Alan Jaffray raises to 18,000, Shawn Buchanan reraises to 60,000, Jaffray pushes, and Buchanan calls all in with . Jaffray shows , and Buchanan is in a dominant position to double up here.
The board comes , and Jaffray flops a set of tens to win the pot, increasing his stack to 223,000.
Shawn Buchanan is eliminated in 30th place, earning $14,030.
Michael Binger raises to 14,000, and Alan Jaffray calls. The flop comes , Binger bets 25,000, and Jaffray moves all in for 95,000. Binger goes into the tank for several long minutes, considering the situation before he ultimately folds. Jaffray takes the pot.
With 29 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 137,000. The next two players eliminated will receive $14,030, while everyone in the top 27 is guaranteed at least $15,900.
Alan Jaffray, whose name is often confused for Allyn Jaffrey Shulman's in end-of-day chip counts, has taken the chip lead for Event #13 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em). Jaffray is sitting on a stack of 317,000 in chips.
Once again, Alan Jaffray is *not* Allyn Jaffrey Shulman.
Allen Cunningham raises from middle position to 18,000, Jan Von Halle moves all in from late position for 44,000, and Cunningham calls with . Von Halle shows , and he'll need it to hold up to stay alive.
The board comes , and Von Halle win the pot with two pair, aces and nines, doubling up to about 105,000 in chips.
Event #1 winner Steve Billirakis is all in preflop with against Gary Rabin's . The board comes , and Rabin takes the pot with a pair of queens, increasing his stack to 130,000.
Steve 'MrSmokey1' Billirakis is eliminated in 29th place, earning $14,030.
Mike Ivin is all in preflop with A-J against Michael Binger's 4-4. The flop comes Q-Q-10, and Ivin picks up a gut-shot straight draw, giving him ten outs. The turn card is a 9, opening up his straight draw to give him fourteen outs. But the last card is a 3, and Mike Ivin is eliminated in 28th place, earning $14,030.
The remaining 27 players are now sitting at the final three tables, and they are guaranteed at least $15,900.
Shortly before the break, Alex Kravchenko raises to 21,000, Jan Von Halle reraises to 45,000, Paul Zuzelo makes it 125,000, Kravchenko calls, Von Halle reraises, and Zuzelo calls all in. The players show:
Alex Kravchenko:
Jan Von Halle:
Paul Zuzelo:
The board came , and the best hand held up for Von Halle as he eliminated two players in one hand, increasing his stack to more than 300,000.
Alex Kravchenko takes 27th place, while Paul Zuzelo (with more chips at the start of the hand) takes 26th. Both players earn $15,900.
Moments before the break, Doug Dearborn flopped trips, but Jason Lester hit running diamonds for a flush. Dearborn was eliminated in 25th place, earning $15,900.