David Chiu raised to 60,000 from under the gun, and Alec Torelli, sitting to Chiu's left, reraised to 152,000. It folded back around to Chiu who made the call, leaving himself about 155,000 behind.
The flop came single-suited -- . Chiu announced he was all in, and Torelli made the call. Chiu showed for top pair, and Torelli turned over for queens and the diamond draw. The turn was the , giving Torelli his flush and making the on the river inconsequential.
Chiu is out, earning $71,858. That hand takes Torelli up over the 2 million-chip mark.
Brian Townsend opened for 60,000 from UTG and Frank Kassela called from the big blind. The flop came down and Kassela immediately moved all in for his remaining 105,000. Townsend called and turned up to Kassela's . The turn was the , the river was the and Kassela's tournament came to an end with a 22nd place finish, good for $71,858.
With that pot, Townsend increased his stack to 838,000.
Action folded around to Andrew "good2cu" Robl in the small blind who checked his cards, then pushed all in with his last 105,000. Greg Raymer made the call from the big blind.
Robl
Raymer
The board came , and Robl was eliminated, earning $71,858. Raymer now has 2.4 million.
Players are gathering around our last three tables, and the unbagging of chips has commenced. We're still probably 10-15 minutes away from the restart of the $40,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. Stay tuned.