Cynthia Sharp was all-in for 50,000 from middle position and at risk of elimination. The action folded to Seth Berger in the small blind and he moved all-in, too. The big blind folded ad both Berger and Sharp revealed their hands.
Sharp:
Berger:
Berger took the lead on the flop and stayed there on the turn. Berger then hit a third ace when the completed the board and with that Sharp was sent to the payout desk, where Eddie Blumenthal was registering his details having busted moments earlier.
Sharp's exit leaves Lauren Kling as the sole female player in Event #31.
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Justin Wilks and Michael Reisner were heads up on a flop of . We missed the action but all the chips were in the middle, Reisner had Wilks covered, and their cards were face up.
Reisner:
Wilks:
Reisner had Wilks drawing very thin, needing running cards to stay alive. The on the turn gave Wilks a bit of life, now with a four-outter on the river. Wilks' miracle card would come as the dealer flipped over the , giving him a full house, and he scored a massive double up
Chris Stokes raised to 6,500 from the small blind and Lauren Kling called from the big blind.
The dealer spread the flop and Stokes initially checked, Kling bet 7,500 and Stokes check-raised to 21,000 and Kling called. That was the last of the betting action because both players checked the and the on the turn and river. Kling showed and her pair of jacks were good because Stokes folded.
Stokes has since used the MyStack App to update his chip count to zero.
Drazen Ilich raised to 8,500 from under the gun and Eddie Blumenthal raised it up to 18,500 from middle position. Ilich made the call when all other players let go of their hand, and the dealer laid out for a flop. Ilich announced all in and Blumenthal made the call.
Blumenthal:
Ilich:
Ilich was ahead, but there were plenty of cards in the deck that would let Blumenthal catch up. The turn was the and the river secured Ilich's double-up. Blumenthal has been left really short and is looking to double up soon.
Ray Qartomy raised from the button and then called when Chris Stokes three-bet all in for around 50,000 from his seat in the big blind. It was one of tournament poker's classic races, Quartomy holding and Stokes the .
The flop essentially locked up the hand for Stokes as it left Qartomy needing to his running spades for a flush, so when the landed on the turn Stokes' double was confirmed. The completed the board and Stokes stacked his new chips.
Ben Dobson checked from the big blind to Matt Stout who was in early position on a board that read . Stout bet 22,000 into around 31,000 and Dobson got to thinking about what action to take.
The young Brit considered all of his options for at least one minute before mucking and leaving Stout to add the pot to his stack. Stout now has over 300,000 chips.
We came across Ray Qartomy talking his opponent into a call on the river. "I always have it. You should always believe me." He got his call and he flipped over for top pair and pulled in the pot.
In the next hand, a player raised to 9,000 from middle position and Qartomy pushed his massive stack all in. Everyone folded to the pressure and he added more chips to his collection. He is the current chip leader by a large margin.
flop and stayed there on the 
turn. Berger then hit a third ace when the 
completed the board and with that Sharp was sent to the payout desk, where Eddie Blumenthal was registering his details having busted moments earlier.
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. We missed the action but all the chips were in the middle, Reisner had Wilks covered, and their cards were face up.
flop and Stokes initially checked, Kling bet 7,500 and Stokes check-raised to 21,000 and Kling called. That was the last of the betting action because both players checked the 
and the 
on the turn and river. Kling showed 
and her pair of jacks were good because Stokes folded.
flop essentially locked up the hand for Stokes as it left Qartomy needing to his running spades for a flush, so when the 
landed on the turn Stokes' double was confirmed. The 
. Stout bet 22,000 into around 31,000 and Dobson got to thinking about what action to take.
for top pair and pulled in the pot.