A short-stacked player moved all in from early position for 12,500 and was called by the player in the hijack. Dwyte Pilgrim then moved all in over the top, which pushed the hijack out of the pot.
Showdown
Pilgrim:
Opponent:
Pilgrim was in a dominating position, but not after the flop. His opponent had hit a set and suddenly Pilgrim was left looking for a jack. Unfortunately for him, he couldn't catch on the turn nor river.
"Bad luck, Dwyte," Kenny Nguyen said from across the table. Pilgrim is down to 86,000.
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We're not sure how or when it happened, but it appears young Joel Merwick has been eliminated from the Main Event. We do know that Merwick, who bears a remarkable resemblance to Gus Hansen, had a rough start to the day and was left with a short stack. Given his absence from the tournament floor, we can only assume he has been sent to the rail shy of the money.
Dwyte Pilgrim opened for 11,000 in middle position and action folded around to Renae Garcia in the big blind. She called and the flop came . Garcia quickly tossed 15,000 out and Pilgrim moved all in just as quickly.
After some deep breaths Garcia said, "That's a big bet. You got a big hand?"
"Find out," Pilgrim said cooly.
"You think I'm bluffing?" Garcia asked. "I've got a big hand."
At that point the dealer warned her that she could not reveal anymore about her hand.
Class clown Kenny Nguyen said, "You can ask if he wants to be your boyfriend or how the weather is, but that's it."
Garcia held on to her cards a few moments longer and took several deep breaths before releasing her hand.
Matt Lawrence had a good start to the day, but that recently came crashing down in a big way. With about 60,000 in the pot and a flop of , the player in the small blind fired out 35,000. Lawrence was in the cutoff and thought for a few moments before announcing he was all in for about 140,000 total.
"Call," snapped the small blind.
"I have a flush draw," Lawrence said.
"Good," said the small blind as he tabled .
"Not really," Lawrence admitted as he showed . Indeed, Lawrence was in rough shape and needed a six or running cards to survive the hand. Interestingly, the turn gave Lawrence his said flush draw, but the river did not complete it. Just like that, Lawrence was eliminated from the WSOP-Circuit Hammond Main Event.
With 35,000 in the pot and a flop of , the big blind checked to Chad Brown, who put out a bet of 15,000. Mike Scarborough folded from the button, and the big blind responded with a check-raise all in for 49,500. Brown asked for a count and then made the call, but not before adding, "You're in the lead."
Showdown
Brown:
Big Blind:
Indeed, the big blind was ahead but Brown was drawing at 12 outs twice. The turn was a miss as far as Brown was concerned, but the wasn't. Not only did Brown send one to the rail, he increased his own stack to 230,000.
Mark "P0kerH0" Kroon and Eric Crain got locked up in a huge pot together on a flop of . We believe Crain moved all in and Kroon called.
Kroon:
Crain:
Kroon's hand held when Crain missed his flush draw as the board finished .
Editors Note: We found this hand as the chips were being counted out and got conflicting information. As floor reporters it is our duty not to impede the action or interrupt a player that does not want to be bothered. The action was unclear but the results of the hand are certain.
flop. His opponent had hit a set and suddenly Pilgrim was left looking for a jack. Unfortunately for him, he couldn't catch on the 
turn nor 
river.
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. Garcia quickly tossed 15,000 out and Pilgrim moved all in just as quickly.
, the player in the small blind fired out 35,000. Lawrence was in the cutoff and thought for a few moments before announcing he was all in for about 140,000 total.
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turn gave Lawrence his said flush draw, but the 
river did not complete it. Just like that, Lawrence was eliminated from the WSOP-Circuit Hammond Main Event.
, the big blind checked to Chad Brown, who put out a bet of 15,000. Mike Scarborough folded from the button, and the big blind responded with a check-raise all in for 49,500. Brown asked for a count and then made the call, but not before adding, "You're in the lead."
turn was a miss as far as Brown was concerned, but the 
wasn't. Not only did Brown send one to the rail, he increased his own stack to 230,000.
