Hollis Barnhart almost didn't show up this morning due to the fact that he only started with 15,500 but now he is thrilled to be here as he has racked up 226,000 in chips and made the money.
He decided to play a hand for PokerNews and raised under the gun to 22,000, everyone folded and Barnhart playfully teased the table and threw over 4♣2♦.
Barnhart quipped, "See I told you I would play a hand for you".
Action picked up on the turn on a board of K♦K♣Q♣J♦ and Vincent Lacariere moved all of his chips into the already sizeable pot and the player on the button called.
Vincent Lacariere: K♥Q♠ 
Button: A♦K♠
The river 3♠ was irrelevant and Lacariere scooped a nice pot.
Sammy Farha was in the big blind and led out 15,000 on the flop of 8♠3♣5♣. Kevin O’Donnell was on the button and called.
The turn was the 3♦ and Farha bet 25,000. O’Donnell again called.
The river came the 5♠. Farha checked. O’Donnell reached for a pile of chips for a bet of 80,000. Sammy went into the tank. A few minutes passed and he said one point, more to himself than anyone else, “You bluffin'?” Farha looked somewhat defeated as time went by, but ultimately made the call.
O'Donnell turned over 9♣4♣ for a busted flush draw and Farha took down a big pot with Q♦8♣ for a flopped pair of eights.
With two eliminations the remaining field would make it into the money. The first hand to occur was a standard flip between an all-in player in middle position and their opponent who called.
Middle Position Player: Q♠Q♣
Opponent: AxK♣
The board ran out Ax7x6xKx2x for middle position to be sent out just shy of the money.
The second hand occurred when Manelic Minaya raised to 10,000 from middle position. His opponent three bet to 25,000 from the button and Minaya made the call.
When the flop came Ax6x2x, Minaya checked to his opponent. He fired for 15,000 and Minaya made the call.
The turn was the 9x and Minaya again checked. His opponent continued for 25,000 and Minaya jammed all in. His opponent made the call.
Opponent: AxKx
Manelic Minaya: 7x8x
The board completed with the 5x for Minaya to send his opponent on the rail for the stone bubble.
Play has entered hand for hand as the field is two away from the bubble. Those who cash will make at least $2,001 for their efforts.
The player in middle position jammed all in for 22,000 and James Mackey made the call from the cutoff. Both players revealed their hands.
Middle Position Player: K♦K♣
James Mackey: A♣Q♥
Mackey won the runout when the board came A♦8♥J♦7♥3♥.
Poker legend Dan Harrington is still in the field with a decent amount of chips. He successfully defended his big and small blind in back to back hands.
In the first hand, he was facing a bet of 7,000 chips on the flop of 2♦7♥5♦ and called in the big blind.
The turn was the 4♥ and Harrington now led for 11,000. His opponent in early position called.
The river was the 3♥, bringing in more straights as well as a backdoor flush. Harrington fired 30,000. This got a fold from his opponent.
The next hand, Harrington went to the flop of 2♠5♦2♦ three-way with players in the big blind and under the gun.
The under-the-gun player bet 15,000 and Harrington called. The big blind folded.
The turn 7♠ got checked around.
The river came the 9♦ and Harrington bet 20,000 and got another fold on a low coordinated board to chip up some more.
Timothy Kilpatrick put in a raise to 6,000 from the button and Lorna Cerjance called in the small blind. The flop came out with 6♣J♦8♠ and Kilpatrick continued for 6,000 and Cerjance moved all in for effective 30,000. Kilpatrick called.
Timothy Kilpatrick: A♠J♣
Lorna Cerjance: 8♣6♦
Cerjance was ahead with her two pair and the turn Q♦ and river 2♣ did not alter her fate to win Kilpatrick's chips.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Rex Schuman raised to 13,000 from middle position and Robert Zodda defended his big blind.
The flop came 3♣5♣4♦ and Zodda moved all in for 28,000. Schuman was quick to call and both players revealed their hands.
Robert Zodda: A♥Q♠
Rex Schuman: K♦K♥
The board completed 2♦6♠ for both players to play the board.
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