We picked up with the action on fifth street to see David "ODB" Baker check-call a bet from a lone opponent. Baker check-called again on sixth street and the two players received their final card.
Baker checked seventh and his opponent cut out one final bet. Baker called and his opponent showed for kings up. Baker flashed the for a pair of aces before mucking the rest of his hand. With this hit, Baker is down to about 7,500 in chips.
With registration closed, the prize pool information for this event has officially been released! The event drew a grand total of 486 entries, allowing for a total prize pool of $656,100. The top 49 players will make the money, and each will then vie for the gold bracelet and $167,332 in first-place prize money.
We picked up with the action on fifth street to see Jeff Lisandro's opponent lead for a bet. Lisandro cut out a raise and his opponent came over the top with a three-bet. Lisandro called all in and the two received their sixth street cards face up and their seventh street cards face down.
Lisandro showed for a pair of queens and was ultimately bested by his opponent's for jacks and fours.
Maria Ho had the button and raised it up to 425. The small blind folded while the big blind elected to call. The flop came down and action checked over to Ho. She continued for 400 and her opponent called.
The two saw the hit the turn where Ho's opponent once again check-called, this time to the tune of 700. The finished the board and the action went check-check. Ho rolled over for top pair with a queen kicker, besting her opponent's . She was pushed the pot and now sports about 10,750 in chips.
A late positioned player cut out a raise to 350 and Stephen Chidwick responded with a three-bet to 1,850. Action came back to the original raiser and he four-bet shoved all in. Chidwick called for his tournament life and the hands were turned on their backs.
Chidwick:
Opponent:
The board ran out , giving Chidwick a set of queens for the double. He's now sitting on about 5,400 in chips.
We picked up with the action on sixth street to see a player check over to Eric Crain. Crain fired out a bet an his opponent shifted in his seat and let out a sigh before tossing forward a call. The two received their seventh street cards and Crain's opponent check-called one final bet.
Crain tabled for trip sevens only to see his opponent show for trip queens. The pot was pushed to the opposite end of the table and Crain was left with about 12,000 in chips.