Drazen Ilich raised to 2,900 and JJ Liu flat-called before the player on the button moved all in for 13,200. Action got back to Ilich and he made a reraise to 42,900. That knocked Liu out of the way and left Ilich heads up. Ilich held the 
and his opponent a dominated 
.
The board ran out 
and Ilich's tens held up to move him to 140,000 in chips.
Action folded to Garry Gates in the small blind and he raised to 3,100. The big blind reraised to 7,200 and then Gates moved all in for 29,800. The big blind tanked for a couple minutes and then eventually said, "All right, I can," with 12,000 chips behind after calling Gates' all-in amount.
Gates turned over the 
with his tournament life on the line and the big blind tabled the 
, ahead but with a risky call.
The flop came down 
and gave Gates a gutshot straight draw to go along with his two live cards. The turn brought the 
and the river the 
. Both of those missed Gates after his whiffed the flop and he was eliminated.
"Pretty ballsy call," said David Williams to the player after the hand.
Action folded to David Williams in the small blind and he raised. Garry Gates was recently moved to his table and was in the big blind. Gates moved all in over the top of Williams and won the hand.
Action folded to Kevin Calenzo in the hijack seat and he raised to 2,600. Jean Gaspard was on the button and moved all in for 4,400. The player in the big blind flatted the shove and then Calenzo also flatted.
The flop came down and the big blind led out for 6,000. Calenzo folded and left the big blind heads up with Gaspard.
Big Blind: 
Gaspard:
The turn brought the 
and the river the 
, keeping Gaspard behind and eliminating him from the tournament.
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With an average stack, Nancy Todd Tyner limped into the pot pre-flop from the hijack position. Both blinds came along for a queen-high flop, 
. The small blind led out for 2,200, inducing a quick fold from the big blind. Tyner deliberated briefly before calling to see a second queen hit the turn, . The small blind checked and folded to a bet of 6,000 from Tyner.
Action folded to a player in middle position and he limped in. The cutoff seat limped, the small blind completed and then Garry Gates checked his option in the big blind. The four of them saw the flop come down 
and action checked around to the player in the cutoff seat. He bet 2,600. The small blind called and then Gates put in a check-raise to 6,300 from the big blind. The player in middle position flat-called before the cutoff seat and small blind folded. As the dealer was pulling in the bets, Gates made a comment about the player having "basically one hand" here.
The turn brought the 
and Gates checked. His opponent bet 6,300 and Gates commented quietly that the player should just play his hand face up. Gates then mucked the 
and didn't show his other card. His opponent didn't show, but the general consensus from the table was that he had pocket fives and only pocket fives. Gates dropped back to 22,000 in chips.
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
After Jeff Banghart's bet of 5,000 on the board of 
was called by his opponent in position, the river completed the board with the . Banghart checked and his opponent moved all in for around 15,000. Banghart couldn't call and folded his hand, dropping back to 102,000 in chips.
From middle position, David Williams raised to 2,300 and the player in the big blind called. The flop came down 
and the big blind checked. Williams fired 3,500 quickly and his opponent folded after staring blankly for a minute.
Williams is still right around 100,000 or so.
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