Travis Rice was eliminated after getting all his chips in the middle preflop with A-K against an opponent who held pocket jacks. The board ran and the jacks held up for his opponent, sending Rice to the rail.
Earlier today Carmel Petresco cracked her opponent's pocket aces when she turned a set of jacks, and once again she avoided disaster when she once again was unfortunate to run into bullets. All the money went in before the flop with Carmel holding to her opponent's, but the board ran out ... and that four on the river meant both players had a wheel and the chop.
Phil Gordon
With a pot of 7,000 and a board showing , two players, including Heather Escuin, checked to Phil Gordon who bet 15,000. Escuin then raised all in for a total of 32,000. The third player got out of the way, and Gordon made the call.
Escuin showed for a set of threes, but Gordon had for the better set. The turn was the and the river the , and Escuin is out. Gordon has now built his stack up to 155,000.
On a flop of , Senovio Ramirez was all in against Sami Rustom. Ramirez held and Rustom held . The turn came the , which gave Rustom a gutshot draw, but the river filled up Ramirez when the hit the river.
After the hand Ramirez moved up to 122,000 while Ruston moved down to 91,000.
Peter Biebel raised to 2,700 from late position, and Scott Clements called from the cutoff. The flop came . Biebel bet 3,500, and Clements called. The turn was the . Both checked.
The river was the . Biebel bet 9,000. Clements thought a moment, but the size of Biebel's bet must've discouraged him, as he let it go.
Clements is at 63,000, while Biebel currently has about 320,000.
Liz Lieu from Day 1c
On a flop of , Liz Lieu moved all in holding and was called by an opponent who held . The king held for Lieu and after the hand she's back up to 45,000.
Alex Outhred opened the pot with a raise from the button, making it 3,500 to play. In the small blind, Tony Antonious reraised to 6,500, and Outhred called.
The flop came down . Antonious led out with another 6,500 chips, and Outhred raised it up to 26,500. Antonious pushed back hard, moving all in for 66,500. Outhred made the call, having his man covered, and Antonious confidently tabled . Despite his display, he was well behind the of Outhred.
The turn and river came and respectively, and Antonious' Main Event is done.
After the hand, table mate Tiffany Michelle half-audibly said, "Justice," in reference to a bad beat he had run on her earlier in the day. Outhred comes out the big winner in this spot, and he has chipped all the way up to 329,000.
Lee Eliminated
The following hand was conveyed to us by Bernard Lee:
Preflop, a player in middle position raised to 2,600 and both Bernard Lee and a player in the big blind call.
On a flop of , the middle position player bet out 3,500 and only Lee called. On the turn of the action was checked to Lee, who bet 9,600. The middle position player raised to 30,000. Bernard Lee then moved all in for 70,000 total. His opponent made the call.
Lee held for a jack high flush and a straight flush draw. His opponent held for ace high flush. Lee's one outer failed to hit when the hit the river, and Bernard Lee is eliminated.
The under-the-gun player raised to 2,500 and the button made the call. David Polsky called from the big blind and the three players took a flop.
The flop came and Polsky led out for 4,100. The under-the-gun player called and the button raised to 12,000. Polsky called and the third player passed. It was heads up to the turn.
The turn came the and Polsky moved all in for 41,000. The button called and the players showed:
Polsky:
Opponent:
Polsky looked to double up, but the on the river foiled those plans. Polsky stood up, shook his head in disbelief, and headed for the exit.
and the jacks held up for his opponent, sending Rice to the rail.
to her opponent's
, but the board ran out 
and that four on the river meant both players had a wheel and the chop.
, two players, including Heather Escuin, checked to Phil Gordon who bet 15,000. Escuin then raised all in for a total of 32,000. The third player got out of the way, and Gordon made the call.
for a set of threes, but Gordon had 
for the better set. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, and Escuin is out. Gordon has now built his stack up to 155,000.
, Senovio Ramirez was all in against Sami Rustom. Ramirez held 
and Rustom held 
, which gave Rustom a gutshot draw, but the river filled up Ramirez when the 
hit the river. 
. Both checked.
and was called by an opponent who held 
. The king held for Lieu and after the hand she's back up to 45,000.
. Antonious led out with another 6,500 chips, and Outhred raised it up to 26,500. Antonious pushed back hard, moving all in for 66,500. Outhred made the call, having his man covered, and Antonious confidently tabled 
for a jack high flush and a straight flush draw. His opponent held 
