Jude Ainsworth continues to have a tough time of it at his table. After than hand with Khoury, Ainsworth opened with a raise to 4,000 from the cutoff, and it folded around to Blair Hinkle in the big blind who reraised to 9,800. Ainsworth thought a few moments, then set out a column of chips indicating a four-bet to 23,600 total.
Hinkle thought about a half-minute, then announced he was all in, and Ainsworth instantly mucked his cards.
In what would be his last hand, Joe Cada opened to 4,200 from under-the-gun and was called by Tony Welds in middle position and Kevin Elia in the big blind for a three-way pot.
The flop came and Elia led out for 9,200. Cada responded by pushing all in for his last 56,000 and Welds got out of the way. Elia made the call and Cada was at risk.
Cada: for an open-ended straight draw.
Elia: for a pair of sevens.
The turn and river kept Elia in the lead and Cada was sent to the rail.
We caught up with the action on a flop in a heads-up pot. Blair Hinkle checked from the big blind to his opponent in the hijack position, who flung an orange 5,000 denomination chip into the middle. Hinkle responded by putting 9,800 into the middle, to which some tablemates said he had to make it 10,000. Hinkle obliged and made it 10,000 to go. Undeterred, his opponent re-popped it to 22,000 and Hinkle folded.
"I guess I saved some money," Hinkle said. "I meant to make it 13,000."
In any case, Hinkle is currently sitting on 120,000.
Chip leader Jeremy Halaska opened with a raise from middle position and it folded around to a player in the big blind who reraised all in for 26,200 more. Halaska sat with his sunglasses proppped up on his forehead and thought for a while, looking over the 40-chip high stacks in front of him as he did.
Finally he shook his head "no" and let his hand go. "You have an ace?" he asked his opponent across the table. "Two," came the reply, and Halaska's eyes widened before he settled his shades back down.
Despite that small hit, Halaska is nearing 400,000.
The player under-the-gun opened to 5,100 and action folded around to another player in middle position, who pushed all in for his last 31,000. Behind him in the cutoff, Mickey Petersen asked for a count and announced he was also all in. Everyone else got out of the way and hands were revealed.
Peterson:
Opponent:
The board was too little too late for Peterson's opponent and he was sent to the rail.
Kevin Iacofano just lost about a third of his stack after finishing second best in a three-way all-in. Iacofano had against and , but the board gave a pot worth around 70,000 chips to the player in Seat 3. Iacofano was left with around 49,000, good for 20 big blinds.
and Elia led out for 9,200. Cada responded by pushing all in for his last 56,000 and Welds got out of the way. Elia made the call and Cada was at risk.
for an open-ended straight draw.
for a pair of sevens.
turn and 
river kept Elia in the lead and Cada was sent to the rail.
flop in a heads-up pot. Blair Hinkle checked from the big blind to his opponent in the hijack position, who flung an orange 5,000 denomination chip into the middle. Hinkle responded by putting 9,800 into the middle, to which some tablemates said he had to make it 10,000. Hinkle obliged and made it 10,000 to go. Undeterred, his opponent re-popped it to 22,000 and Hinkle folded.
board was too little too late for Peterson's opponent and he was sent to the rail.
, then the turn brought the 
, and Reed survives.
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and the player with pocket tens scooped the pot with his set.