Donnie Peters
Bubble boy Dan Schmiech
It took a little while for someone to actually get all in with a call on the bubble, but it finally happened.
Dan Schmiech saw a flop against Jean Gaspard. The board came down . Schmiech moved all in and was called by Gaspard.
Showdown
Schmiech:
Gaspard:
Schmiech would need a lot of help on the turn and river to stay alive and try and make the money. Things wouldn't work out for him though after the turn and river fell the and then the .
Schmiech was eliminated in 19th place and is the official bubble boy as we're now into the money. We'll be posting the final two tables' seating assignments in a few moments.
Eric Cloutier
Eric Cloutier open-shoved all in from the cutoff seat, sliding his final 29,000 chips into the ring. Two players ducked out, but Richard Kirsch looked him up from the big blind.
Showdown
Cloutier:
Kirsch:
Cloutier was at risk and behind, but he did have two suited live cards to play with. Unfortunately though, the community cards ran out , spelling the end for Cloutier.
With that last elimination, 19 players remain. We are now dealing hand-for-hand as we are officially on the money bubble.
Ted McCollom - Out
Ted McCollom opened the pot with a raise to what appeared to be 10,000. Two seats down, Anita Vasquez moved all in for 44,400. When it passed back around to McCollom, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders and made the call.
Showdown
McCollom:
Vasquez:
The dramatic flop came , keeping Vasquez in the lead but granting McCollom a flush draw. The turn and river came and respectively though, two clean misses. When the chips were counted down, McCollom was just slightly covered by the last lady standing, and he has been eliminated just shy of a payday.
Billy Kopp got Mike Ratcliff all in before the flop, Kopp with and the at-risk Ratcliff with .
The board ran safe for Ratcliff. That is, until the river. A king landed like a bolt of lightning, winning the race for Kopp and sending Ratcliff to the door just shy of the money.
Justin Allen opened the pot with a raise to 20,000, and Dwyte Pilgrim made the call from the small blind. Heads up, the flop came . Pilgrim checked, and Allen moved all in for his last 20,000. Pligrim instantly called.
Showdown
Allen:
Pilgrim:
Allen was behind but still had two overcards to catch. To his delight, the spiked the turn, vaulting him into the lead. Just to pile it on, the river came the to further improve his hand to aces up. With that, Justin Allen has notched a much-needed double up, sitting now with just under 90,000.
Just before the break, there was another big pot involving the outspoken Kurt Scheer.
David Woo opened to 11,000 from early position, and Scheer made the call two seats over. The flop came out , and Woo checked.
"How much you got?!" asked Scheer indignantly. "I believe if you call, I will put you all in. I'll take you for 20,000 first!" With that, he clumsily flicked in that amount for his bet. Without delay, Woo check-raised to 50,000, and Scheer insta-called.
Fourth street came the . "What you wanna bet?!" asked Scheer immediately. The answer was 47,000, as Woo made the bet, leaving himself just 7,000 behind. Scheer again called quickly.
The river fell the . Woo moved in for that last 7,000, and Scheer matched the bet, putting Woo's tournament life in danger.
Showdown
Woo:
Scheer:
It was quite the cooler for Woo, flopping the underset to Scheer's top set. With that, the early chip leader David Woo collected his belongings and headed for the door. Scheer is now quite healthy with right at 330,000 in chips, good enough to take over the chip lead.
Kurt Scheer is clearly having a great time over on Table 62. However, it's hard to tell whether or not his table mates are enjoying his company. Scheer, a jovial heavyset good ole southern boy, is sitting between two black men, Jean Gaspard and Steven McKoy. Since the start of the day, Scheer has been calling McKoy "Spike Lee", perhaps in reference to his ball cap and black plastic-framed glasses, a la Spike Lee. In a new turn though, Scheer has started referring to Gaspard as "Prince", though we can't quite see the connection.
Neither man seems to mind the table chatter from Scheer, though they may simply be humoring their now-big-stacked opponent.
Scheer can often be found wandering around his table, even while he is in a hand, often exchanging fist bumps and high fives with his pals. He has broken into loud outbursts on several occasions, and it seems his temperament may be finally wearing on his competitors. Though he hasn't yet received an official warning, Scheer has gotten a few lectures from Tournament Director Steve Frezer about walking away from the table, and regarding his boisterous taunting of his opponents. The last talk-to was followed by a handshake and a big hug from Scheer.
Scheer's most recent complaint is that he's been waiting more than an hour for a cocktail.
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. Schmiech moved all in and was called by Gaspard.
and then the 
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, spelling the end for Cloutier.
and 
respectively though, two clean misses. When the chips were counted down, McCollom was just slightly covered by the last lady standing, and he has been eliminated just shy of a payday.
and the at-risk Ratcliff with 
to further improve his hand to aces up. With that, Justin Allen has notched a much-needed double up, sitting now with just under 90,000.
, and Woo checked.
