Jason Wheeler shoved on the previous hand with no callers, but when he did it for the second time, Eddy Sabat shoved all in right behind him. The rest of the table folded, and with the two men very close in chips, the cards were turned up.
Wheeler tabled his first, then craned his neck to see what Sabat showed down. "Tens?" he asked. Indeed, Sabat turned over to dominate his opponent. "Nice hand," Wheeler said.
"Not yet," Sabat cautioned, and his words would prove to foreshadow his fate.
The flop found Wheeler's pair, tripping him up to leave Sabat drawing slim. The turn meant that Sabat needed to find a four-out or to stay alive.
River:
That's no dice for Sabat, his tens betraying him. When the stacks were counted down, Wheeler's 128,000 covered Sabat's 119,000, and we're minus another player. Sabat finishes up in 13th place, good for a consolation prize of $4,229.
Narinder Khasria limped in from the small blind after action folded to him. Danny Illingworth raised all in from the big blind for 140,500. Khasria made the call with the . Illingworth held the .
The flop came down and kept the deuces in front for Illingworth. The turn brought the and the river the . The jack on the river paired Khasria and gave him the winning hand, sending Illingworth out the door in 14th place.
Patrick Karschamroon raised to 16,000 to open the pot, and Michael Kinzer three-bet him to 40,000 total. Karschamroon called, and off they went to the flop.
It came , and Kinzer led out with a repeat bet of 40,000. After a moment of consideration, Karschamroon announced an all in, and Kinzer quickly made the call, both men with about 140,000 total. Cards up, gents:
Kinzer:
Karschamroon:
Karschamroon had flopped lucky with trip sevens, and he had Kinzer dead to runner-runner or the case ace. The turn meant he was one out from the door, and the river locked up the big pot for Karschamroon. When the chips were counted down, he had 138,000, and Kinzer was given just a 2,000-chip rebate with which to mount a comeback.
Two hands later, Kinzer was all in for the T1,000 ante, working with . There was live action between two players on the flop, but a bet of 25,000 on the turn got Shaun Walker heads up with a chance at the knockout. He turned up , and Kinzer was once again drawing slim to survive.
The river was no help to him, and Kinzer has been sent off in 15th place.
Narinder Khasria raised to 16,000 from middle position and Danny Illingworth reraised from the cutoff seat to 37,500. Paul Hails made the call from the big blind and and Khasria moved all in for 302,500. That shove knocked Illingworth out of the way before Hails sat in the tank. Eventually, he made the call and tabled the . Khasria held the .
The board ran out and Khasria won a massive pot to push himself well over the 600,000 mark. Hails was left with 137,000 in chips.
With an Alex Masek raise in front of him, Eddy Sabat moved all in for 70,500 from the small blind. Masek called, and it was his racing to knock out Sabat and his .
The board held Sabat's pair as it ran . With his double up, he's climbed back to 155,000.
After Michael Simon raised to 22,000 from middle position, Lori Nunes reraised to 45,000 from the button. Action folded back to Simon and he made the call.
The flop came down and Simon checked. Nunes said something that wasn't clearly heard, but the word "check" was in there. The dealer burned and almost turned, but Nunes made the case that she was asking if Simon had checked. The dealer then let her go ahead and act. She thought for a little bit and then checked behind.
The turn was the and Simon bet 45,000. Nunes moved all in and Simon made the call for 122,500 total.
"I have a king," said Simon with the .
"Eights," responded Nunes tabling the .
The river completed the board with the and Simon doubled up.
"Now I have to go and build right back up," said Nunes after the hand while she was counting down the chips to send over to Simon. "I didn't put you on the flush," she went on. "I didn't think you had sh*t."
Nunes was knocked all the way back to about 150,000 in chips.
Eric Morton opened with a standard raise, and Chris Ruby three-bet him in the small blind. Morton made the call for almost all of his remaining chips, and Ruby shoved in the dark.
The flop came , and the decision was on Morton for his last ~40,000 chips. He called, and he'd soon see the bad news.
Showdown
Morton:
Ruby:
The turn and river failed to save Morton's tournament life, and he has been cut down in 16th place. That's good for $3,356 as a consolation prize.
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first, then craned his neck to see what Sabat showed down. "Tens?" he asked. Indeed, Sabat turned over 
to dominate his opponent. "Nice hand," Wheeler said.
flop found Wheeler's pair, tripping him up to leave Sabat drawing slim. The turn 
meant that Sabat needed to find a four-out 
or 
to stay alive.
. Illingworth held the 
.
and kept the deuces in front for Illingworth. The turn brought the 
and the river the 
. The jack on the river paired Khasria and gave him the winning hand, sending Illingworth out the door in 14th place.
. There was live action between two players on the 
flop, but a bet of 25,000 on the 
, and Kinzer was once again drawing slim to survive.
. Khasria held the 
.
and Simon bet 45,000. Nunes moved all in and Simon made the call for 122,500 total.
