Kempton Leading Late in the Day
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,100,000 | 1,125,000 |
|
2,495,000 | -665,000 |
|
1,950,000 | 850,000 |
|
1,790,000 | 420,000 |
|
1,690,000 | 305,000 |
|
1,550,000 | 120,000 |
. Kevin Javier bet 100,000 and was called by Christopher Hyden.
. Javier bet again, this time for about 240,000. Hyden called after about 15 seconds. 
for two pair which was good as Hyden mucked and dropped his stack low.
. Action checked all the way around to the turn which came the 
.
up against the 
of Ray.
and he was eliminated in 30th place.
. Patrick Serda bet 125,000 which thinned the field to Paul Balzano who moved all in for his remaining 465,000.
against the short stacked Tom Nguyen who held the 
to pair the board. And the river sent Nguyen home via a counterfeit as the 
and just like that the field was trimmed by two more while Serda surged back up toward the very top.
. Mike Shin was in position and after it checked to him he bet 60,000. That folded out two players before it got to Joshua Farah who moved all in for 500,000 from under the gun. The player behind him folded and it was back to Shin for the decision.
two pair of Shin.
on the river was the last card Farah would see in the tournament.
and Kempton's cowboys took down the pot, eliminating Nussrallah from the tournament.