Hamrick Doubles O'Neal
Thomas O'Neal moved all in for 128,000 and was called by Dean Hamrick.
O'Neal:
Hamrick:
O'Neal found a king on the flop. The turn and river brought a and respectively and O'Neal doubled to 280,000.
Thomas O'Neal moved all in for 128,000 and was called by Dean Hamrick.
O'Neal:
Hamrick:
O'Neal found a king on the flop. The turn and river brought a and respectively and O'Neal doubled to 280,000.
With Niccolo Caramatti in the process of moving all in for his last 137,000, Humberto Brenes announced, "if you move all in, I call!"
The Tournament Director was called over to ask if that statement from Brenes was binding or not.
After discussing the exact details of the hand, it was ruled that Brenes was bound to a call and didn't put up much of a fight.
Caramatti:
Brenes:
The board ran out to see Caramatti double to 305,000 through his Broadway straight as Brenes slipped to 480,000 in chips.
We didn't catch all the action, but when we walked up to the table, the board read .
Andrew Rosskamm tossed in a bet of 55,000. After a brief moment of deliberation, Dustin Pattinson made the call.
"Queen," said Rosskamm, tabling . Pattinson tossed his cards into the muck.
Bernard Lee made it 51,000 from the cutoff before he was faced with a raise from Aaron Gustavson from the button to 130,000. The blinds released and Lee moved all in. Gustavson snap called.
Lee:
Gustavson:
The flop brought the card of doom for Lee. It came down . Lee put his head in his hands heartbroken. The turn, brought no help, and the river sealed the deal. Lee would be eliminated in 21st place.
Michael Swick moved all in from under the gun for 194,000 and Thomas Johnson made the call from the button.
Swick:
Johnson:
The flop of put Johnson in the lead and left Swick needing to find an ace or running cards for a straight or flush to stay alive.
The on the turn gave him an additional two outs while removing his backdoor draws.
However backdoor two-pair was one that Swick wasn't considering, but it was delivered by the dealer as the peeled on the river to send him to 445,000 as Johnson slips to 520,000 in chips.
William Prieto opened to 60,000 and Jose Obadia made the call to see a flop fall.
Prieto fired out 80,000 and Obadia made the call as the was checked through on the turn.
Once the landed on the river, Prieto checked and Obadia fired out a bet of 125,000 which was called by Prieto.
Obadia tabled his to collect the pot and move to 740,000 as Prieto slips to 295,000 in chips.
It was a battle of the blinds in this elimination hand that was recounted to us by one of the players at the table. Aaron Kaiser limped from the small blind and Dustin Pattinson checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down . Kaiser made it 30,000 and Pattinson called.
On the turn, Kaiser check-raised all in after Pattinson bet 75,000. Pattinson made the call and tabled . Kaiser showed .
The river was a meaningless five and Dustin Pattinson was eliminated in 20th place.
Brett Michael moved all in for 210,000 from the button and James Schaaf made the call from the big blind.
Michael:
Schaaf:
The board ran out to see Michael eliminated as Schaaf climbs to 940,000 in chips as Michael hit the rail in 19th place.
Table 308
Seat 1: Humberto Brenes
Seat 2: Michael Swick
Seat 3: Craig Bergeron
Seat 4: Andrew Rosskamm
Seat 5: Thomas O'Neal
Seat 6: Dean Hamrick
Seat 7: Aaron Gustavson
Seat 8: James Schaaf
Seat 9: Aaron Kaiser
Table 309
Seat 1: Ryan Hemmel
Seat 2: Peter Granlund
Seat 3: Thomas Johnson
Seat 4: Niccolo Caramatti
Seat 5: Bernard Ko
Seat 6: William Prieto
Seat 7: Ian Wiley
Seat 8: Jose Obadia
Seat 9: Daniel Buzgon