James Akenhead--who finished as runner-up in Event #2 on Tuesday night after his ace-king was brutalized by the of Grant Hinkle--is still alive. He pushed all in for 2,125 holding and was called by the big blind, who tabled . A ten-high flop spelled doom for Akenhead, but after the hit the turn, the river saved him.
In a wave of recent eliminations, we can add Vivek Rajkumar's name to the fallen. Rajkumar found himself all in on a flop holding . His opponent showed . The turn paired Rajkumar, coming the but gave his opponent a straight. The river blanked and Rajkumar was eliminated.
Motoyuki 'Moto' Mabuchi was eliminated when his came up short against the of David Yaney. An flopped, but an came right behind it giving Yaney three of a kind and the win. Motoyuki 'Moto' Mabuchi joins the hundreds of others will not see level 4.
Alec Torelli opened the pot for 600. Jamie Gold, down to his last 2,000, reraised all in. Torelli made the call and tabled . He was a favorite over Gold's and took the pot on a board of .
After a raise to 500 from the cutoff, Matt Brady moved all in from the button for roughly 1,500. The cutoff called, but his was well behind the of Brady. The board came high and Brady doubled to 3,100.
Players continue to drop at an alarming rate. Freddy Deeb and John Juanda have both hit the rail, and, according to the tournament clock, we are down to 672 players from the original 1,236, just two and a half hours into play.
Action folded around to Nam Le on the button and he moved all in for about 5,000. The small blind looked him up and the big blind passed. Le tabled against the of his opponent. The ladies held up for Le and he is now sitting on just over 10,000 chips.
Playing six-handed has some advantages and some disadvantages, from a space perspective. Six-handed play requires more tables than nine-handed play would require for the same number of entrants, which is a challenge for Harrah's. On the other hand, players enjoy the extra room at the table to stretch their legs and spread out their personal belongings.
Matt Brady just suffered a minor setback when his got outrun by the of his opponent. The money went in preflop and the on the flop was no good to Brady. He never caught up and is left with 2,900.