Brian McKain raised to 45,000 from under the gun and Garrett Utt called on the button. After the flop came down 
, both players checked.
The turn brought the 
, adding more black and a second flush draw to the board. McKain fired 100,000 and Utt made the call.
The river completed the board with the 
and McKain fired all in for 251,000. After several long minutes in the tank, Utt folded and was left with about 250,000 chips.
Action folded to David Clough in the cutoff and he moved all in for around 110,000. Joel Merwick was in the big blind and quickly called.
Clough: 
Merwick: 
Clough was racing for his tournament life as the flop came down 
. The 
on the turn left Clough shaking his head as if he was resigned to defeat. The 
on the river provided no relief and Clough was eliminated from the tournament in 12th place.
All five players saw a flop of 
and three of the players checked over to Charles "Woody" Moore, who bet 22,000. Joel Merwick, who was sitting directly to Moore's right, made the call and then checked the 
on the turn. Moore followed suit as the appeared on the river.
This is where things got interesting. Merwick put out a reasonable bet of 60,000 only to have Moore immediately announce that he was all in. Merwick, who had over 500,000 behind, was put to the test for his tournament life. "Wow," he said as he looked at Moore. Merwick tanked for a solid three minutes before saying, "I have such a big hand right here. I've got a monster. I flopped a flush."
After another couple of minutes Merwick called the clock on himself, which more often than not signals a fold. Sure enough, Merwick tossed his cards in the muck about halfway through the countdown. Moore revealed the 
as he slid his cards to the dealer and scooped the pot.
Garrett Utt raised from the button all in for 113,000. Brian McKain made the call from the big blind claiming that he felt Utt would be doing that with any two cards. Utt held the 
and McKain the 
.
The flop came down 
and Utt said, "Not the flop I had in mind."
The turn card brought the 
and Utt pointed two fingers towards his head and pulled the trigger with his thumb, signaling, "Just shoot me."
The river then completed the board with the and Utt was sent to the rail in 11th place. He earned $7,420 for his finish. The remaining 10 players are now redrawing to one table for the unofficial final table.
Jorge Solorzano raised to 55,000 and then from the big blind, John Alfera reraised to 115,000. Solorzano didn't think twice and quickly called.
The flop came down 
and Alfera moved all in for 429,000. Solorzano tanked and tanked. Eventually, he removed the chip from protecting his holecards and slid them forward for the fold. Alfera scooped the pot.
The final ten players have been combined to a single table. Here is the seat draw:
Seat 1: John Holder
Seat 2: Kevin Calenzo
Seat 3: John Alfera
Seat 4: Joel Merwick
Seat 5: Charles "Woody" Moore
Seat 6: Jorge Solorzano
Seat 7: Kris Bradshaw
Seat 8: Mike Foster
Seat 9: Kenny "Bad Hat" Piel
Seat 10: Brian McKain
Players are now on a ten minute break.
Straight off the table to your viewing screen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,182,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
796,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
774,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
|
|
683,000
263,000
|
263,000 |
|
|
645,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
525,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
515,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
302,000
-238,000
|
-238,000 |
|
270,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
185,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Mike Foster was on the button and raised to 50,000. Kenny "Bad Hat" Piel was in the small blind and moved all in for around another 100,000. Perhaps he was looking to be the fox in the henhouse and steal the goods, but Foster had other ideas and made the call.
Foster: 
Piel: 
The board ran out 
and Piel was knocked out of the tournament in 10th place. With his elimination the official final table has been reached and action is done for the night.
