With only 18 remaining, the players are currently re-drawing into two tables. In the mean time they will be heading on a 20-minute break. We will be back here soon with the new table draw.
Action folded around to Amanda Musumeci who raised to 33,000 from the button. Joshua Suyat moved all in from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Musumeci snap called.
Musumeci:
Suyat:
Musumeci found a set on the flop and turned that into a full house when the turned. The came on the river and Suyat was sent home. This elimination prompted another seat re-draw for the final 18 players.
With a limp in front, Brian Rast called from the hijack seat. Jonathan Duhamel raised to over 300,000 on his direct left, leaving less than 100,000 behind. Barry Hutter moved all in for over 600,000 from the big blind, and the action was back on Rast. Rast went into the tank, and cut out enough chips to make the call. He then stood up, and walked around his seat for the better part of a minute before committing the chips. Duhamel stuck the rest of his chips in, and the cards were turned over.
Rast
Duhamel
Hutter
The dealer rapped the table, burned a card, then dealt three cards face down. In the window was the , and she was followed by the and . The turn and river both bricked , respectively, and Rast was shipped an absolutely monster pot, ballooning his stack to 2.5 million chips.
Another hand, another elimination. This time it was Desmond Portano as he finds himself on the rail in 22nd place.
The end of Portano's tournament began when Stephen Reynolds opened the pot from middle position. Portano was in the big blind when he three-bet shoved his small stack. Reynolds instantly made the call and the two players turned their hands over.
Portano:
Reynolds:
It was bleak times for Portano and they wouldn't get any better as the board ran out . For his effort, Portano turned his $1,500 investment into $22,885.
In a raised three-way pot, Scott Seiver checked to Ryan Olisar who bet out 36,000. The third player got out of the way and Seiver called. Fourth street was the and Seiver check-called another bet, this time with the magic number being 93,000.
The river brought the and both players checked. Olisar tabled for a pair of sevens and Seiver rolled his eyes and mucked his hand.
Ashkan Razavi has continued his rise up the chip counts, now sitting with the third largest stack in the room. We recently watched Razavi take down a hand that went a little something like this.
Aviraham Lovton opened it up from the hi-jack seat to 35,000. Razavi was on his direct left and three-bet to 76,000. The blinds got out of the way and a flop was dealt. Lovton checked and then folded and Razavi flicked in a bet of 56,000.
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flop and turned that into a full house when the 
turned. The 
came on the river and Suyat was sent home. This elimination prompted another seat re-draw for the final 18 players.
and 
. The turn and river both bricked 
respectively, and Rast was shipped an absolutely monster pot, ballooning his stack to 2.5 million chips.
and both players checked. Olisar tabled 
flop was dealt. Lovton checked and then folded and Razavi flicked in a bet of 56,000.
