Action folded to a short-stacked Dominic Gabaldon on the button and he moved all in for 14,000. Amanda Musumeci was next to act in the small blind and isolated with a three-bet.
Showdown
Gabaldon:
Musumeci:
Gabaldon, who qualified for this event by winning the Harrah's New Orleans Casino Champion title, was up out of his seat and knew he was in a bad spot, especially after the flop delivered Musumeci a set. The on the turn left Gabaldon drawing dead, and after the was run out on the river, he joined his buddy on the rail and exited the Brasilia Room.
Arkadiy Tsinis raised to 8,500 under the gun and received a call from Nick Binger in the cutoff. Mitch Schock then three-bet to 25,000 from the button, Tsinis folded, and Binger moved all in. Schock had about 60,000 behind and called off.
Showdown
Binger
Schock
It was a classic race, but Schock would ultimately win it as the board ran out .
Paul Sokoloff raised to 9,000 under the gun only to have Brian Rast, who was next to act, three-bet to 23,000. The rest of the field got out of the way, Sokoloff moved all in for 65,000, and Rast made a quick call.
Showdown
Sokoloff:
Rast:
Rast was in a bad spot, though the flop was about as good as he could have hoped for as it gave him a flush draw. "Wow," Rast exclaimed when the hit the turn and completed the said flush, leaving Sokoloff drawing dead. The meaningless was put out on the river for good measure and the stoic Sokoloff took his leave from the National Championship.
Jacob Naquin opened the hand for 8,500, Eugene Katchalov raised to 22,500 from the small blind and Chris Tryba moved all in from the big blind. Naquin folded and Katchalov called.
Tryba:
Katchalov:
The board ran and Tryba was eliminated.
From our desk we saw Jamie Kerstetter and Jerry Monroe make their exit.
Nikolas Stone raised to 9,500 from the cutoff and then called Ryan Eriquezzo's all-in shove for 65,000 from the button.
Showdown
Eriquezzo
Stone
A chop on such a hand was a good possibility, but not after the flop delivered Eriquezzo a pair of treys. Neither the turn nor river helped Stone, and Eriquezzo smile and said, "I'll take it."
Allen Kessler struck up a conversation with Amanda Musumeci over at Table 2 regarding her boyfriend. The latter quickly corrected Kessler and informed him that it was now her ex-boyfriend as the two had split on the fourth of July.
"I'm a single lady," Musumeci said for the record.
"I'm too old for you," Kessler shot back as if it was a proposition.
flop delivered Musumeci a set. The 
on the turn left Gabaldon drawing dead, and after the 
was run out on the river, he joined his buddy on the rail and exited the Brasilia Room.
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and Kessler doubled up with his set of treys.
flop was about as good as he could have hoped for as it gave him a flush draw. "Wow," Rast exclaimed when the 
hit the turn and completed the said flush, leaving Sokoloff drawing dead. The meaningless 
was put out on the river for good measure and the stoic Sokoloff took his leave from the National Championship.
turn nor 
and Binger doulbed to 123,000.
