Aviv Shaham raises under the gun to 15,000, Humberto Brenes reraises, and Shaham calls all in for a total of 19,000 with . Brenes shows , and Shaham needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes , and Shaham turns a set of fours to win the pot and double up to about 60,000 in chips.
The next hand, Joe Patrick is all in preflop with against Humberto's . The board comes , and Patrick's pocket queens hold up to win the pot, increasing his stack to about 105,000.
After the two hands, Humberto Brenes is down to about 100,000 in chips.
Kirill Gerasimov was just eliminated when his pocket nines failed to improve against John Dwyer's pocket jacks. Gerasimov receives $14,030 for his 33rd place finish.
After the hand, Dwyer's stack was up to about 125,000.
Alan Jaffray pot-raises, Craig Marquis moves all in for 20,000, Matt Gianetti pot-raises on top of that, Shawn Buchanan pot-raises again from the small blind -- as you can see, this is a huge pot -- Jaffray folds, and Gianetti calls all in. The players show:
Craig Marquis:
Shawn Buchanan:
Matt Gianetti:
The flop comes , and Buchanan retains the lead with his pocket kings.
The turn card is the , and Gianetti picks up a gut-shot straight draw, winning on an ace or a jack, and Marquis is already drawing dead.
The river card is the -- ! Gianetti spikes a pair of aces on the river to win a huge pot, increasing his stack to 240,000. Craig Marquis is eliminated in 34th place, earning $14,030.
Jason Lester pot-raises from middle position, Lex Veldhuis moves all in for 42,000 from the cutoff, and Lester calls with . Veldhuis shows , and he'll need his pocket pair to hold up to stay alive.
The board comes , and Lester flops a pair of jacks to win the pot. Lex Veldhuis is eliminated in 35th place, earning $14,030.
Tad Jurgens raises from late position to 14,000, Allen Cunningham reraises from the cutoff to 24,000, Jurgens moves all in, and Cunningham calls with . Jurgens shows , and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes , and Jurgens is eliminated in 36th place, earning $14,030.
Mickey Appleman
Mickey Appleman raises from the cutoff to 12,000, Jeff Lisandro reraises from the small blind, and Appleman calls all in with . Lisandro shows , and Appleman will need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes , and Mickey Appleman is eliminated in 37th place as the Bubble Boy for Event #13.
The remaining 36 players are guaranteed at least $14,030. The next jump in prize money is for the top 27 players, who will earn at least $15,900.
With 37 players remaining, and only 36 getting paid, the tournament has switched to hand-for-hand play. They have already played one hand on each table, and are currently in Hand #2 of hand-for-hand play.
Lex Veldhuis pot-raises, Joe Sebok moves all in for 38,000, and Veldhuis calls with . Sebok shows , and he's in a dominating position to double up here.
The board comes , and Sebok's hand holds up to win the pot, doubling his stack to 38,000.
Humberto Brenes just eliminated Mark Smith on a board of . Brenes had pocket nines for a set, and Smith had for a pair of kings. Mark Smith was eliminated in 38th place.
. Brenes shows 
, and Shaham needs to improve to stay alive. 
, and Shaham turns a set of fours to win the pot and double up to about 60,000 in chips. 
against Humberto's 
. The board comes 
, and Patrick's pocket queens hold up to win the pot, increasing his stack to about 105,000. 
, and Buchanan retains the lead with his pocket kings. 
, and Gianetti picks up a gut-shot straight draw, winning on an ace or a jack, and Marquis is already drawing dead. 
. Veldhuis shows 
, and Lester flops a pair of jacks to win the pot. Lex Veldhuis is eliminated in 35th place, earning $14,030.
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive. 
. Lisandro shows 
, and Appleman will need to improve to stay alive. 
, and Mickey Appleman is eliminated in 37th place as the Bubble Boy for Event #13. 
. Sebok shows 
, and he's in a dominating position to double up here. 
