Ray Henson opened for 6,000 only to have David Nicholson three-bet to 13,500. Action folded back around to Henson and he wasted little time in four-betting to 34,000. Nicholson asked how much Henson had behind, and the latter remained silently while moving his hands to reveal his chips.
Nicholson then announced that he was all in and Henson snap-folded.
Shawn Rice, who you may remember as a qualifier in the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship a few years back, has shifted gears a bit and is starting to amass a decent stack.
In a recent hand, Rice opened from early position for 5,500 only to have the player to his direct left move all in for 25,700. Action folded back around to Rice and he made the call with , which was racing against his opponent's .
The cards favored Rice in this match as the board ran out and allowed him to eliminated his foe.
Elior Cohen opened to 6,000 in middle position, John Hall called in the hijack seat, and the rest of the players folded. The flop fell , and Cohen led out for 7,500. Hall called.
The turn was the , and Cohen checked. Hall fired 16,000, and Cohen opted to fold.
Since returning from dinner it seems nothing can go wrong for Kunal Patel, who has managed to vault toward the top of the chip counts in the past few levels.
In a recent hand, action folded to an unknown player in the small blind and he shipped for 40,000. Patel asked for a count from the big and upon obtaining it said, "Alright, I call."
Patel:
Small Blind:
Both players shared an ace, but Patel's kicker had him out in front. The flop put out some chop options, and the turn added to them. Fortunately for Patel, the river was the lowly and his kicker played to boost his stack by 40,000.
According to Rex Clinkscales, Huy Nguyen open-shoved his last 26,600 with and Clinkscales re-shoved with .
Clinkscales made a pair of aces on the flop, and held as the turn and river both bricked. Nguyen, who won this event in 2011, hit the rail, while Clinkscales now has around 70,000 chips.
We just spotted Jonathan Bakhshian tucked away in the corner of the room, and he's sitting on one of the more notable stacks in the room. As far as we can tell, Bakhshian has right around 260,000.
Bakhshian, from Austin, Texas, finished 53rd in Event #2 $580 No Limit Hold'em - Re-Entry here in Choctaw a week back $2,927. Needless to say, he's eyeing up an even bigger payday here in the Main Event.
, which was racing against his opponent's 
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and allowed him to eliminated his foe.
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, and Cohen led out for 7,500. Hall called.
, and Cohen checked. Hall fired 16,000, and Cohen opted to fold.
flop put out some chop options, and the 
turn added to them. Fortunately for Patel, the river was the lowly 
and his kicker played to boost his stack by 40,000.
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, and the player was eliminated.