We caught up with the action on a flop. Darryl Ronconi checked to his lone opponent - Peter Nguyen, who fired 53,000 into the middle. Ronconi then check-raised all in for 393,000 and Nguyen tank-called.
Nguyen: for aces with a jack kicker.
Ronconi: for two-pair.
The turn and river changed nothing and Ronconi doubled through to 830,000. Nguyen slipped to his last 165,000.
Roger Fontes opened to from the cutoff and action folded around to Hiren Patel in the big blind, who immediately announced he was all in for his last 101,000. Fontes snap-called and hands were revealed.
Fontes:
Patel:
The board ran out and Fontes' aces held for the double up.
Fontes is down to 250,000 following the hit to his stack.
Morten Mortensen opened to 35,000 from middle position and was met with an all-in shove for 276,000 by Elio Fox in the hijack. Mortensen made the call to put Fox at risk and hands were revealed.
Fox:
Mortensen:
The board kept Fox's queens in the lead and he doubled to 590,000.
It was folded around to Peter Nguyen on the button, who moved all in for his last 126,000. Fabrice Soulier called from the big blind to put Nguyen at risk and hands were flipped up.
Soulier:
Nguyen:
The board ran out and Soulier's ten-kicker played, which meant Nguyen would be our 19th-place finisher.
Dylan Hortin opened to 34,000 from under-the-gun and action folded around to Greg Ostrander, who three-bet to 82,000 from the hijack position. Hortin called to see a flop, which came .
Hortin checked to Ostrander, who bet 150,000. Hortin responded by check-raising all in and Ostrander called after tanking for a bit.
Hortin:
Ostrander:
The turn and river kept Ostrander in the lead with his jacks and he doubled through Hortin to 1,470,000.
Mario Puccini opened to 32,000 and action folded over to Morten Mortensen, who went all in from the small blind for his last 114,000. Puccini called to put Mortensen at risk and cards were tabled.
Mortensen:
Puccini:
The board ran out and Mortensen paired his eight to double through Puccini to 272,000.