Steve Miller raised to 170,000 from early position and David Slaughter three-bet to 370,000 in middle position. Action folded back to Miller who jammed, and Slaughter called.
Steve Miller:
David Slaughter:
Miller ran into the cowboys and the board ran out to eliminate him.
Stuart Locascio opened and Reginald Powell raised to 150,000 in middle position. The player in the big blind called and Locascio jammed. Powell thought about it and called for his 770,000 chips before the big blind folded.
Reginald Powell:
Stuart Locascio:
Powell was looking for some help to stay alive but the flop changed nothing. The came on the turn and with only two outs in the deck, the hit the felt as Powell gave a clap of his hands at the sight of the fortunate river card that gave him a set and cracked the aces of Locascio.
Locascio was left with 180,000 after the hand and busted a few hands later when getting it in with ace-jack against sixes and being on the losing side. The remaining players will now redraw for the final three tables.
Paul Runge opened to 80,000 in the hijack and Allen Nielson jammed in his 205,000 stack in the cutoff. Action folded back to Runge who called.
Allen Nielson:
Paul Runge:
Runge needed some help as the came on the flop. He was calling for a spade, but instead, the hit the turn to vault him into the lead right away. The completed the board and Runge took in the pot as Nielson headed to the payout desk.