Greg Ruffing opened to 3,000 pre-flop from early position and was called by three players, including Joe Garrett in the big blind.
Everyone checked the 
flop. The small blind and Garrett checked again on the 
turn before Ruffing bet 8,000. That forced folds from all three opponents as Ruffing picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
109,000 |
With 12,000 in the pot, and the flop reading 
, the small blind checked, and so did Bally's table games dealer James Savenick in early position. The button player put out a bet of 4,000, which led the small blind to fold before Savernick raised to 8,000, which got a call from the button.
The 
came on the turn, and after Savenick led for 8,000 chips, the button player thought about it before open mucking 
. It proved to be a good fold, as Savenick flipped over 
for a flopped set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Eric White, a dealer here at the Rio, was involved in a multi-way pot that was checked around on the turn with the board showing 
.
"How about a seven," he asked the dealer.
"What suit?" the dealer responded.
"I don't care," White said.
Sure enough, the 
came on the river and, after it was checked around to him, White bet 1,400. Everyone folded and White turned up 
for the rivered set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,300
53,300
|
53,300 |
According to Chris Mudd, Chad Holloway jammed in his 10,500 stack with 
and Chris Mudd called on the button with 
.
The board ran out without any help to Holloway and the 2013 Casino Employees Event winner was gone from the tournament, but still has time to re-enter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Jorge Ruiz called his short-stacked opponent's shove for her final 8,700 with and was up against 
.
The 
flop came him an open-ended straight draw, but he didn't need it after hitting a pair on the 
turn. The river came a blank , and the 2019 third-place finisher scored a knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,700
4,700
|
4,700 |
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Joe Garrett, a photographer for the RunGood Poker Series, opened to 3,000 from the hijack and got a call from the button.
The flop came 
and Garrett check-folded to a 3,000 bet.
Despite dropping the pot, Garrett is still sitting comfortably with 55,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
A player in early position raised to 2,100 and Patrick Chung called on the button. David Lindahl was in the small blind and decided to make it 7,000. The original raiser jammed for 20,000 and Chung "tanked for at least an appropriate amount of time" before making what he described as "an agonizing fold". Lindahl called and hands were revealed.
Early Position Player: 
David Lindahl: 
The flop was 
, and with the big slick needing big help in the form of running cards, the turn left him drawing dead before the completed the board.
After the hand, Chung revealed he would have had the best hand had he called, but instead the pot got sent to Lindahl who chipped up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 |
Jason Walker has been riding a big stack all day, but his tournament just came to a sudden end on the river.
On a 
board, Walker bet 5,000 from the small blind and was called by the under-the-gun player. Sheldon Akiyama in middle position raised to 25,000, and Walker moved all-in for 36,000 total.
After the original caller quickly folded, Akiyama went into the tank for several minutes before putting in the chips to call. Walker turned over 
for two pair while Akiyama had 
for a pair of queens.
Akiyama needed help and got it when the fell on the river to give him a bigger two pair. The stacks were counted down, and when Akiyama was found to have Walker covered the one-time big stack made a quick walk to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
156,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
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Busted |
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