Joseph Hebert opened to 50,000 in middle position, Tzu Yen moved all in for 320,000 from the cutoff, and the action folded back to Herbert, who called.
Herbert:
Yen:
Herbert's sixes held as the board rolled out , and Yen was eliminated in 15th Place.
We didn't catch the action until the turn when the board read . There was around 170,000 already in the pot when Robert "Uncle Crunk" Panitch moved all in for roughly 400,000, which Joseph Hebert called.
Panitch showed the for a wheel draw, while Hebert was ahead with the . Panitch could win with either a five or an ace, but it wasn't in the cards as the river blanked.
A short-stacked Ben Reason moved all in under the gun for 290,000 and received a call from Kasra Khodayarkhani to his left. One by one the rest of the field folded and the cards were turned up.
Reason:
Khodayarkhani:
Reason was in big trouble with his ten kicker and was already getting out of his seat as the dealer started to run out the flop. The turn have Reason some more chop outs, but the river wouldn't help him.
Reason, who finished fifth in the Foxwoods Main Event and will be playing in the National Championship on Wednesday, was sent home in 17th place.
In the last hand of Level 26, a big pot took place between Rogen Chhabra and Ben Reason.
We caught the action with 120,000 already in the pot and a board reading and Chhabra checked to Reason, who bet 53,000. Chhabra woke up with a check-raise to 153,000, Reason called and the completed the board on the river.
Chhabra proceeded to slide out a big bet of 350,000, and Reason kind of rolled his eyes and called with the . "Ship it," Chhabra said before tabling the for the bigger full house.
"I knew it," Reason reasoned to his friend on the rail. "That ace." The hand left Reason with just 280,000 while Chhabra is still stacking. We'll grab full counts at the break, so stay tuned.
It all started when Kasra Khodayarkhani opened to 43,000 from under the gun. Corrie Wunstel three-bet to 76,000 in middle position, Rogen Chhabra cold-called in the small blind, and Benjamin Reason cold four-bet to 226,000 in the big blind. Khodayarkhani quickly folded, Wunstel moved all in for 801,000, and Chhabra sighed before folding.
Reason asked for the dealer to pull the bets in, and when she did, he opted to fold as well.
After Ben Mintz opened for 42,000 from middle position and Rogen Chhabra called, Tripp Kirk moved all in for 289,000 from the button. The blinds both folded, as did Mintz, and Chhabra made the call.
Chhabra:
Kirk:
Kirk was racing for his tournament life, and it'd be a race he'd survive as the board ran out a safe .
Ben Mintz opened for 40,000 from middle position and cleared the field to Parwez Nawabi, who moved all in for 324,000 from the small blind. Mintz asked for a count and when he got it said, "Alright, lets do it."
Mintz:
Nawabi:
Nawabi got it in as an overwhelming favorite, but as Mintz would tell you, he's been running hot for two days. The proof was in the pudding as after the flop blanked, the slammed down on the turn. Mintz went from underdog to favorite, and after the completed the board on the river, Nawabi was sent to the rail in 18th place.