Cuong Tran was already stood from the table and Kimon Fountoukidis was counting his new stack after he eliminated Tran.
Cuong Tran: A♥10♠
Kimon Fountoukidis: K♣Q♣
Tran took the pot with a pair of queens after seeing the 2♥9♠10♣Q♥7♦ board.
The hand began with a raise by Steven Glasscock from under the gun for 85,000. The table folded around to Karl Shepard on the button, who chose to shove all in for 435,000. Glasscock came along with a call to head to a showdown.
Karl Shepard: A♠K♦
Steven Glasscock: 10♥10♠
The tens of Glasscock held as the board fanned out 6♣9♣2♣2♠4♠.
Michael Ritze and Siarhei Chudapal were caught in an all-in situation with their hands and chips in the middle on a completed board.
Michael Ritze: 5♦3♦
Siarhei Chudapal: K♦7♦
The board ran 10♦4♦J♦3♠A♠. Both player had a flush on the flop but with Chudapal having the king-high flush. Ritse stood and waited for the tournament dealer to arrive to confirm his payout as Chudapal scooped the pot.
Action was joined with three players all in pre-flop. Kim Kelly had the shortest of the three stacks, but Victoria Livschitz was also at risk, as both players were covered by Ryan Hodge.
Kim Kelly: Q♥J♥
Victoria Livschitz: A♠K♠
Ryan Hodge: 8♦8♣
The flop fired Kelly into the lead, coming J♦4♦Q♣ and the 5♥ turn kept him there.
The river 2♥ was no help to either Livschitz or Hodge, and gave Kelly the main pot. Hodge pulled in a small side pot as Livschitz vacated her seat.
Scott Banks has just secured a double up to around 260,000 after getting it in bad against Youngjung Kong.
Scott Banks: 4♠3♠
Youngjung Kong: A♦K♠
Banks sat with two pair after the 3♥J♣4♣2♠Q♦ board was dealt.
In the next hand Mandeep Sah opened to 60,000 from an early position and Banks shoved on the button for his remaining stack.
Sah made the call and the cards were flipped.
Scott Banks: A♣J♠
Mandeep Sah: A♦3♦
This time Banks was ahead pre-flop, but Sah scooped the pot on the turn after hitting a straight on the 4♣7♥2♠5♦7♦ runout.
Giovanni Spataro raised in middle position to 65,000 before seeing Anilkumar Singh move all in from the button for 350,000. Action folded back to Spataro, who called it off.
Anilkumar Singh: 8♠8♣
Giovanni Spataro: J♣J♠
The board ran out a very safe 4♥9♦A♥7♠K♣, for Spataro and Singh headed towards the exit.
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
There was about 120,000 in the pot and three players waiting for the flop - Kilo Krahn in the small blind, Mark Maclean in the big blind, and Ross Santos under the gun.
The dealer flopped 2♠10♣4♦. Krahn bet 80,000 making Maclean fold his hand. Santos called.
The turn 10♠ dropped and Krahn fired another 80,000 and Santos called one again. On the river 10♥, Krahn shot out the same 80,000. After giving a short stare down, Santos raised to 250,000. Krahn folded without hesitation.
Joaquin Lestani raised to 70,000 in the cutoff and David Richman three-bet shoved on the button for 435,000 to put himself at risk. Lestani made the call.
David Richman: 8♠8♦
Joaquin Lestani: A♥J♥
The flop came 4♥9♣10♠ with Richman's pair of eights still out in the lead. The Q♥ landed on the turn, giving Lestani a plethora of outs.
"The ultimate sweat," said another player at the table.
The 9♠ rolled off on the river, earning Richman the double up.
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