There were roughly 25,000 chips in the pot on 4♦2♦Q♣10♦3♣, Stephen Lardner bet 6,000 from early position and to his surprise he got raised by Girish Reknar to 15,000 on his direct left.
Lardner went into the tank for a few moments before he eventually called, Reknar tabled a set with 2♣2♠, and Lardner shook his head and mucked.
After barely taking his seat from a table move with a mere four chips totaling 12,000 in his bag, Brian Wardrup was all in against Murilo Figueredo.
Brian Wardrup: Q♦4♦
Murilo Figueredo: A♦J♥
Wardrup got no favors from the cards 10♦K♥3♦Q♣5♣, as Figueredo turned a Broadway straight to end his tournament.
Claudio Lorenzi open-shoved all-in from the button for 10,500 and got called by big blind Tommy Dyer taking them to showdown.
Claudio Lorenzi: 8♦7♥
Tommy Dyer: A♠J♥
The flop came K♦10♣Q♠ giving Dyer a straight and making Lorenzi get up and pack his things. The runout A♥9♥ didn't change anything. Dyer scooped the pot as Lorenzi left the table.
Jared Kingery opened the hand with an all-in from middle position. The action folded to Julien Duveau, who opted to call from the small blind to put Kingery at risk.
Jared Kingery: 4♣4♦
Julien Duveau: K♦Q♠
Kingery was best with pocket fours preflop, and the flop did not compromise that as it fanned out 8♥3♣A♣.
The 2♠ was safe for Kingery, and although the river was paint, it was the J♦ to award Kingery the double.
Paulina Loeliger pushed all in with her final 28,500 chips on the button. Victor Shih made the call from the big blind.
Paulina Loeliger: K♦J♠
Victor Shih: A♦K♣
After seeing her situation, Loeliger began packing her stuff before the flop. The runout 4♥6♠5♦Q♦2♣ didn't connect with either player's hand, so Shih's ace was enough for the win.
Sridhar Sangannagari raised in early position, Yu Cen announced all in for roughly 45,000 from the big blind, Sangannagari called.
Yu Cen: J♣J♦
Sridhar Sangannagari: A♦K♦
The board ran out 8♣10♠4♣2♥Q♦, and Cen doubled.
Cassandra Yong moved all in for her remaining ~25,000 from the small blind and Daniel Nisbet called and covered from the big blind.
Cassandra Yong: J♣10♣
Daniel Nisbet: K♥J♦
Yong needed to improve but missed on the 5♠2♦9♦ flop. She was looking at a backdoor stright draw, but the A♥ turn didn't help.
She stood from the table as the 8♥ was placed on the river, sealing her elimination.
Action began, as it often does, with a preflop raise, this one coming from Darrell Dolen, who made it 3,000 from early position. Eric Kotsines smooth called two doors down, and Daniel "Howie" Fanselow did the same from the hijack. The three went off to a flop and, as it turned out, it couldn't have been more perfectly curated for action.
As the 9♠5♥7♠ flop fanned out, Dolen continued for 6,000, Kotsines raised to 18,000, before Fanselow three-bet all in. Dolen called, covering both other players, and Kotsines put himself at risk, too.
Eric Kotsines: 9♦9♥
Daniel Fanselow: 5♠5♦
Darrell Dolen: A♠6♠
If the devil himself chose a flop for this hand, it would've been the one that gave top set to Kotsines, bottom set to Fanselow, as well as the nut flush draw and a gutshot to Dolen. Incredibly, Dolen went runner-runner two pair, yet still came last in the hand, unable to crack either set and having to pay out a huge portion of his stack. Somehow, nobody busted, but both he and Fanselow were left short, whereas Kotsines' chips now rose highest above the rail.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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