Stephen Chidwick check-called a bet of 3,400 on the flop against one opponent before seeing the land on the turn. Chidwick led for 6,500, and his opponent made the call to see the pair the board on the river. Both players checked.
Chidwick showed the for two pair, sixes and fives, and his opponent mucked his hand.
Action folded to a short-stacked Jason Mercier in the small blind, and he raised all in for 8,600 against Jose Garcia's big blind. After some thought, Garcia called with the and was dominating the for Mercier.
The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Mercier was eliminated. Garcia moved to 110,000 in chips.
Tim Adams got his last 20,000 or so all in preflop and found himself in a bad spot against Sam Stein.
Adams:
Stein:
Adams was in desperate need of a five for a set, but instead the flop came down to give Stein a set. Adams needed running cards to stay alive, but the turn took away any chance of that happening. The was put out on the river for good measure, and then Adams grabbed his backpack and exited out the side door.
Vanessa Selbst check-called a bet of 3,000 from Micah Raskin on the flop before seeing the land on the turn. Selbst checked, Raskin bet 4,000, and Selbst check-raised to 11,100. Raskin called.
The river was the , and Selbst opted to lead for 15,400. Raskin tanked for a bit, then called. Selbst showed the for two pair, queens and deuces, and Raskin mucked.
"Are you ever bluffing there?" asked Raskin of Selbst after the hand.
"I was in a very similar spot yesterday and was bluffing," Selbst said with a smile. "Jason can attest to that," she added, as Jason Mercier was seated to her direct left.
In one of the last hands of Level 10, we happened upon a hand in progress with around 30,000 in the pot and a board reading . Igor Kurganov was in the cutoff debating what to do, and that's because Canadian Steven Kerr had the all-in button out in front of him on the button.
Kurganov had about 35,000 in his stack, and he thought long and hard before committing it to the pot.
Kurganov:
Kerr:
Kurganov had made the wrong decision, but he could still win with either a jack or ten on the river. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . Close, but no cigar for Kurganov.
"Good luck guys," he offered before collecting his things and exiting the tournament area. With that, Kerr is now up to 200,000.
Sergio Aido check-called a bet of 4,000 on the flop against Jason Somerville. Both players then checked the turn card that allowed them to see the land on the river. After Aido checked, Somerville fired 9,500. Aido tank-called, but could only muck his hand after he was unable to produce better than Somerville's for a flush.
From the hijack seat, Jonathan Duhamel raised to 2,200. Guiseppe Pantaleo called on the button, and Russell Rosenblum called out of the big blind. From there, the three players took a flop, and Rosenblum checked. Duhamel bet 4,300, and Pantaleo called. Rosenblum folded.
The turn was the , and Duhamel checked. Pantaleo bet 7,600, and Duhamel immediately folded.