Action folded around to an unknown player on the button and he put in a raise. Hometown favorite Justin "Choctaw" Kruger then moved all in from the small blind for 31,100, and after the big blind folded, the original raiser made the call.
Kruger:
Opponent:
It was a flip, and the PokerNews Odds Calculator tells us that Kruger was actually favored slightly with a 50.30% chance of winning the hand. The flop hit Kruger and saw his chances of survival jump up to 91.21%, and the turn bumped it up even more to 95.45%.
Kruger just needed to dodge a seven on the river to keep his tournament hopes alive, and that's exactly what he did as the peeled off the deck.
Drazen Ilich and an opponent were heads up on a board of . Ilich's opponent led out for 16,500, and Ilich scrunched his face. He eventually reached for chips, and tossed out enough to make the call.
His opponent rolled over for effectively ace-high, and Ilich had to sit up to see that it was air. He then turned over for eights and fours, and raked in the pot.
"Nice bet," Ilich said after the hand. "S***, I almost folded."
Terry Hansel got his short stack of 28,500 all in preflop holding and was well out in front of Matt Kirby's . Unfortunately for Kirby, who recently did an in-depth interview with PokerNews, he wouldn't get lucky as the board ran out .
Andrew Watson was faced with a 12,000-chip bet on a board of . He called.
The completed the board, and his opponent slowed down, checking to Watson who fired 38,000. The player sat quietly in the tank for over 90 seconds, then committed enough chips to make the call. Watson turned over for a rivered straight, his opponent mucked, and Watson raked in the pot.
Bobby "Shooter" Hempkins, who placed seventh Friday night in Event #9 $365 Pot-Limit Omaha for $2,841, has been eliminated from the tournament.
Hempkins had been nursing a short stack much of the day and recently moved all in for 5,300 after WSOP Circuit ring winner Jim Mink had limped from early position. Felicia Johnico then called from the big blind and the two active players proceeded to check it down as the board ran out , and Johnico rolled over . Mink then revealed , and it was good as Hempkins could only muster . With that, Hempkins took his leave from the tournament.
Mitch Schock, who won a bracelet a the 2011 World Series of Poker, opened to 5,500 in middle position. David "ODB" Baker three-bet to 40,000 - effectively going all in - and the action folded back to Schock, who made it official. Baker called, sliding his remaining 5,000 or so forward.
Schock:
Baker:
It was all but over when the dealer fanned , giving Schock quads. The turn was the , which gave Baker a full house draw for kicks and giggles, and the river was the . Baker was eliminated, while Schock shot up to around 150,000 chips.
The very next hand, he opened to 5,500 from under the gun. A player in his direct left called, a third player three-bet to 13,000 from the hijack seat, and Schock four-bet to 42,000. His two opponents folded, and he showed .
We missed his bust-out hand, but Allen Kessler filled us in on the details. According to Chainsaw, he was all in with on a flop of . His opponent held .
The turn was an ace, giving Kessler outs to a full house, but the river bricked and he was eliminated.
flop hit Kruger and saw his chances of survival jump up to 91.21%, and the 
turn bumped it up even more to 95.45%.
peeled off the deck.
. Ilich's opponent led out for 16,500, and Ilich scrunched his face. He eventually reached for chips, and tossed out enough to make the call.
for effectively ace-high, and Ilich had to sit up to see that it was air. He then turned over 
for eights and fours, and raked in the pot.
and was well out in front of Matt Kirby's 
. Unfortunately for Kirby, who recently did an 
.
. Mink then revealed 
. With that, Hempkins took his leave from the tournament.
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