In the Money
A player in middle position raised and Martin Stoller called from the button. Mahmoudreza Heshmati three-bet from the small blind and it folded back to Stoller who called. They went heads-up to the 
flop and Heshmati led out with a bet of 10,500.
Stoller called and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Heshmati checked to Stoller who moved all in for over 45,000 sending Heshmati deep into the tank. He eventually called for his last 41,000 turning over 
but Stoller showed 
for top set.
"I knew you had that" said Heshmati as the 
hit the river and Stoller earned the pot and the elimination.
During the same hand on one of the outer tables Chance Kornuth raised the small blind and Norman Shapiro moved all in from the big. Kornuth snap called turning over 
and it was a cooler for Shapiro who showed 
. The board ran out clean for Kornuth and Shapiro was eliminated.
Steve McNally was also eliminated and those three players will split the 188th and 187th place payouts and take home $2,495.
The remaining 186 Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em are now all in the money and are guaranteed at least $3,743 for their efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 90,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |