Joshua Honegger raised from the hijack seat and then Javed Abrahams reraised from the cutoff. Honegger made the call. The flop came down 
and Honegger check-called a bet from Abrahams. After the 
fell on the turn, both players checked. The river completed the board with the 
and Honegger bet out. Abrahams called and won with the 
against Honegger's 
.
Brent Courson raised and then David Rood reraised. Courson made the call and the flop came down 
. Courson check-called a bet from Rood on the flop and then the fell on the turn. Courson checked, Rood bet and then Courson raised all in. Rood made the call.
Courson held the 
for quad sixes while Rood held the 
for two pair. The river was meaningless and after it was all said and done, Rood was left with just 2,000 chips while Courson moved up to 52,000. Shortly thereafter, Rood hit the rail.
Here's the first tier of payouts, all players earning $4,097.
37. Jonathan Tamayo
38. Helmuth Koch
39. Chung Nguyen
40. Ralph Porter
41. Matthew Woodward
42. Ciaran Begley-Carter
43. Kenneth Krouner
44. Lisa Wagoner
45. Wesley Huff
Dan Barnett raised in the hijack seat and then Duke Lee reraised on the button. Barnett made the call. The flop came down 
and Barnett checked. Lee bet and Barnett called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked before the 
made two pair on board. Barnett fired a bet and Lee made the call.
Barnett announced that he had ace high and Lee showed pocket nines, for a better two pair than what was on board. He moved up to 94,000 while Barnett dropped to 88,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
129,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
115,000
66,500
|
66,500 |
|
||
|
|
98,000
64,500
|
64,500 |
|
|
91,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
55,500
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
52,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
50,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
47,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
39,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
||
Melanie Banfield was all in with the 
against Gioi Luong's 
. The board ran out 
and Banfield doubled back to 12,000. Luong is on 91,500.
Melanie Banfield just doubled up, but she couldn't last much longer after that. She got her money in with pocket fives against the 
of Andrew Brussard. The board ran out and Banfield's pair was counterfeited. Brussard's king kicker played and he went Banfield to the rail.
Brussard is on 80,000 chips now.
Jeff Siegal went all in pre-flop and got called by Matt Grapenthien.
Showdown
Grapenthien:
Siegal: 
The board ran out 
and Siegal is out of the tournament. Grapenthien moved up to 222,000 chips.
Joe Serock has been eliminated from Event No. 18. On the flop of 
, Serock bet and Brent Courson called. The turn brought a 
and Serock bet all in. Courson called. He had pocket sevens and Serock had 
.
The river bricked for Serock and Courson's pair of sevens were best, sending the young gun to the rail in 28th place. We'll have the redraw for you shortly.
Here's the second tier of payouts, all players earning $5,033.
28. Joseph Serock
29. Melanie Banfield
30. Marc Durand
31. Jeffrey Siegal
32. Joseph Chaplin
33. Jeffrey Thompson
34. David Rood
35. Ahmad Abghari
36. Daniel Makowsky
