Cliff Goldkind opened from middle position and Sebastian Pauli defended his big blind with a three-bet to 40,000. With the action back on him, Goldkind four-bet all in for 308,000 and Pauli snapped him off.
Goldkind:
Pauli:
The final board read and didn't even flirt with helping Goldkind and he busted.
Mike Watson three-bet all in from the small blind for 122,000 after the cutoff had opened to 16,000. The cutoff called and tabled and was in trouble against the of Watson.
A king on the flop kept Watson ahead and the turn and river confirmed Watson's double up.
Kitty Kuo is purring tight now after sending two players to the rail in the same hand. There was a payer all in for 98,000 with another all in for 142,000 with and Kitty stuck in the middle with .
The final board read to improve Kitty to a hand winning set, and catapulting her to almost three quarters of million chips.
David Vamplew's stack has more than 500,000 chips in it thanks to him eliminating the dangerous Brett Hanks.
Hanks was all in with for 51,000 and Vamplew's was what stood between Hanks and a much needed double. That double never arrived because the flop left Hanks drawing to runner-runner quads! The locked up the hand for Vamplew, rendering the meaningless.
Inigo Rodriguez's tournament is over after Jean-Pascal Savard came from behind to send him to the rail.
Rodriguez was all in for 171,000 with and Savard called with the inferior . Savard's hand only stayed second best until the turn of the board, resigning Rodriguez to a 31st place finish.
Tyron Krost opened to 25,000 in the button and Humberto Brenes shipped in his 122,000 stack from the small blind. The big blind called and Krost folded.
Brenes:
Big Blind:
Brenes caught a seven on the flop but the big blind was not out of it because he could catch a king, jack or heart to bust Brenes. The improved Brenes to two pair and the completed the board and Brenes' double up.
David Vamplew opened to 20,000 in the hijack and was faced an all-in three-bet of 95,000. Vamplew asked for confirmation of the bet before putting the extra 75,000 chips into the pot.
Vamplew:
Cutoff:
Vamplew flopped two pair as the first three community cards ran out . The turn left the cutoff needing a king, six or seven to stay in the tournament, but it was the and he was eliminated.
and didn't even flirt with helping Goldkind and he busted.
and was in trouble against the 
flop kept Watson ahead and the 
turn and 
another all in for 142,000 with 
.
to improve Kitty to a hand winning set, and catapulting her to almost three quarters of million chips.
flop left Hanks drawing to runner-runner quads! The 
meaningless.
and Savard called with the inferior 
board, resigning Rodriguez to a 31st place finish.
completed the board and Brenes' double up.
