Aditya Prasetyo has just been eliminated, bringing the field to 67, with the next elimination bringing the final 66 players into the money.
Play will continue hand-for-hand, with two minutes per hand taken off the clock until the bubble bursts.
Aditya Prasetyo has just been eliminated, bringing the field to 67, with the next elimination bringing the final 66 players into the money.
Play will continue hand-for-hand, with two minutes per hand taken off the clock until the bubble bursts.
Yosif Nawabi raised under the gun and got a call from Matthew Dames on the button. In the small blind, Greg Raymer shoved all in for around 100,000 and Nawabi called.
Dames went into the tank for a few moments before calling as both players stood pat.
Nawabi showed nine-eight-six as the 2004 Main Event champion flashed a ten-eight-seven. Raymer asked Nawabi how to spell his name before signing a fossil over to him and making his exit a few spots shy of the money.
Jon Shoreman just alerted the PokerNews reporting team to a big hand where he eliminated "Captain" Tom Franklin.
According to Shoreman, George Danzer raised to 7,000 from under the gun, Shoreman then made it 17,500 and Franklin called, while Danzer folded.
Shoreman stood pat while Franklin needed one card.
Shoreman then checked to Franklin who bet 20,000. Shoreman then check-raised all in for 43,000 and Franklin called.
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for number two to eliminate Franklin from the tournament as the bubble approaches.
David "ODB" Baker was on a severe short stack of 1,500 and got his last chips in from the big blind against Brandon Shack-Harris. Baker drew two, while Shack-Harris stood pat.
Shack-Harris showed a jack-eight-seven while Baker, showing ![]()
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, turned over a queen and a ten before making his exit.
On another table, Kevin Gerhart was eliminated as Frank Kassela has climbed up to around 400,000.
Michael Rocco had raised pre-draw as action folded around to the blinds. In the small blind, Jonathan Glendinning moved all in for 105,000 before big blind Michael Hartzheim re-shoved for his last 64,000.
Rocco spent several minutes in the tank before deciding to fold. Glendinning showed a jack-low, but Hartzheim had woken up with ![]()
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to double up.
Rocco claimed he folded a better hand than Glendinning and would have won the sizeable main pot if he called.
"If you come in, I'll have to break my jack," Glendinning replied.
After Frank Kassela raised to 8,000 on the button, both Kevin Gerhart and Dennis Eichorn came along in the blinds.
Gerhart only needed to draw one, while his opponents needed two.
Gerhart then led with a small bet of 6,000 and got quick folds from both his opponents.
Gabe Paul began the day in the top-10 on the chip count leaderboard and has continued rising, being the first to top 400,000 after a recent bustout.
Paul three-bet to 18,000 before the original raiser to his right moved all in for 45,000. Paul called and took one, while the all-in player stood pat.
Paul was up against a nine-six and needed to improve with ![]()
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. "Wow," the entire table exclaimed as Paul drew an eight on his last card to send another player to the rail.