Eric Rivkin was all in from the button for about 20,000 when we arrived, at risk against small blind Wendy Freedman and her 
. Rivkin had two overs with 
but found no help on the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | 25,000 |
|
Busted |
There was a raise to 4,200 from early position and Rainer Kempe stuck in his last 16,300 chips on the button. The blinds folded and the initial raiser quickly called.
Rainer Kempe: 
Opponent: 
Kempe was out-flopped when the dealer fanned 
. The 
on the turn only improved his opponent's hand and the 
on the river bricked off for Kempe, sending him to the rail.
Meanwhile, Maria Ho raised to 4,500 from early position and picked up three callers from the button and the blinds. The flop fell 
and the action checked to Ho who continued for 5,300. Only the button called and the landed on the turn.
Ho fired another 9,500 and her opponent eventually let go of his hand, awarding the pot to Ho.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000 | -4,000 |
|
Busted |
DJ Alexander defended the big blind from a Dan Lowery early-position open.
"Can't just give it up, huh?" Lowery asked.
"Not with this hand," Alexander said. "Everyone else would have been all in, I'm over here just limping."
They saw a 
flop and Alexander check-called a bet. On the turn, he check-called 6,000 and the 
arrived on the river. Alexander came to life with a lead worth 18,500 and Lowery quickly folded, showing the .
"I guess you can't have anything else," he said.
Alexander just nodded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000 | -46,300 |
|
77,000 | 43,500 |
Matthew Bray opened to 4,200 from under the gun and was called by the big blind. The dealer spread the flop of 
and both players checked to the on the turn.
The big blind checked again and Bray tossed in a small bet of 3,100. His opponent check-raised to 10,000 and Bray stuck around to see the on the river. The big blind checked one more time and Bray pushed in a bet of 22,000. His opponent quickly made the call and Bray tabled 
for a full house, enough to earn the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
272,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,500 | |
|
|
77,000 | 15,500 |
|
65,000 | 9,000 |
|
63,000 | |
|
|
55,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
52,000 | -36,000 |
|
38,600 | -35,900 |
|
38,000 | -8,000 |
|
27,200 | -24,900 |
|
|
24,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
On a board reading 
, the action was on Rainer Kempe in the big blind. With around 45,000 already in the pot and his opponent only having 15,600 remaining, Kempe thought for a minute before announcing all in. His opponent instantly called and Kempe saw that he was drawing dead.
His opponent turned over 
for a full house and Kempe was forced to show 
. The insignificant 
landed on the river and Kempe fell down to under 25,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000 | -41,000 |
After an open to 3,000 and a call from Lou Garza, Sung Ju Choi made it 9,000 to go from the button. Everyone continued to 
. Action checked to Choi and he fired 25,000. The early player shoved for 50,000 and Choi quickly called with 
when Garza folded.
"Ace of diamonds?" the all-in player said, showing . "That's not what I wanted to see."
The turn and river were black nines and Choi took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
Some other notables to have fallen lately include Tyler Patterson, Scott Davies, Brian Green, and Orlando Romero.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Anthony Spinella was all in for 20,000 from early position when we got to his table, with the completed board having come 
. A player in the small blind called, and the third player in the pot tanked a bit and folded.
Spinella showed 
for trips but the small blind had a boat with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
