The players were showing their hole cards as the action was picked up, side by side in neighboring seats Luteng Li was all in for his remaining 425,000 under the gun. Julian Velador made the call from the big blind position.
Luteng Li: A♠A♣7♦3♦
Julian Velador: K♥J♥6♠4♦
On a runout of 2♠6♦Q♠7♥10♥, Li held the best hand, relieved as his tournament life persists.
Li's bullets held strong as he doubled through Velador.
Gene Grieshaber put his last 300,000 chips at risk preflop against Carlos Leiva.
Gene Grieshaber: J♣10♦7♣5♦
Carlos Leiva: A♦A♣8♣8♥
The board fell 4♠K♥Q♣Q♠4♣, giving Grieshaber an open-ended straight on the flop, but he never caught up to Leiva' pocket aces.
Florian Ribouchon raised to 75,000 from the cutoff position, and Georgios Tsoupras called on the button. The flop came down with 7♦4♥10♥, and Ribouchon bet out 150,000, receiving a call from Tsoupras.
The turn 8♥ and the river 2♣ were both checked, and Riboucon announced, "Straight" and turned over K♠J♠9♣9♥ for the straight.
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The action picked up where the button, Brian McKain, and the big blind, Russel McClean, were all in, with McKain holding the bigger stack. McClean was all in for his last 395,000.
Russel McClean: A♦J♦9♣8♥
Brian McKain: A♣A♠Q♦3♥
The board came up with 2♦4♣4♠J♥4♦, and McKainhad the best of it with a full house.
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Gene Grieshaber raised to 85,000 in the cutoff and Joshua Palmer called on the button.
The flop came 2♣2♦A♦, Grieshaber led out for 50,000 and Palmer called.
The 10♦ turn and 2♥ river both went check-check and Grieshaber tabled the winner with Q♠J♥J♦9♦ for the flush.
Jamie Vela went all in from the cutoff and Casey Brown was quick to make the call.
Jamie Vela: A♦K♦Q♣J♥
Casey Brown: A♥A♣10♠9♣
The board hit J♣5♦7♣3♦3♣ giving Vela jacks and threes, but Brown's pocket aces took the hand.
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