Justin Bonomo moved all in from the button for his last 63,000 and was called by Erik Seidel in the small blind. Seidel stood pat and Bonomo drew one card.
Seidel fanned and Bonomo showed the , meaning that he was drawing dead. Bomono pulled a and was sent to the rail.
Bonomo's elimination has thrust us into hand for hand play.
On the first hand of hand-for-hand play, Jim Bechtel moved all in for 20,500 from under the gun. Bobby Bright called out of the big blind, and the 1993 WSOP Main Event winner was at risk.
Bright drew one, Brechtel drew two, and the hands were opened.
Bright:
Bechtel:
Bright turned over a , giving him a ten-nine, and Bechtel only had to sweat one card to know his fate. He tried to muck his hand and exit, but Tournament Director Dave Lamb forced the dealer to turn over the .
Benjamin Parker took a break from posthumously giving advice to Spiderman to raise to 12,500 from middle position. A short-stacked Marco Traniello moved all in for 21,500 from the cutoff and Parker called.
Player
Draw
Traniello
1
Parker
Pat
Parker tabled his pat ninety-eight with and Traniello showed that he was drawing to the nuts by flipping up .
Traniellos squeezed out his final card, a and was able to make the winning low to score a double up.
John Juanda opened to 15,000 from under the gun, Benjamin Parker called on his direct left, and Bob Bright looked like he wanted to move all in from the small blind, but he just called.
Player
Draw
Bright
Pat
Juanda
1
Parker
1
The action checked to Parker, who bet 33,000. Bright sighed, then cut out enough chips to make the call.
"I should've just raised," he sighed, making the call.
Juanda quickly folded, and Bright flashed the , signifying that he had a nine. Parker fanned an eight perfect, and raked in the pot.