A blind-vs.-blind confrontation between Freddy Deeb and Jeff Hakim has resulted in the latter's being eliminated in 46th place, just a few spots away from the cash. The top 42 players get paid.
In Hakim's final hand he and Deeb together saw a flop come . Deeb checked, Hakim bet 6,800, Deeb check-raised the pot, and Hakim called all in for 14,800 total.
Hakim had and Deeb . The turn was the and river the , and Deeb's hand was best.
We came upon an all-in confrontation between Martin Piper and Roland Israelashvili in which Piper was all in with against Israelashvili's .
The five community cards were . We didn't see where the chips went in, but any post-flop street seemed possible as Piper had flopped a huge wrap draw and hit his straight on the turn, while Israelshivili flopped two pair and a flush draw and had completed his flush on the river.
Piper wished the table good luck before departing in 48th place. They are now just five more knockouts away from the money.
With the board showing and about 25,000 in the middle, Jay Houston led with a bet, then Gary Bolden put his remaining stack of exactly 50,000 at risk from the button. Houston called, showing for top two pair, and Bolden needed to improve with his .
Bolden had several means to such improvement, and one was realized on the turn which came to give him a straight. The river was the , and Bolden doubled to survive.
Three players — Freddy Deeb (big blind), Lee Goldman (cutoff), and Event #2: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Eight-Handed) winner Trevor Pope (button) — saw a flop come , and Deeb took the initiative by betting 10,000. Goldman called the bet, then Pope raised all in for 50,700. Deeb responded by reraising all in himself, and Goldman released his hand.
Deeb:
Pope:
Both had a queen, Pope had a second pair with his eight, and Deeb had the nut flush draw. The turn then brought the , filling up Pope and making the river no matter.
Players are back in their seats and cards are in the air once again. Just 51 of them remain, meaning with nine more eliminations the money bubble will burst.
Following a button raise by Wei Kai Chung, Lucas Vandenbelt defended his big blind with a call and the pair saw the flop come . Vandenbelt checked, Chung bet 5,500, Vandenbelt check-raised to 15,700, and Chang called. The turn brought the and a bet of 17,200 from Vandenbelt, called by Chang. The then fell on the river, and when Vandenbelt shoved all in for 62,300, Chung tossed away his hand.
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