Robert Damelian moved all in for 545,000 from the hijack and Ronald Swain, in the cutoff, called. The rest of the table got out of the way.
Robert Damelian: 8♣8♠
Ronald Swain: A♦Q♦
Damelian needed his eights to hold on to survive in the tournament as the flop came 3♠5♦9♠. He remained ahead through the 6♠ turn, while the 8♥ river gave him a set to seal his double up.
Jon Neumeyer bet 85.000 from under the gun. Josef Hollander in the hijack moved all in for 520,000 and was eventually called by Neumeyer who had the exact same amount of chips as Hollander.
Jon Neumeyer: A♦7♦
Josef Hollander: A♣Q♠
Neumeyer was dominated and was further behind with the queen in the window on the board of Q♣J♣4♠7♥3♠. Neumeyer headed to the exit while Hollander doubled up.
Kevin Danko raised to 90,000 from middle position before Tommy Vinas, in the cutoff, moved all in for around 250,000. The rest of the table folded back to Danko who called with his big stack.
Tommy Vinas: 10♠10♦
Kevin Danko: Q♦9♦
Danko picked up a flush draw on the K♦8♠2♦ flop and completed it on the A♦ turn to leave Vinas drawing dead heading to the J♥ river.
"The table is going to miss you," Vinas' now-former tablemates told him as the affable Vinas made his exit.
Players are enjoying a 15-minute break.
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Heads-up on a flop of 10♣A♦3♥, Bud Brower bet 200,000 from middle position and Farhad Davoudzadeh tossed in two purple 100,000 chips to call.
The turn came the A♣ and Brower bet another 300,000. Davoudzadeh moved all in and Brower called for another 250,000.
Brower had J♦J♠, but Davoudzadeh showed him A♥10♥ for trip aces. The river came the 4♠ and Davoudzadeh sent his opponent to the rail.
Kevin Daniels moved all in from under the gun for 280,000. He was called by Ronald Swain in the small blind.
Kevin Daniels: 9♣9♦
Ronald Swain: A♦5♥
Daniels was ahead, but an ace in the window on the board of A♥K♣2♠7♣3♠ gave Swain top pair and Daniels went to collect his cash.
Nina Hazdovac was down to around 200,000 when she moved all in from middle position. Jeffrey Yarchever, who barely had her covered, called in the small blind.
Nina Hazdovac: A♥J♦
Jeffrey Yarchever: K♠9♠
Yarchever took the lead on the K♣5♣6♣ flop with a pair of kings. Hazdovac got some hope on the Q♠ turn with a straight draw, but the K♥ river improved Yarchever to trips and sent Hazdovac to the rail.
"Ask and you shall receive," Yarchever said as he took in her chips.
Mark Dunbar raised to 125,000 from early position and Pellegrino Marotta called to his direct left.
The flop came 10♣5♣10♦ and Dunbar checked to Marotta who fired out 150,000. Dunbar called, then check-called another 150,000 on the 3♦ turn.
The 2♦ fell on the river and Dunbar checked again. Marotta checked behind and turned over 4♠4♣. Dunbar flashed AxQx before mucking.
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