Sean Small opened for 24,000 from the cutoff and then snap-called when Scott Sharpe, who you may recall entered the day with the chip lead, moved all in for roughly 185,000 from the big blind.
Sharpe:
Small:
Sharpe leaned back in his chair and seem a bit demoralized. He stoically awaited his fate as the board ran out, and then slowly made his way to the payout desk in 14th place to collect $7,612.
Blind versus blind turned into brother versus brother, as Blair Hinkle opened to 36,000 from the small blind and Grant Hinkle called. The normally-silent Blair ribbed his brother about putting the wrong amount of chips in the pot as the dealer laid out the flop. Blair checked the flop, and Grant bet 30,000. Blair called, and the brothers saw a turn. After they both checked the scary board, an came on the river. Blair fired out 104,000, and Grant folded.
Blair said he had jacks and expressed the wish that Grant would have three-bet him to save him the trouble of sweating out that board.
Level 23 has come to an end, and that means it's time for the last 15-minute break of the day. When the players return, they'll play two more levels before calling it a night.
In the last hand before the break, Andrew Leshovsky managed to double through Brendan Waite.
We caught the action with around 60,000 in the pot and a board reading . Waite had checked from the big blind, Leshovsky bet 25,000 from the hijack, and Waite woke up with a check-raise to 95,000. Leshovsky proceeded to move all in for 146,000 and Waite was hesitant but made the call nonetheless.
Leshovsky:
Waite:
Waite needed either a king or five on the river to eliminate Leshovsky, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked on the river.
Grant Hinkle opened for 30,000 from early position only to have Sterling Savill, who was seated to his immediate left, three-bet to 57,000. Action folded back around to Hinkle and he made the call before checking the flop. Savill continued for 61,000 and Hinkle thought for a bit before announcing that he was all in. Savill, who had 259,000, couldn't call fast enough.
Savill:
Hinkle:
Savill was ahead with two pair, but Hinkle was drawing to a double-gutted straight draw. The turn meant another on the river would also give Hinkle the win, but it wasn't in the cards as the harmless peeled off.
Sean Small has just taken a huge hit to his previously-second-place stack.
Small opened for 29,000 in middle position, and Brendan Waite, in the cutoff, three-bet him for the second straight hand. Small was ready with a four-bet this time, to 190,000. Waite tanked before calling. The players took in a flop, and both checked. The turn paired the board with the , and Small checked once again. Waite bet 118,000, and Small put him all in for 334,000 total. Waite instantly called, and his hand set off murmurs from the railbirds.
Waite:
Small:
Small had no outs, and his stack has dropped to 418,000, while Waite sits with over a million.
board ran out, and then slowly made his way to the payout desk in 14th place to collect $7,612.
flop, and Grant bet 30,000. Blair called, and the brothers saw a 
turn. After they both checked the scary board, an 
came on the river. Blair fired out 104,000, and Grant folded.
. Waite had checked from the big blind, Leshovsky bet 25,000 from the hijack, and Waite woke up with a check-raise to 95,000. Leshovsky proceeded to move all in for 146,000 and Waite was hesitant but made the call nonetheless.
blanked on the river.
, and Small checked once again. Waite bet 118,000, and Small put him all in for 334,000 total. Waite instantly called, and his hand set off murmurs from the railbirds.
