Namir Mohamed raised from middle position before Kim Schinco jammed in the next seat over for 92,000. The table folded back around to Mohamed, who called to send them to a showdown.
Kim Schinco: A♣8♥
Namir Mohamed: K♠J♥
Schinco held a slight edge before the runout, but the flop put Mohamed into the lead when the flop fanned out 4♣J♦10♣. The J♠ was the end of Schinco's tournament run as the inconsequential 8♠ hit the river.
Frederic Delval opened for roughly 22,000 from early position with only Michael Campos calling from the next seat.
Heads-up to a flop of 3♥5♦8♦ where Delval started with a check. Campos bet out of 15,000, which Delval called.
The 10♣ appeared on the turn and Delval opted to check-fold as soon as Campos started to bet.
Robert Fisher, Richard Dinunzio, and Lawrence Whyte were all in preflop with cards on their backs.
Robert Fisher: 6♣6♥
Richard Dinunzio: J♠J♥
Lawrence Whyte: A♠A♥
Whyte made a set right away as it scrolled across A♣Q♣3♣ and only Fisher had a club.
The turn brought the K♠ and Whyte closed the door on both his opponents when the K♦ completed the board.
John Oconnell made it 25,00 to go from early position and Joseph Davis three-bet to 75,000 from the hijack. When it got back to Davis he four-bet ripped it for around 300,000. Davis instantly called.
John Oconnell: K♥K♦
Joseph Davis: A♥A♣
It was the ultimate cooler that Davis happened to be on the right side of.
The J♦10♥Q♥ flop gave Oconnell a few additional outs in the form of a straight draw. The 2♥ on the turn took away one of those outs as Davis held the ace of hearts. The 9♣ appeared on the river to give Oconnell the straight, keeping him in the tournament, and cracking the kings of Davis.
Mayo Morgan jammed from the hijack for 172,000 and was called in the next seat over by Warwick Dunnett for less at 100,000 even.
Warwick Dunnett: Q♦Q♣
Mayo Morgan: A♠Q♠
Dunnett held a healthy lead over Morgan, but the flop was eerie for Dunnett as it came 10♠7♠K♦, which gave Morgan both a straight draw and the flush draw.
The 2♣ turn was a safe one for Dunnett, but the 8♠ was bad news and gave Morgan a flush to leave Dunnett with a small stack.
Action was joined with Forrest Collins moving all in for 48,000, with both Daniel McGrew and Scott Ruegsegger making the call.
The dealer fanned out a K♣2♦7♠ flop, and when Ruegsegger check-folded to a McGrew bet, the remaining players revealed their cards.
Forrest Collins: K♥J♣
Daniel McGrew: A♠K♠
The turn 7♦ left Collins with just one more opportunity to find the necessary three-outer to survive, and just like that, the river peeled off the J♥.
Collins was elated, McGrew frustrated, as the dealer pushed the pot to Collins, good for a full triple-up.
Arthur Brooks raised to 30,000 from early position and David Scheunemann jammed for around 100,000 from middle position. When it got back to Brooks, he called.
David Scheunemann: J♣J♥
Arthur Brooks: 10♥10♣
Scheunemann had the bigger pocket pair and looked poised to double up. The board ran out A♠8♥5♦2♠3♠, keeping the jacks of Scheunemann ahead the whole way, and earning him the double-up.
Two big hands collided in a pot where Cyrus Farzad and Everett Carlton got the chips in preflop.
Cyrus Farzad: A♥A♣
Everett Carlton: A♠K♠
Farzad went into the runout with Carlton crushed, and the runout brought no surprises when it came out 10♥9♠9♥A♦8♦ to give Farzad a big double-up.
Action was joined as Stan Jablonski moved his 165,000 stack into the middle, and, after a taking some time to think, Ted Cohen made the call.
Stan Jablonski: 10♠10♦
Ted Cohen: A♣K♥
Jablonksi asked Cohen why he took so long to call, but the exchange was in good spirits. Cohen advised that he wasn't ready to go home yet because he doesn't get to play often.
The signs looked good for Cohen to continue enjoying the tournament when the flop came down 5♥3♣A♠.
The turn 6♥ and river 7♦ kept Cohen in the lead, and the two players exchanged a laugh and a chat before Jablonski headed to the exit.
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