Before the elimination of Peter Ippolito, Allen Kessler had moved all in on the button for 47,500 and was called by Adam Hui, who only had 44,800.
Kessler:
Hui:
Kessler was in a dominating position and eager for the double; however, poker fate had other plans as the flop delivered Hui a set of fours. The turn and river changed nothing and Kessler was left with just 2,700.
Not long after, Kessler moved all in from early position and was called by both Sam Barnhart and Doug "Rico" Carli in the blinds. Both active players checked the flop, leading to the on the turn. Barnhart check-called a bet of 4,000 from Carli, and the hit the river, which both players checked.
"I have the nuts," Kessler said as he rolled over . Carli showed for a lower full house, but Barnhart revealed to take half the pot. "How do you have a nine there too?" Kessler asked in all seriousness.
Still short, Kessler was automatically all in from the big blind and Shiva Dudani raised to 8,000 from early position. Jonathan Poche then woke up with a reraise to 21,200 from the hijack. Barnhart, who was next to act in the cutoff, seemed baffled and asked, "What's going on?"
Kessler dead panned: "I hired him for protection." The table got a good laugh out of it as both Barnhart and Dudani folded.
Kessler:
Poche:
With Kessler's National Championship life on the line, the board ran out . Poche's full house sent Kessler home in 14th place.
Peter Ippolito moved all in from early position for his last 41,000 and action folded all the way back to Jonathan Poche in the small blind. He made the call and the cards were turned on their backs.
Ippolito:
Poche:
Ippolito had picked a bad spot, but he managed to take the lead with a pair of fives when the flop fell ; however, Poche was a favorite with two overs and a flush draw. Sure enough, the on the turn completed the said flush. The was put out on the river for good measure as Ippolito was eliminated in 15th place.
Charles "Woody" Moore raised to 9,000 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Drazen Ilich in the small blind. He opted to reraise to 28,500, which Moore called after spending a minute in the tank. When the flop came down , Ilich led out for 40,000 and Moore simply folded. The former player is up to 220,000 while the latter dropped to 95,000.
James Anderson entered the pot from middle position with a raise to 7,000 only to have Traci Brown move all in from the small blind for just her last 9,000. Anderson made the call to put the one of the remaining females at risk.
Brown:
Anderson:
The flop gave Brown additional outs to chop, and when the landed on the turn, there would be nine cards that she would hope would peel on the river to keep her alive.
Unfortunately, the completed the board and Brown was bumped to the rail as Anderson moves to 95,000 in chips.
Just before the break Josh Evans and Adam Hui got all of the money in on the turn with a board reading . With 235,000 in the pot, Evans' tournament life was at stake. Lucky for him, he held the nuts with . However, Hui held for a redraw. The table was tense as the dealer burned and revealed the . Evans survived the river to double while Hui dropped to 64,000.
flop delivered Hui a set of fours. The 
turn and 
river changed nothing and Kessler was left with just 2,700.
flop, leading to the 
on the turn. Barnhart check-called a bet of 4,000 from Carli, and the 
hit the river, which both players checked.
. Carli showed 
for a lower full house, but Barnhart revealed 
to take half the pot. "How do you have a nine there too?" Kessler asked in all seriousness.
on the turn completed the said flush. The 
, Ilich led out for 40,000 and Moore simply folded. The former player is up to 220,000 while the latter dropped to 95,000.![[user80015]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
completed the board and Brown was bumped to the rail as Anderson moves to 95,000 in chips.
