Christopher Caruso limped from the hijack along with the player on the button. Pearce Arnold three-bet to 10,000 from the big blind and Caruso stuck around with a call but the button folded.
The flop fell and Arnold bet 10,000. Caruso called. The turn was the and this time, Arnold checked. Caruso bet 8,000 and Arnold check-raised all in for about 60,000. Caruso took a few minutes of reflection then let it go.
The remaining players will now be taking a 15-minute break with the late registration and re-entry period coming to a conclusion at the end of that time.
Jesse Carreno raised to 3,600 from early position and the player from one seat over three-bet to 9,600. Jimmy Nunez four-bet to 41,000 from the hijack and Carreno called for less, with his last 28,200. The player from one seat over thought for a long while then made the call.
Kevin Ballard opened from the cutoff, Mitchell Mantin called from the big blind and the flop rolled out . Mantin moved all in for 25,900 total and Ballard called, putting Mantin at risk of elimination as the two players tabled their hands.
Mitchell Mantin:
Kevin Ballard:
The board ran out and Ballard's boat took down the pot, sending Mantin out the door as he scooped in the chips.
The flop read and the pot contained about 11,500. Joseph Cashen bet 6,500 and was quickly called by Dan Chalifour.
The hit as a turn card and both players then checked to the river card. Cashen fired in 13,000 and Chalifour instantly released, sending a healthy-sized pot to Cashen.
Steve Karp raised to 3,500 under the gun and the hijack called along with Dan Chalifour in the small blind and Jane Hitchcock in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Chalifour and Hitchcock checked. Karp bet 6,600 and the hijack folded. Chalifour check-raised to 16,600 and Hitchcock let it go but Karp quickly added the remainder to call.
The turn was the and Chalifour threw in a bet of 23,000 that Karp snap-called. The completed the board and both players checked. Chalifour showed for a pair of kings but that wasn't good enough as Karp revealed to win the pot with his set of eights.