First to act, James Carroll made it 60,000 to play. Peter Gilmore called from the button, and Paul Foltyn followed them into the pot from the small blind to go three-handed to a flop.
The dealer put out there, and Foltyn checked. One bet of 135,000 from Carroll was enough to take it down, moving him up across the two-million chip mark again.
Amit Makhija opened to 60,000 from the cutoff seat, and Jeff Williams three-bet to 165,000 from the big blind. Back on Makhija now, and he asked for a count on Williams' remaining stack. When he learned the number, he quickly folded out of Williams' way.
Under the gun, Manny Minaya moved all in for his last lonely 191,000 chips. From the button, Jeff Williams made the call, and that got him heads up with a chance at the knockout. Cards up, gents:
Minaya:
Williams:
Minaya was in trouble, and he'd be looking for something resembling an eight to improve his chances of surviving this all-in showdown. The flop paired both players but really changed nothing as it came out .
The turn, however, changed quite a bit; the left Minaya dead to a three-out chop with a king. The river was paint, but the changed nothing, and that's the end of Minaya's day.
It was another fine run for Minaya here over the past three days, but his bid for his first bracelet has once again come up just a bit short.
David Benefield limped from the button, and Jeff Williams raised to 110,000 total from the small blind. Benefield quickly called.
The heads-up flop brought , and a lone bet of 120,000 earned Williams the pot without contest as his opponent insta-folded.
Most of the pots at this featured table are being won with a single, standard continuation bet on the flop as these players continue to try and feel each other out for the time being.
Peter Gilmore raised to 75,000 under the gun, and Amit Makhija wanted to play for more. In middle position, he three-bet to 200,000 straight, only to see Gilmore shove all in over the top. It was a covering reraise, and Makhija decided that he could not go any further. He released his cards, adding, "I folded ace-queen. Can you show me a better hand?"
Gilmore promptly mucked, putting a big dent in Makhija's stack with that shove.
From the button, Jason DeWitt opened to 75,000, and he found calling action from small blind Peter Gilmore.
Off the two men went to what would turn out to be an action-y flop of . Gilmore knocked the table, and DeWitt fired out 110,000 chips. That's not going to get it done here; DeWitt snuck in a check-raise to 260,000 total. After a minute or two of consideration, Gilmore announced an all-in three-bet, and DeWitt shrugged and made the call to put his own tournament life in jeopardy. The news was good, though:
DeWitt:
Gilmore: (oops)
Gilmore was drawing dead to a runner-runner chop, and the turn ended the hand right there. A mocking hit the river, too little too late for Gilmore, and he loses a big chunk of his stack to the dangerous DeWitt.
We'll get some updated chip counts as soon as they clean up the stacks over there.