Derek McMaster opened from under the gun, Ben Yu pushed in three bets in middle position and Tom McCormick called in late position. Jeremy Heartberg pushed in four bets and his three opponents all called.
The flop ran out , action checked to McCormick and he pushed a bet in. Heartberg raised to 20,000 more as he moved all in, McMaster and McCormick both called and the landed on the turn.
Both players checked to see the and both checked again to showdown. Heartberg tabled for an ace-four low, McMaster showed for a pair of fives and McCormick tabled for a better low. McCormick and McMaster split the pot, sending Heartberg out the door in 16th place.
It all started with Clifford Schinkoeth raising to 60,000 from early position. Rick Fuller called from middle position and Mark Pharo put his last 35,000 in the middle. Joseph Aronesty called from the big blind as well.
The flop was dealt and it checked to Fuller who bet 30,000. Both of his opponents called and the turn was the .
It checked to Fuller again who now bet another 60,000. Aronesty called and Schinkoeth called as well with his last 60,000.
The river was the and Aronesty check-called a bet from Fuller.
Clifford Schinkoeth:
Mark Pharo:
Rick Fuller:
Joseph Aronesty:
Pharo and Aronesty both chopped all the low pots and Fuller took down all the high pots.
Schinkoeth didn't win any and he was eliminated in 15th place banking $9,771.
Mark Pharo moved his last chips in before the flop from the big blind, both John Esposito and Rick Fuller stuck around to see the flop.
Fuller pushed in a bet and Esposito called. The landed, Fuller pushed in a bet and Esposito folded. Pharo turned over for a low draw and Fuller tabled , giving him three aces.
The dealer burned and turned over a on the river, failing to help Pharo as he fell victim to the full house of Fuller and was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place.
The flop showed , Zachary Hench pushed in a bet, Derek McMaster made it two and David Halpern fired in three bets. Hench called all in for around half of a bet and McMaster called the three-bet of Halpern.
A peeled off on the turn, McMaster check-called a bet from Halpern and a landed on the river. McMaster again check-called a bet from Halpern and all three players then turned over their hands.
Hench tabled for two pair with a seven low and Halpern swiftly turned over for a wheel. McMaster mucked and Halpern scooped the whole pot, sending Hench out the door in 12th place.
Mitch Schock was left with just 80,000 when it folded to him in the small blind and he raised to 80,000. Big blind Derek McMaster called from the big blind and they opened up.
Mitch Schock:
Derek McMaster:
The board ran out and the pot was pushed to McMaster who took it all down while Schock was eliminated in 11th place, cashing for $12,365.
Rick Fuller opened from early position, Jason Berilgen pushed in three bets and Fuller called for his remaining 20,000, players turned over their hands.
Rick Fuller:
Jason Berilgen:
The dealer fanned out on the flop and Berilgen flopped top two, taking the lead. The fell on the turn and Fuller would need to hit to stay alive.
The on the river did not change a thing as Berilgen took down the pot, sending Fuller out the door in 10th place.
Patrick Leonard opened from under the gun, Joseph Aronesty pushed in three bets in late position and Leonard called to see the flop.
Leonard checked to Aronesty, he fired in a bet and Leonard instantly called. The hit the felt as a turn card, action checked to Aronesty who pushed in enough to cover his opponent.
Leonard called for his remaining stack and the two turned over their hands. Leonard tabled for a pair of aces with an eight low draw and would be drawing to just the low when Aronesty showed for a flopped full house. The came on the river and there would be no low for Leonard as he was sent packing by Aronesty's full house in 9th place.
David Halpern raised from the button to 100,000 and Tom McCormick folded his small blind. Shannon Shorr called from the big blind leaving himself with just 20,000 behind.
Shorr immediately bet his last 20,000 when the flop fell . Halpern called right away.
Shannon Shorr:
David Halpern:
The board bricked out and before the chips were in Halpern's stack everybody got up from there seat as they were all ready to go home.
The day is done and all remaining players will bag and tag. A full recap will be posted shortly.