Dewald Eliminates Richards
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Anthony Dewald opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Aarryn Richards re-raised all in for 59,000 on the button. The action was back on Dewald who made the call.
Anthony Dewald: 
Aarryn Richards: 
The flop came 
and Richards was left drawing slim. The turn was the 
which meant Dewald had a lock on the hand before the 
completed the board. After the stacks were counted, Dewald had Richards covered bringing the field to just 28 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 135,000 |
|
Busted |
and Dechant led out again, this time betting 20,000. His opponent tanked for a long while before calling. 
river, Dechant shoved all in for over 30,000. His opponent folded quickly and Dechant took down the big pot to chip up. 
, stating "I had the best hand."
, Hanson picked up plenty of outs. Unfortunately for him, the turn and river bricked off and Kopp's aces held on for the knockout.
and both players checked to see the 
and Dechant checked a second time. This time, he folded to a bet of 10,000 from Booker, who showed his 
and it was good enough to best the big blind's 
. Booker took down the pot and moved to right around 135,000 chips.
