In 2007, Maria Ho was the last woman standing in the Main Event before finishing in 38th place. This year she is one of four women remaining on Day 5. She talks about making another deep run, her goals, and weighs in on having the Daily Deepstack play out alongside the Main Event field.
Michael Gogliormella found himself all in for his last 275,000 against Jason Leifer.
Gogliormella: 
Leifer: 
With Gogliormella trailing, the 
board wouldn't see him improve as he was sent to the rail while Leifer climbed to 870,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
870,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
|
Busted |
John Kabbaj raised to 65,000 from late position and it folded over to Justin Swilling on the button. Swilling announced that he was all in, prompting two quick folds from the blinds. Kabbaj called for his tournament life of roughly 450,000 and the hands were turned up.
Kabbaj: 
Swilling: 
Swilling paired on the 
flop, giving him the lead in the hand. Kabbaj found no improvement on the 
turn or the 
river, sending him to the rail. Swilling picked up the pot and now has about 1.12 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,120,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Roland Israelashvili pushed all in for 264,000 in middle position, and Jason Johnson made the call on the button. He had Israelashvili dominated with 
against Israelashvili's 
, and Johnson's hand held on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,960,000
512,000
|
512,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Kyle Bowker put Roman Valerstein at risk before the flop in a cutoff-versus-button battle.
Bowker:
Valerstein: 
Bowker had plenty of outs after the first four cards came 
, and he managed to find one when the hit the river to give him aces up and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,050,000
920,000
|
920,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Just before the break, [Removed:551] got his stack of 260,000 all in preflop and was in dire straits against Pfizer Jordan.
Jordan: 
[Removed:552]: 
The board ran out a clean 
and [Removed:552] hit the rail in 189th place for $44,728.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,050,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Ryan Fair raised to 50,000 on the button, and Matthew Haugen moved all in for effectively 661,000 out of the big blind. Fair snap-called.
Fair: 
Haugen:
There was a brief pause so that the ESPN cameras could get into position before the dealer fanned an all-heart flop: 
. The 
on the turn pair the board and Haugen reached into his stack for green T25,000 chips, preparing to pay off Fair.
He cut out the stacks after the completed the board, and the dealer confirmed Fair's count.
"I almost paid you a hundred dollars to stop getting chips on the turn," Fair told Haugen, smiling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
1,356,000
656,000
|
656,000 |
After a series of bets and raises before the flop, William Tonking found himself all in and at risk for his last 576,000 against David Tran.
Tonking:
Tran: 
The board came down 
, ensuring that Tonking's pocket queens would hold as the best hand. Tran shipped a majority of his stack to his opponent and now has about 415,000.
Tonking is now thriving with around 1.165 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,165,000
577,000
|
577,000 |
|
415,000
582,000
|
582,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,960,000 | |
|
||
|
3,540,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,025,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
2,995,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
2,865,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
2,785,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
2,590,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
2,575,000
463,000
|
463,000 |
|
2,403,000
903,000
|
903,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,400,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
||
|
2,310,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
|
2,270,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
2,225,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,150,000
442,000
|
442,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,147,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
|
|
2,110,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
2,051,000
266,000
|
266,000 |
|
2,035,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
1,962,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,957,000
1,027,000
|
1,027,000 |
|
1,920,000
598,000
|
598,000 |
|
1,890,000 | |
|
|
||
|
1,814,000
546,000
|
546,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,784,000
416,000
|
416,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,773,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
