Aaron Massey got his stack of around 125,000 all in preflop and was off to the races against Levi Phillips.
Showdown
Phillips
Massey
Massey was out of his seat in anticipation of the flop, but the left him wanting. The was of no consequence, while the river improved Phillips to a set of jacks. Massey was left shaking his heads as he made his way to the payout desk; meanwhile, Phillips became a force in the Main Event by crossing the 400K mark.
Joe Phelps was recently knocked down to just 10,000 after losing with to an opponent's on a board. Phelps' opponent had 63,000, and when the chips were counted down, Phelps was left with 10,000.
Not long after, Phelps moved all in for less than 10,000 from under the gun, and a player behind him called. Michael "Carwash" Snyder then moved all in from the small blind for around 90,000. The big blind tank-folded and action was back on the player that called Phelps' all in. He called and all the hands were turned up.
Snyder:
Player:
Phelps:
The board ran and Phelps stayed alive while Snyder drug the side pot that was bigger than Phelps' triple up.
A short time later, Phelps got it all in with only to run into pocket queens. Phelps couldn't catch and the ring winner from the 2008/2009 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans Event #7 $550 NLHE was eliminated, earning his sixth WSOPC cash in the process.
Kyle Cartwright, who has been nursing a short stack much of the evening and picking his spots carefully, was recently eliminated after running into . The board provided no help and the three-time ring winner, and last year's Harrah's Tunica Casino Champion, was eliminated in 72nd place for yet another WSOP Circuit cash.
We didn't catch all the action but the players at the table were kind enough to give us the details. Jacob Bazeley opened for 12,000, Kenny Smith called and Kenneth Putnam shoved from the button for around 45,000. Bazeley got out of the way and Smith called.
Smith:
Putnam:
The flop came with one diamond. Then the board went runner-runner diamonds and gave Smith the flush. Putnam's elimination happened just moments before another elimination so round-for-round play wasn't necessary.
Dantonio Brown has been running incredibly well this entire tournament, finishing as the Day 1 chip leader and using his stack to stay toward the top of the chip counts during much of Day 2. Now, Brown has run into Rory Monahan who just cut Brown down to size.
It happend on a flop of with about 31,000 in the pot. Monahan had checked, Brown bet 18,000, and Monahan check-raised to 45,000. Brown eyed his opponent's stack before announcing all in, prompting Monahan to call off for 134,500 total.
Showdown
Brown
Monahan
Given how Brown has run, the table seemed to anticipate a seven, but it was not meant to be as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river. Monahan managed to do the unthinkable and doubled through Brown.
Defending champ Sam Barnhart opened from early position for 17,000 and was called by the player in the hijack. The rest of the field folded and it was heads up to the flop, which both players checked. When the appeared on the turn, Barnhart bet 16,000 and the hijack quickly folded face up.
"Good fold," said Barnhart as he slid his cards to the muck.
"For who?" asked another player at the table. Barnhart is now up to 120,000.