Jeremy Ausmus raised under the gun and Nolan King called on the button.
The J♦A♣10♠ flop saw Ausmus check-call a bet of 25,000 from King.
The 4♣ turn saw a repeat of action, this time King betting 60,000.
The A♦ on the river prompted Aumus to lead into the aggressor for 150,000, a substantial portion of King's stack.
After several minutes in the tank, squirming over his decision, King eventually folded earning Ausmus the pot.
Joseph Liberta limped in the small blind and Todd Ivens checked his option.
The dealer spread a flop of Q♥6♥6♠ and Liberta check-called a bet of 8,000.
The A♥ turn and Q♦ river were checked down and Ivens announced he had a flush. Liberta quickly responded "flush is good," and Ivens tabled J♥9♥7♠4♥.
Sean Winter opened to 28,000 from under the gun and received a call from Bryce Yockey in the big blind.
The flop came J♥7♥2♣. Yockey checked, Winter bet 40,000 and Yockey made the call.
Yockey checked again on the 4♥ turn. Winter barreled a second time for 130,000. After briefly considering his options, Yockey made the fold.
Players are currently six away from the money bubble.
Jose Castillo raised from the cutoff to 21,000. Shiv Dudani three-bet to 67,000, and after some deliberation Castillo called.
The flop came 2♦9♦9♣ and Dudani shoves all in for the remainder of his stack; approximately 77,000.
Castillo spends a considerable amount of time in the tank before deciding to fold.
"Phew!" Dudani comically exhaled, as the players become more and more conscious of the looming money bubble.
Caleb Furth opened to 18,000 in the cutoff and Youness Barakat three-bet to 62,000 in the small blind. Furth called.
The dealer spread a flop of K♦10♦3♥ and Barakat paused momentarily as he leaned back in his seat. After a few seconds, he pushed his stack of roughly 100,000 all in and Furth snap-called.
Youness Barakat: A♣A♠J♦10♠
Caleb Furth: K♥10♥10♣9♦
Barakat's aces were cracked on the flop as Furth flopped a set of tens and the 4♠ turn and 8♥ river were no help, eliminating him from the tournament.
Action was picked up on the flop. Players were heads up, the board read J♦9♠5♥ and Dustin Dirksen had made a pot-sized bet of 165,000, representing the majority of his stack. His opponent Kevin Marcotte was deep in the tank.
"You win this pot, you win the whole tournament" Dirksen told his opponent.
After some time, Marcotte announced "Pot", putting Dirksen all in with a covering stack. Dirksen quickly made the call.
Dustin Dirksen: Q♦J♠10♦9♦
Kevin Marcotte: A♥A♣K♠9♣
Dirksen was ahead with top two-pair against Marcotte's overpair. The board ran out 3♠K♥ giving Marcotte a higher two-pair while improving Dirksen to a queen-high straight. Marcotte was left short-stacked while Dirksen scooped a pivotal pot less than a dozen places away from the money bubble.
Anthony Zinno raised 25,000 under the gun and Karel Mokry three-bet to 87,000 in the cutoff. The action folded to Zinno and he went into the tank.
After a few moments, some table talk transpired, "Good news is, you probably don't have aces," said Mokry while Zinno was still thinking.
Zinno chuckled as he replied, "I'd never do that to you."
Another 10 seconds went by before Zinno decided to pass flashing the A♠. "I am a Hold'em specialist."
Jaspal Brar raised from under the gun to 18,000, Jay Harwood to his direct left called, as did James Martin Smith in the small blind.
The flop of K♠4♦4♥ saw Brar continue for 16,000 and Harwood called.
Action back on Smith, he chose to check-raise to approximately 60,000. Both opponents folded claiming Smith this pot.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
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