Joe Serock raised to 22,000 out of the cutoff, Darryll Fish three-bet jammed for 231,000 on the button, and both blinds released. Serock called, and had Fish dominated.
Serock:
Fish:
Fish snatched the lead away when the flop fell however, and Serock was suddenly in a position where he needed to catch up. The on the turn was no help though, and neither was the on the river.
Serock was left with just 61,000 chips, and the next hand he was all in with against again. This time it was Trevor Pope with the ace-ten, and he too flopped a pair fo tens when the dealer spread . The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Serock was eliminated in 17th place.
The remaining 16 players are redrawing down to two tables.
Dan Kelly raised to 20,000 on the button, Brian Rast called out of the big blind, and the dealer fanned . Rast checked, Kelly bet 25,000, and Rast check-raised to 83,000. Kelly called.
The turn was the , Rast opted to lead out for 85,000, and Kelly made the call.
Both players checked when the fell on the river, and Rast showed tens and sevens. Kelly had that beat with for queens and tens, and raked in another pot.
Brian Rast was first to act, and opened the action to 20,000. Dan Kelly called out of the small blind, then checked when the flop fell . Rast continued for 26,000, Kelly called, and the turn brought the .
Kelly checked again, Rast fired another 57,000, and Kelly called.
Both players knuckled after the completed the board, and Kelly showed for aces and tens. Rast mucked, and Kelly picked up the pot.
Ben Hamnett moved all in for 88,000 in the hijack seat, and Dan Kelly re-shoved in the small blind. Jamie Armstrong folded in the big blind.
Hamnett:
Kelly:
Kelly was ahead, the flop gave him a pair of queens. Neither player held a spade, so Hamnett had outs to chop. The on the turn gave him two extra outs to actually win the hand and double, but unfortunately for him the on the river was not one of them
Hamnett was eliminated in 19th place, while Kelly now has 415,000 chips.
David Vamplew opened for a raise from under the gun, a short-stacked Peter Gould moved all in for 90,000 on the button, and not knowing that Vamplew opened, Griffin Benger called in the big blind. Vamplew then re-shoved, and Benger unhappily folded.
Vamplew:
Gould:
Gould flopped a pair of kings, but Vamplew flopped a set of fives when the dealer fanned . Gould was drawing dead when the turned, and the completed the board.
Ben Hamnett and Chris DeMaci were heads up on a board of . Hamnett checked, DeMaci fired out 26,000, and Hamnett called.
The river was the , Hamnett checked again, and DeMaci moved all in for 111,000. Hamnett tank-called, prompting DeMaci to show for two pair. Hamnett flashed for top pair.
The next hand, Hamnett was all in on the button for 13,000, and Kristijonas Andrulis called in the big blind.
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however, and Serock was suddenly in a position where he needed to catch up. The 
on the turn was no help though, and neither was the 
on the river.
against 
again. This time it was Trevor Pope with the ace-ten, and he too flopped a pair fo tens when the dealer spread 
. The turn and river bricked 
, 
. Rast checked, Kelly bet 25,000, and Rast check-raised to 83,000. Kelly called.
, Rast opted to lead out for 85,000, and Kelly made the call.
fell on the river, and Rast showed 
for queens and tens, and raked in another pot.
.
completed the board, and Kelly showed 
, eliminating him in 18th place. Pope now sits with 1.2 million chips.
turned, and the 
. Hamnett checked, DeMaci fired out 26,000, and Hamnett called.
, Hamnett checked again, and DeMaci moved all in for 111,000. Hamnett tank-called, prompting DeMaci to show 
for two pair. Hamnett flashed 
for top pair.