The 192 remaining players are now on a short 10-minute break before action returns at blinds 8,000/ 16,000 with a 16,000 ante.
The 192 remaining players are now on a short 10-minute break before action returns at blinds 8,000/ 16,000 with a 16,000 ante.
In a blind versus blind situation, the small blind completed and Ian O'Hara made it to 40,000. After a minute, his opponent called and the duo saw a flop 9♣5♣9♥. The small blind check-called O'Hara's continuation bet for 30,000.
On the 8♣ turn, the small blind check-folded this time after O'Hara sent another barrel for 60,000.
The player in early position moved all in for 102,000 and was called by Donna Stutts in middle position and the button.
Stutts and the button both checked the Q♠10♥2♠ flop, but Stutts moved all in for 26,000 on the 4♦ turn. The button made the call.
Early Position: A♦10♦
Donna Stutts: Q♥Q♦
Button: 6♣6♠
Stutts had their opponents drawing dead on the turn and the 5♥ completed the board. Early position headed to the pay cage, while Stutts tripled up and gained a bounty.
After an open by Blake Bohn in middle position, William Pettersen in the small blind pushed all his chips in front of him for a total of approximately 60,000. When the action came back to him, Bohn called.
Blake Bohn: A♠A♥
William Pettersen: 9♠9♥
In a tough situation against aces like many others before him, Pettersen was eliminated after the dealer revealed a board of 3♥8♣7♠8♥Q♥.
Now that Pettersen has been eliminated, the field is down to 200 remaining players.
A player open-shoved for a stack around 70,000 chips and Alan Slackman took a minute from a the cutoff before opting for the call. The rest of the players folded for the following showdown:
Alan Slackman: 6♣6♠
Opponent: A♠10♦
Its as a typical flip situation and the board revealed 4♦Q♥4♥5♥9♦ to give the winning hand to Slackman.
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
When a player moved all in for 85,000, Roger Pierce had no choice but to do the same with the best hand possible.
Roger Pierce: A♦A♣
Opponent: 2♦2♥
An "Ohhh" groaned from the players around the table as both players hit a set on 4♥2♣A♥. But after the turn 6♠ and the river 8♣, aces stayed ahead with the best set.
All the chips were already in the middle being Yuto Misaka, at risk for a stack worth 131,000 and with A♠10♣ in his hands, and his opponent who had him covered and was holding K♦K♥.
The board showed Q♠9♥J♠9♦8♠, giving a straight on the river to Misaka who took down the pot and the double up.