William Thomson was down to his last 275,000 and moved all in twice, two hands in a row. Both times everyone folded and Thomson added 115,000 in chips to his stack, moving back over 500,000.
Action folded to Hoyt Corkins in the small blind and he raised to 500,000 to show Bob Phelps in the big blind that he was committing himself. Phelps folded and Corkins won the pot to move up to two million in chips.
After Bob Phelps raised to 175,000 from early position, Dennis Phillips reraised all in. Action folded back to Phelps, he thought, then gave it up and Phillips moved to 1.5 million in chips.
From the hijack seat, Hoyt Corkins raised to 100,000. William Thomson called from the big blind and the flop came down . Thomson checked and Corkins checked behind.
The turn was the and Thomson checked. Corkins bet 90,000 and Thomson folded.
William Thomson moved all in from middle position for about 600,000. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman on the button then moved all in herself for less. The rest of the table folded and cards were tabled.
Shulman:
Thomson:
The board came and Shulman was awarded her double up.
Martin Fitzmaurice raised all in for 250,000 and William Stabler reraised to 625,000. Everyone else folded and Fitzmaurice was all in with the against the for Stabler.
The flop was big for both players, but kept things the same when it came . Both players picked up sets, but Fitzmaurice was still well in front.
The turn was the and river the , allowing Fitzmaurice to double up.
Martin Fitzmaurice raised it up from middle position and action folded around to Dennis Phillips in the big blind who moved all in for 595,000. Fitzmaurice instant called and cards were flipped over.
Phillips:
Fitzmaurice:
The board came and Phillips was awarded the double up due to his pair of aces.
From under the gun, Harold Lilie raised all in for 455,000. Action folded a couple spots over to William Stabler and he made the call. Everyone else at the table folded and Lilie was at risk against Stabler.
Lilie turned over the and Stabler the , making this your classic coinflip situation.
The flop contained an ace as the dealer rolled out the . Martin Fitzmaurice was looking on and turned to his rail to give a subtle fist pump as he was now a favorite to get a jump in the money along with the others not involved in the hand.
The turn was the and river the , leaving Lilie second best and eliminating him in ninth place. For his finish Lilie took home $48,669. The remaining eight players are now guaranteed $63,418.
From under the gun, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman raised all in. Action folded all the way around to Martin Fitzmaurice in the big blind and he opened the before folding. Shulman won the pot.