Bronstein and Barlow, who both exited the tournament in 50th (Bronstein) and 51st (Barlow) place.
Following them to the payout desk was Greg Jennings, who finishing in 49th place.
Collin Grubaugh and Aaron Mermelstein played what looked to be a three-bet pot, with the latter check-calling 68,000 from early position on a flop. On the turn, Mermelstein checked and Grubaugh announced what sounded like 222,000. Mermelstein snap-mucked.
"Did the sizing matter at all?" Grubaugh asked.
"Of course," Mermelstein replied. "If you bet like 30K I call. I had jack-nine of hearts."
"Then I check," Grubaugh joked. "You had zero outs."
flop. Both players checked the 
and the 
. Grubaugh opened 
for top boat and Coleman mucked with a smile.
.
and needed to dodge the ace on the river. The river was the 
and Dentale doubled up to almost a million chips.
for a pot that brought Spinella's count to over 800,000.
of Barlow. Otake flopped a jack and that was all she wrote for Bronstein and Barlow, who both exited the tournament in 50th (Bronstein) and 51st (Barlow) place.
flop. On the 
turn, Mermelstein checked and Grubaugh announced what sounded like 222,000. Mermelstein snap-mucked.
and Black called from the big blind with 
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