On the 24th hand of hand for hand play, Jesse Martin was forced all in for 3,000 in the big blind. Cary Marshall limped from early position and Chek Shen raised the action from the button. Marshall called and the two were contesting for a side pot while Martin sat quietly.
The flop came and both Marshall and Shen checked. The rolled off on the turn and Marshall checked. Shen bet and Marshall folded. Shen showed for ace-king high.
The dealer completed the board with the and Martin tabled the for absolutely nothing. Martin became our bubble boy and the final 27 players are now all guaranteed at least $5,799.
This hand garnered a small crowd of other players in this tournament. Among the crowd was Michael Shelton who couldn't help but comment on the hand.
"Why did you bet the turn with ace high?" proclaimed Shelton while laughing. "That's gotta be the worst bet in history! He bet the turn with ace high with a player all in!"
Shen was quiet through all of the comments and merely stacked his new chips.
John Myung opened the action with a raise and Jason Manger three-bet. Brandon Young called the three-bet and Myung opted to four bet. Manger capped the action and received two calls.
The flop was and Manger bet out. Young raised and Myung got out of the way. After a series of raised Manger was all in against Young and ahead.
Manger:
Young:
The turn and river were of no help to Young and Manger's pocket aces were enough to score him more than a double up.
On the thirteenth hand of hand-for-hand play, Baothang Nguyen had most of his stack in the middle with the board reading . Nguyen put out one last bet, and John Virtue called.
Nguyen tabled for a pair of queens, and Virtue mucked.
After five hands of hand-for-hand play, the players are on a 20-minute break. When we return, we will still be in Level 16, until we lose a player or we play for another full hour.
and both Marshall and Shen checked. The 
rolled off on the turn and Marshall checked. Shen bet and Marshall folded. Shen showed 
for ace-king high.
and Martin tabled the 
for absolutely nothing. Martin became our bubble boy and the final 27 players are now all guaranteed at least $5,799.
and Manger bet out. Young raised and Myung got out of the way. After a series of raised Manger was all in against Young and ahead.
. Nguyen put out one last bet, and John Virtue called.
, and Kuether led out one last time. Berende called.
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was best however, and he won the pot to stay in the lead.
