Action folded around to Richard Tygum who moved all in for his last roughly 70,000 in chips. Ralph Westbrook was next to act on the button and he moved all in over the top. The blinds got out of the way and the hands were tabled to find the two players in a race situation.
Westbrook:
Tygum:
Tygum struck gold on the flop, giving him a set of eights and propelling him even further into the lead. Westbrook paired his ace on the turn, but it was no match for Tygum's hand. The rivered and Tygum was able to score a double up.
This hand knocked Westbrook down to 68,000 in chips. He would bust a few hands later.
David "Doc" Sands raised to 8,500 and received calls from the button and the small blind.
The flop came down and the small blind checked. Sands fired out a continuation bet of 12,500 and the button quickly shot his hand into the muck. The small blind, however, opted to push out a raise that made it 31,000 to go. Sands called and fouth street was the .
The small blind bet 48,000 and after about thirty seconds Sands slowly moved his hand to the muck, awarding his opponent the pot. This loss brings Sands' stack down to about 155,000.
Matt Newcombe opened to 7,500 in middle position and Greg Headrick three-bet to 19,000 on the button. Action folded back to Newcombe and he put in a four-bet to about 43,000. Headrick gave it some thought, but tossed his hand to the muck.
We caught up to see Ryan Snickles all in for his tournament life against an opponent. Snickles held on a board of and was looking to dodge his opponent's open ended straight draw with .
The turn and river came and respectively and Snickles was able to score a double up.
"From 20k to 120k in two hands on the bubble," chimed in David "Doc" Sands said from the next seat over. Snickles was short stacked but has suddenly found chips late in the day.
The player in the hijack shoved for about 60,000 and Matt Newcombe called from the small blind with . His opponent tabled and picked up plenty of more outs on the flop.
Fortunately for Newcombe, he faded his opponent's outs as the turn and river improved his hand to a flush while also upping his stack to about 270,000.
David "Doc" Sands raised to 6,500 from early position and received a call from the player on the button. The blinds got out of the way and the two were heads up to the flop.
Sands opted to check and his opponent checked right behind. They both did the same on the turn and the board finished off with the . Sands checked a third time and his opponent shook his head and reached for chips. He eventually announced a check, however, and Sands announced ace-high.
Sands showed and his opponent mucked, awarding Sands the pot.
flop, giving him a set of eights and propelling him even further into the lead. Westbrook paired his ace on the 
turn, but it was no match for Tygum's hand. The 
rivered and Tygum was able to score a double up.
and the small blind checked. Sands fired out a continuation bet of 12,500 and the button quickly shot his hand into the muck. The small blind, however, opted to push out a raise that made it 31,000 to go. Sands called and fouth street was the 
as he collected the chips.
on a board of 
and was looking to dodge his opponent's open ended straight draw with 
.
and 
respectively and Snickles was able to score a double up.
turn and 
flop.
. Sands checked a third time and his opponent shook his head and reached for chips. He eventually announced a check, however, and Sands announced ace-high.