Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 21,000, leaving himself just 3,000 behind, and when everyone folded around to Kathy Liebert, she thought a good while before making the call. The flop came and Liebert tossed in the few chips required to set Ikeuchi all in. He called and found that the flop had been a cruel one -- he held but Liebert had outflopped him with the . The board ran out and and Ikeuchi is our 36th-place finisher, winning $23,162.
Donnie Peters
Tommy Vinas
Nenad Medic raised from early position to 17,000. Tommy Vinas moved all in from late position for a total of 47,000. Medic made the call for 30,000 more.
Medic:
Vinas:
The flop came Q-9-8 and Vinas looked poised to double up. The turn brought a seven and so did the river, to dash Vinas' hopes of capturing a bracelet. Vinas was eliminated in 35th place and received $23,162.
Before the flop Marco Johnson moved in for his last 65,000 and Mark Newhouse called. Johnson held and Newhouse , and when the board ran out Newhouse's queens held up and Johnson was out in 34th place.
David Bach-- 33rd Place
David Bach opened the pot for 17,000 from late position, Amit Makhija reraised to 40,000 from the cutoff and Bach called. The flop was . Bach moved all in for his remaining 55,000 and Makhija called.
Bach:
Makhija:
The turn was the , the river was the , and Makhija's kings held up to eliminate Bach. He's now up to 420,000.
After seeing a flop of Phil Laak bet 50,000 and Chuck Pacheco moved in for his last 90,000. Laak made the call holding and an open-ended straight draw, while Pacheco held . The on the turn didn't help Laak but the on the river gave him the straight, and that was good enough to knock out Pacheco.
Donnie Peters
The board read when Patrik Antonius made a bet of 48,000 into a pot of approximately 70,000. Antonius left himself with 15,000 after the bet, while Nikolay Evdakov studied the hand. Evdakov eventually made the call and Antonius showed for a Broadway straight.
Evdakov mucked and Antonius is back up to 181,000.
Ted Lawson and Ben Sprengers got it all in preflop, Lawson having his opponent covered. Lawson turned up pocket queens and was dismayed to see Sprengers' pocket aces. The aces held and Sprengers doubled up to 155,000, while Lawson slipped to 65,000.
Matt Graham, 31st-place finisher
Matt Graham raised preflop and Kathy Liebert bet the pot, which was enough to set Graham all in. Graham called with the and found himself dominated by Liebert's . Both players paired their kickers on the flop and Graham picked up the huge nut flush, but the hit on the turn, and the on the river brought Graham's tournament to an end.
Mark Newhouse-- 30th Place
It was a race situation between Mike Sexton and Mark Newhouse, with Newhouse all in preflop holding vs. Sexton's . A queen on the flop paired up Sexton, and another lady fell on the river making him trips and eliminating Newhouse in 30th place.
Donnie Peters
Eli Elezra made a raise to 18,000 from the cutoff. David Stroj reraised from the button to 62,000. Then, Andy Bloch came over the top for 177,000 total from the blind. Eli folded and the action was back on Stroj.
Stroj thought for a while and counted out his out chip stack. He would have just about enough for the call. Stroj looked at the tournament monitor to gather more information to help him make his decision. After a few minutes, Stroj folded Q-Q face-up on the table.
Elezra said, "This guy knows how to play the game," in response to Stroj's fold as Bloch mucked his hand. Eli also said, "Mike [Sexton] asked me what took you so long."
Stroj responded, "You know why I folded that? Because he doesn't make that bet into you Eli."
and Liebert tossed in the few chips required to set Ikeuchi all in. He called and found that the flop had been a cruel one -- he held 
but Liebert had outflopped him with the 
. The board ran out 
and 
and Ikeuchi is our 36th-place finisher, winning $23,162.
and Newhouse 
Newhouse's queens held up and Johnson was out in 34th place.
, the river was the 
, and Makhija's kings held up to eliminate Bach. He's now up to 420,000.
and an open-ended straight draw, while Pacheco held 
for a Broadway straight.
. Both players paired their kickers on the 
flop and Graham picked up the huge nut flush, but the 
hit on the turn, and the 
on the river brought Graham's tournament to an end.
vs. Sexton's 
