Ernie Crespo raises from middle position to 55,000, and Chris Bjorin calls. The flop comes , Bjorin checks, Crespo bets 75,000, Bjorin moves all in, and Crespo thinks for a while before he folds, showing one card -- the . Bjorin takes the pot, increasing his stack to about 720,000. Crespo is down to about 405,000.
Ernie Crespo raises from the cutoff, and Joshua Van Duyn calls all in from the big blind with J-10. Crespo shows A-8, and Van Duyn needs to improve to survive.
The board comes , and Crespo takes the pot with a pair of eights. Joshua Van Duyn is eliminated in 16th place, earning $25,785.
Joshua Van Duyn raises under the gun to 200,000, and Marcus Collins calls all in for a bit less than that with A-K. Van Duyn shows A-Q, and he'll need to improve to bust Collins here.
The board comes , and Collins takes the pot with a pair of kings to double up to about 365,000 in chips. Van Duyn is crippled down to just 40,000 in chips.
Shane Stacey raises from middle position to 70,000, and Chris Bjorin calls from the button. The flop comes , Stacey bets 125,000, Bjorin moves all in, and Stacey folds. Bjorin increases his stack to about 650,000, while Stacey drops to about 210,000.
Stacey moves all in preflop on the next hand, but gets no callers. He increases his stack to about 250,000.
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John Kranyak raises to 57,000, Georges Djen reraises from the small blind to 160,000, Kronyak moves all in, and Djen calls all in with A-A. Kronyak shows 4-4, and he'll need to improve to bust Djen here.
The board comes , and Djen's pocket aces hold up to win the pot, and he doubles up in chips.
Marcus Collins raises from late position to 56,000, Ernie Crespo moves all in from the big blind, and Collins calls with . Crespo shows , and he'll need his hand to hold up to stay alive.
The board comes , and Crespo's pocket tens hold up to take the pot, and he doubles up to about 412,000. Collins drops down to about 185,000.
John Kranyak raises from middle position to 57,000, and Phillip Motsinger calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Motsinger checks, Kranyak bets 200,000, and Motsinger calls all in with Q-J for a pair of jacks. Kranyak shows A-K, and he'll need to improve to bust Motsinger.
The last two cards are , and Kranyak turns a pair of aces to win the pot. Phillip Motsinger is eliminated in 17th place, earning $25,785.
Ed Fernandez raises from late position to 75,000, Richard Murnick moves all in from the small blind for 313,000, and Fernandez calls with . Murnick shows , and he'll need to improve to survive.
The board comes , and Murnick pairs his queen on the flop to double up to about 700,000 in chips.
Ryan Osborne moves all in from the button for 207,000, and Shane Stacey calls from the big blind with . Osborne shows , and he'll need his hand to hold up to stay alive.
The board comes , and Osborne takes the pot with his pocket jacks, doubling up to about 432,000 in chips.