Marco Traniello opened and David May three-bet. Traniello called.
May stood pat, Traniello called and May called a bet in position. The action repeated itself on the second draw before both players stood pat and checked on the end.
"Eight," said Traniello showing and May winced before mucking.
Jared Bleznick opened from the cutoff and was three-bet by Robert Campbell on the button. Action folded back to Bleznick and he made the call. First draws went two and one and Bleznick check-called a continuation-bet from Campbell. Second draws went one and pat and Bleznick check-raised Campbell's second barrel. Both players stood pat on the final draw and Bleznick bet out on the end. Campbell called, taking the hand to showdown.
Bleznick tabled an and Campbell immediately turned over and took down the pot with an eighty-five.
The tournament has lost one of its most charismatic - and loudest - players. John Hutchinson was all in from the big blind and after Joon Park's under-the-gun raise forced everyone out, the pair had identical draws - two, one, one.
"AH!" said Hutchinson. "I paired my five." He showed with the he had drawn on the end.
Park turned over
"Give him the other five!" said Hutchinson. Park drew the to also pair, but his pair of fours was lower than his opponents and Hutchinson was sent to the rail.
"Wheel," Frankie O'Dell was overheard saying after putting in two bets on the final street of betting in a heads up pot against John Hutchinson. He tabled and Hutchinson mucked his hand, leaving himself with 4,000 behind.
Jordan Siegel was down to his last 9,000 and jammed it in from under the gun. He received calls from Yueqi Zhu in the cutoff and Hanh Tran in the big blind. All three players drew two cards and Zhu and Tran checked to the second draw. Second draws went two, one, two and Tran checked to Zhu, who bet and forced a fold from Tran.
With the pot heads up now between Siegel and Zhu, Siegel took one card on the final draw and asked Zhu if he was going to stand pat. Zhu said he wasn't sure and that he had to check his hand. Siegel asked him to stand pat for the sweat and Zhu complied.
Jordan Siegel:
Yueqi Zhu:
Upon Zhu tabling his hand, Siegel's tablemates informed him that he had a made jack and that Siegel was drawing to beat it. They told him another jack would would secure the victory as well, and he responded by saying he had just thrown one away. With the stage set for Siegel to triple up or bust, he checked his final card.
"I've got it," he said turning over a to improve to an eight-low and regain some life.
Horacio Chaves Cortes raised from under the gun and action folded around to Kyle Miaso who defended his big blind. Each player drew one and Miaso check-called a continuation-bet from Chaves Cortes. Each player again drew one and Miaso led out following the draw. Chaves Cortes called and both players stood pat on the final draw. Miaso bet again on the end and Chaves Cortes called.
"You got it," said Miaso as he lifted his cards and dropped them closer towards the dealer to muck them. Chaves Cortes then sent his cards towards the dealer face down as he raked in the pot.
Shirley Rosario was all in for her last 20,000 against Joon Park with each player drawing one on the final draw.
Shirley Rosario:
Joon Park:
Rosario tabled her final card first, showing a to make a nine-eight-seven. Park then tabled a to fill up to a nine-eight-six and send Rosario to the rail.
and May winced before mucking.
