Bryn Kenney shoved his last 2,500 chips in from early position, and Eli Berg isolated him with a reraise to 8,000. Kenney was at risk with the 
, and he was a favorite to score his first small double up against Berg's 
.
But the dealer had other ideas. The board came 
, and Kenney will not have another chance to get his chips back. He's out, and Berg is up to 105,000.
In middle position, Bryn Kenney opened to 6,000, and small blind Nick Mitchell three-bet to 16,000. Kenney proceeded to move all in, and Mitchell called all in for his 82,400 remaining chips, only slightly covered.
Showdown
Kenney: 
Mitchell: 
The 
flop was no help to Kenney's pair, putting him two cards from a crippling blow. The 
turn was a blank as well, and so was the 
river, and Mitchell has found his double up. Mark him down for about 170,000 now, while Kenney is left with just 3,000 lonely chips.
Ronnie Bardah just walked past us giving the international sign of elimination, the fingers across the throat. Our intrepid field reporter was tableside when it went down. Jason Burt opened to 6,000 before Bardah shoved his ~52,000 into the middle with 
. When it came back around to him, Burt made the call with , and the race was on.
Bardah's horse could not catch up as the board came 
to send him to the exit. "I've never won a race with ace-king. Ever."
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
378,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
365,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
321,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
||
|
210,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
209,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
175,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
172,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
172,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
170,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
162,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
154,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
123,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
115,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
113,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
109,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
106,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
99,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
89,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
86,400
7,600
|
7,600 |
|
84,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
|
84,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
77,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
73,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
70,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
|
68,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
The 31 remaining players are off for a twenty-minute break. When they return, they'll play for two more levels or four more knockouts, whichever comes first.
In late position, Jim Collopy open-shoved for just less than 35,000. Two seats down, Victor Ramdin made the smooth call, and the rest of the table folded out of the way. Collopy was at risk as the cards were turned up, and the news was not good for "Mr_BigQueso":
Collopy:
Ramdin: 
A noise came from Collopy like that of a dying animal, and he stood up to sweat his fate. There was no help for him on board, though, as the dealer ran out 
to seal his demise. Collopy wished his table luck, then stood and chatted with Ramdin for a few minutes. As he left, he let out one more big sigh and said, "God! Victor is so good at getting better pairs than me!"
Ramdin and his overpair have climbed to 210,000 courtesy of that knockout.
In middle position, Will Failla shoved his last 19,000 into the middle. Jason Burt called on the button, and he and "The Thrill" went heads up to a coin flip:
Failla: 
Burt:
Failla missed everything as the board ran out 
, and a good bit of the room's energy and conversation has just walked out the door. Failla's day is done, while Burt moves his way up to 150,000.
Chris Reslock got it all in with 
on a 
flop, betting it all on the draw. Chris Bell was on the draw, too, but his 
was already well ahead when he made the call to put Reslock at risk.
The turn and river blanked off for Reslock, and he was unable to improve his draw. He snagged a gold ring last week, winning the Seven-Card Stud Event #9 here, but his Regional Championship has come to an end.
Bell, on the other hand, is doing rather well. Like, chip leading kind of well. He's got 384,000 and the biggest stack in the room by our eyes.
From middle position, Jay Nair raised to 5,100 from middle position, and he was called by Brett Richey (hijack) and David "Doc" Sands (small blind).
The three men took a flop of , and Nair fired the first bet with 5,300 chips. Richey folded but Sands came along with the call to go heads up to the turn. It was the , and Sands check-called another 10,000. Both men checked the scary river, and Nair showed 
for two pair. He was ahead until the river, but Sands' 
ran down a flush (and a straight just for good measure).
Sands - 110,000
Nair - 170,000
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