With a board of in the middle of the table, John Bitakis checked the action to his opponent Peter Spreadbury. Spreadbury fired 175,000 with around 400,000 behind. Bitakis check-raised all in, and Spreadbury called.
Bitakis had turned the nuts holding the , and Spreadbury was drawing dead with his . The river completed the board with the and sent Spreadbury to the rail in 26th place.
Out 25th. First spot I had to get in went dark for 100k. RR By KJ. I had the 94 lol. J flop. Rivered the 9 for fun. Thx for all the support!October 22 2012
From the hijack seat, Ryan Riess raised to 52,000. Shiva Dudani flatted from the cutoff seat, then Todd Wild reraised all in for 328,000 from the button. Play folded through the blinds and back to Riess. He took a minute, then folded. Dudani verified the amount, then called.
Dudani turned over the , but was dominated by Wild's . "Nice hand," commented Dudani, but little did he know what was coming next.
The flop came down bleak with the rolling out, but the on the turn gave Dudani plenty of opportunity. The dealer landed the on the river, and that gave Dudani a Broadway straight for the win.
Wild was eliminated in 24th place and took home $14,976 for his effort. Dudani moved to over 1.8 million in chips.
Well, the gentleman just might be a seer, because the flop fell . The turn was the , giving Estepaniance a full house for kicks and giggles, and the river was a non-consequential .
Cohen is eliminated, earning $14,976, while Estepaniance is up to around 720,000 chips.
From the cutoff seat, Zal Irani raised to 56,000. Claudia Crawford called out of the small blind, then Rob Zazay reraised to 126,000 from the big blind. Action fell back on Irani, and he made the call. Crawford announced a reraise and then made it an even 400,000 to go.
Crawford's reraise sent Zazay into the tank for quite the bit of time. Eventually, he moved all in. Irani folded.
"How much more is it?" asked Crawford.
"Not that much more," responded someone from the table.
"But how much? Over 400,000 more?" asked Crawford.
"No, not that much," was the dealer's response, prompting a call from Crawford.
"I've got eight high," said Crawford as she turned up the . Zazay held the .
"Yeah, that made no sense," chimed in Irani.
"But now I've got to hold," said the at-risk Zazay.
The flop was an very interesting one with the falling to give Crawford an open-ended straight draw. The turn missed her with the , as did the on the river. Crawford couldn't connect, and Zazay held for the double. He was all in for 784,000 total.
In a three-bet pot, the flop came down and Shiva Dudani fired 114,000. Mike Nosek raised all in for approximately 450,000, and Dudani snapped him off with the . Nosek held the .
The turn was the , and the river was the . Both fourth and fifth street kept Dudani's kings in front as he won the pot to eliminate Nosek in 22nd place.
With that pot, Dudani has moved himself into the chip lead.
Ryan Riess opened to 52,000 in middle position, and the action folded to Nick Grippo, who moved all in for 472,000 from the big blind. Riess asked for a count, went into the tank, then made the call.
Ping Liu was first to act, and opened to 65,000. Salvadore Campos called in the cutoff, and Erik Roussakis moved all in on the button, having both players covered, for effectively 670,000. Liu called all-in for around 500,000, and Campos mucked.
Liu:
Roussakis:
The board ran out , and Liu was eliminated.
The remaining 18 players will now redraw for seats at the final two tables.
After a series of bets and raises, Randall Pace and Brad Albrinck were both all in and at risk against Sean "brtnboarder" Szurko. Ironically, Pace and Szurko had the same hand, and Albrinck had them both dominated.
Pace:
Szurko:
Albrinck:
The jacks held as the board ran out , and Albrinck more than doubled to 2.6 million chips.
Pace is eliminating in 18th place, earning $21,335, and Szurko's stack dipped to 1.525 million chips.