Bryan Piccioli opened to 60,000 in early position and Walker Miskelly three-bet jammed all in for 315,000 in the hijack. The action folded back to Piccioli who quickly announced a call.
Bryan Piccioli:
Walker Miskelly:
Miskelly was solely looking for an ace in order to stay alive and couldn't find on the flop. The on the turn left Miskelly with three outs and the on the river was not one of them.
The remaining 10 players are heading on their last 15-minute break of the night. When they return, there will be two more levels before the players bag and tag for the night.
Matthew Higgins opened to 60,000 in the cutoff and Blake Barousse three-bet to 210,000 on the button. Chad Smith pushed all in for 345,000 in the big blind and both players called.
The flop came and both Higgins and Barousse checked to the on the turn. Higgins led out for 300,000 into a dry side pot and Barousse instantly folded.
Higgins turned over for a set of sixes and Smith was drawing dead with .
At the same time on the other table, Clifford Matthews was all in for less than 100,000 chips after losing a couple of pots in a row. He was seen leaving his seat as his chips were pushed toward Scott Stewart. That means, the final 10 players will now gather at the final table.
Hyun Lee raised to 60,000 in early position and Reyna Binkley pushed all in for 300,000 on the button. Matthew Higgins gave it some thought from the big blind but decided to fold. Lee, however, did not as he put Binkley at risk.
Hyun Lee:
Reyna Binkley:
Lee held the dominating hand and the flop of gave both players a straight draw. The on the turn narrowed Binkley's outs and the on the river was not going to do it as she was eliminated in 13th place.
Lytle Allen raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Trace Henderson announced all in for 360,000 on the button. Allen asked for a count and gave it some thought but decided to make the call.
Lytle Allen:
Trace Henderson:
It was a coin flip and Allen stayed out front on the flop. The on the turn gave Henderson some extra outs but the on the river ended his run in this tournament.
Matthew Higgins opened to 60,000 from under the gun and was called by Blake Barousse on his left. Michael McKuin three-bet shoved all in for 475,000 in the cutoff and the action was back on Higgins. He thought for a minute before making the call and Barousse also gave it some thought but decided to fold.
Matthew Higgins:
Michael McKuin:
McKuin instantly stood up from his seat when he saw the bad news and the flop of didn't provide much help. The on the turn left McKuin drawing dead to the on the river and Higgins jumped into the chip lead.
Bryan Piccioli opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Harry Sablotny ripped all in for around 300,000 in middle position. The action folded back to Piccioli who instantly called to put Sablotny at risk.
Bryan Piccioli:
Harry Sablotny:
Not only did Piccioli hold the higher of the two pocket pairs, but he also both of the suits covered. The flop of all but left Sablotny drawing dead. The on the turn sealed the deal and the on the river was just a formality.