The players are taking their final 15-minute break of the day. When they return, they will play two more hour-long levels before the survivors bag for the day.
The players are taking their final 15-minute break of the day. When they return, they will play two more hour-long levels before the survivors bag for the day.
On a Q♥10♦10♥ flop, Neil Warren checked and Jeremy Ausmus bet 8,000. Nick Petrangelo called and Neil Warren check-raised to 30,000.
He got two callers and then checked the J♠ turn. Ausmus bet 35,000 and Petrangelo called.
Warren folded and the other two players went heads-up to the 2♣ river. Ausmus bet 75,000 and Petrangelo folded.
There were roughly 43,000 chips in the pot on 9♣5♦K♥.
Brandon Wilson in the small blind bet 14,000, and Joao Simao called in the cutoff but Jesse Lonis raised to 49,000 on the button. Both Simao and Wilson called.
Action checked to Lonis on 3♠ turn, and he fired out a bet of 74,000 which got quick folds from both players.
Wilson offered Lonis $100 to show one card, which he replied with "I got kids, I used to work all day for $100 in construction".
The action was joined as Stephen Chidwick was all in and at risk for his stack of 87,000, with Chris Hunichen, the player trying to send him to the rail.
Stephen Chidwick: Q♥Q♦
Chris Hunichen: 4♥4♦
There was no real sweat for Chidwick, as the board ran out a very clean 2♠7♣9♥7♠8♥.
David McGowan got his last chips 5,000 chips or so in with Q♥8♦ against the 9♣9♦ of Chris Hunichen.
After a queen spiked the river on a 7♥6♥2♥2♦Q♣ board, he was left with three big blinds.
He then was all in against Emilien Pitavy for 17,500 with 5♣3♠ against the K♠Q♠
McGowan picked up a flush draw on the 10♠9♣4♣8♣ turn, but the 8♦ river bricked and he was eliminated.
He swiftly reentered.
Action was picked up as David McGowan was all for 117,500 in against Punnat Punsri. Punsri covered McGowan by 4,500 chips.
Punnat Punsri: Q♥Q♦
David McGowan: 9♣9♠
The board ran out 3♦10♥6♣J♦2♦, and McGowan was left with less than a big blind.
David McGowan raised to 10,000 in the hijack before calling when Pieter Aerts three-bet to 27,500 in the cutoff.
Aerts continued for 16,000 on the 9♠7♥3♠ flop, which put an end to the contest, as McGowen returned his cards to the dealer.
Dylan Weisman opened to 10,000 and called a shove from Artur Martirosian for his last 110,000. Weisman called.
Artur Martirosian: A♠Q♥
Dylan Weisman: 10♦10♠
It looks like Weisman had already taken a large chunk of Martirosian's chips, and he'd get the rest as the board ran out K♠9♣2♦5♣7♥ and Martirosian was eliminatd.
"Impossible to win," said Martirosian.
"I told you I'm running hot this summer," came the reply from Weisman.