Theo Tran moved all in for his last 9,000 and was called by the big blind. Tran turned over K-8, but his opponent had queens, which held up, sending Tran home early.
The nature of short-handed play almost always leads to fast-paced, aggresive poker and the rate at which the field is shrinking certainly speaks to that. The tournament director has just announced we are getting closer and closer to the money.
On a board reading , Steve Olek moved all-in and was called by a player who turned over for two pair. Olek showed the for the nut straight and a redraw to a flush. The river was the , and Olek scooped up an 85,000 pot, putting him near the top of the leaderboard.
John Turner bets 1,650 UTG. Travis Pearson calls in the small blind. Flop comes . Both check. Turn is . Both check. River is . Pearson bets 3,000 and Turner calls. Pearson has and is up to 31,750.
Just before the break, all of the tables in the pavillion were moved into the main poker room, creating some interesting new matchups. "Miami" John Cernuto is sitting right next to Mimi Tran, and our current chip leader Clinton Bushn was moved to Stephen Paul-Ambrose's table.