In a heads-up situation with already more than 25,000 in the middle, the board showed 4♠Q♦J♦6♥ when Matt Salsberg checked to Vanessa Kade seated on the button.
Kade announced all in for a remaining stack worth 31,000 and Salsberg went deep into the tank before folding;
Mike Leah opened to 2,500 and Michele Smith shoved for around 19,000 in late position. The small blind reshoved with a bigger stack and Leah got out of the way.
Michele Smith: A♠K♣
Small Blind: K♠K♥
Smith was in bad shape for a double up but the flop revealed Q♣10♥J♣ to give her a flopped straight and she received the pot after the 3♦ and the 8♦ completed the board.
As we enter Level 9, the tournament director reminded the players that this is the last level of registration.
Day 1 will proceed until level 17 is completed.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
A player raised to 2,500 and it was called next to him before Liron Altman shoved for his last 7,000 in the small blind. Only the initial raiser made the call for the following showdown.
Liron Altman: A♥10♥
Opponent: K♣Q♣
Altman had the best starting hand and improved into two pair on the board J♣A♣J♦4♥9♦ to take the needed double up.
All the chips went in the middle preflop with a player being at risk for a remaining stack around 9,000 and Esther Kim who had him covered:
Player at risk: K♠Q♥
Esther Kim: J♠J♥
The player at risk at some hopes to win the flip but the board brought 4♠3♣J♣A♦J♦ to give quads jacks to Kim and bust her opponent.
Nikolai Tulin bet 2,200 from early position and was shoved on by the button for 14,900. Tulin also had 14,900 and made the call making both players at risk.
Nikolai Tulin: 7♣7♥
Button: K♣Q♣
It was a flip won by Tulin after a dream run out of J♠6♣3♦2♠8♦ to complete the double-up and send the button to the exit.
A player opened to 2,000 and it was called by the button before Abby Merk decided to shove in the small blind for 11,200. The initial raiser quickly folded and after a minute, so did the button.
According to the table, all the chips went in the middle on a flop J♠A♥A♦ between Sahand Manafzadeh and his opened who was at risk for a stack worth less than 20,000:
Opponent: J♣J♥
Sahand Manafzadeh: A♠A♣
Manafzadeh had hit quads aces while his opponent was drawing dead with a full house. The latter joined the exit after the board was completed by 8♥4♣.
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