Play folded around to Andras Kovacs in the small blind and he moved all in. Just as quickly John Tolbert made the call in the big blind and the cards were on their backs.
Kovacs:
Tolbert:
Kovacs couldn't believe the call of his opponent and when he asked for an explanation, Tolbert simply replied, "I'm tired of being run over!"
Incredibly the board was spread and Tolbert made two pair to take it down and send Kovacs to a disappointed exit.
With that elimination the players are now redrawing for the final three tables of play.
Jaymes Rosenthal opened with a raise to 28,000 from the cutoff before Alexis Belanger Lebel popped it to 70,000 from the button. The blinds made reluctant folds before Rosenthal tossed out a call.
The flop fell and both players checked. The turn was the and Rosenthal checked before calling the bet of 75,000-chip bet from Lebel, before the hit the river.
Rosenthal thought for a moment before tapping the table, but Lebel quickly checked behind. Rosenthal threw his head back in annoyance as he showed for a well disguised full house. No value on the river, but a nice pot to Rosenthal gets him back up to 550,000 with Lebel down to 290,000.
Denis Murphy started the day with 781,000, and his tablemate, Frederic Bussot, was on the short side with 140,000. But how quickly these things change. First, Bussot doubled through Murphy when his held against Murphy's .
A few hands later, Murphy raised to 27,000 from early position. Bussot called from the cutoff, and Laura Cantero came along in the big blind. The flop fell , and Cantero checked. Bussot moved all in for 173,000, and Murphy called to put him at risk again. Cantero folded, and it was on to showdown. Murphy showed for a straight-flush draw, and Bussot had flopped a set with . "Please, please!" begged Bussot, and he had reason to cheer when the on the turn and on the river bricked all of Murphy's draws.
After doubling twice, Bussot is up to 440,000. Murphy, on the other hand, has fallen all the way to 285,000.
Thanh dat Tran moved all in for 120k, and Gary Hurst called him out of the small blind. Hurst was ahead with , and Tran would have to get lucky to survive with . The flop was a step in the right direction. "That's a bad flop," Hurst said. And he was right. The on the turn gave Tran a six-high straight, and after the on the river, Tran doubled to 245,000. Hurst is now the short stack with just 75,000.
No sooner had Brian Kennish doubled up, that he found his chips in the middle once again. Kennish moved all in from early position, but Edgar de la Torre moved all in over the top. The table folded around and the cards were tabled.
Kennish:
de la Torre:
The board fell and de la Torre takes it down to eliminate Kennish as our first bustout of the day in 30th place for $11,870.
The cards are being flung around the tables at break-neck speed which means this one is underway! Looking through the chip counts and we have fifteen players with twenty big blinds or less, so expect some fireworks early!
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and Tolbert made two pair to take it down and send Kovacs to a disappointed exit.
and Rosenthal checked before calling the bet of 75,000-chip bet from Lebel, before the 
hit the river.
held against Murphy's 
.
, and Cantero checked. Bussot moved all in for 173,000, and Murphy called to put him at risk again. Cantero folded, and it was on to showdown. Murphy showed 
. "Please, please!" begged Bussot, and he had reason to cheer when the 
on the turn and 
on the river bricked all of Murphy's draws.
, and Tran would have to get lucky to survive with 
. The 
on the turn gave Tran a six-high straight, and after the 
on the river, Tran doubled to 245,000. Hurst is now the short stack with just 75,000.
and Cantero spikes a king on the turn to double up to 340,000. Murphy slips to 595,000.
and de la Torre takes it down to eliminate Kennish as our first bustout of the day in 30th place for $11,870.