Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000
The remaining 44 players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.
The remaining 44 players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Alfred Polson: K♦K♥/5♣4♠3♦J♥/8♠
Justin Smith: A♠7♥/9♠Q♥Q♠7♦/8♥
Alfred Polson was already all in and at risk against Justin Smith on an early street.
Poison held the lead with his wired kings, but Smith caught up after catching running queens on fourth and fifth, followed by pairing his seven on sixth street for two pair.
Poison needed his board to pair seventh, but the 8♠ was a brick and he was eliminated.
Jorge Ufano: K♣J♦/A♦4♥Q♥J♣/K♠
Hal Rotholz: 8♥8♦/9♦A♥A♣2♣/K♥
Jorge Ufano compelted with his ace and was raised by Hal Rotholz. Action folded back Ufano, who called all in for his remaining stack to put himself at risk.
Rotholz held the lead with his buried eights and immediately improved to ace-up after catching an ace on fifth. Ufano caught a pair of jacks on sixth, but remained second-best despite improving to kings-up on seventh to be eliminated.
Scott Brooks: XxXx / 8♠4♥7♣Q♦ / Xx
Bradley Jansen: XxXx / 7♥J♣10♣3♣ / Xx
Jason Kluska: XxXx / 3♠6♠Q♥6♣ / Xx
Jansen completed, Brooks raised all-in for slightly more, Kluska raised to complete the second bet, and Jansen called.
Jansen led fourth and Kluska called. On fifth, Kluska raised a bet from Jansen who called.
Kluska led sixth with open sixes, Jansen raised, Kluska made it three bets, and Jansen called.
Kluska led again on seventh before Jansen raised, and Kluska reluctantly put in the call. Jansen revealed J♥J♦10♦ in the hole as he made a full house on seventh. Kluska showed that he had 8♣3♥3♦ in the hole as he made a boat on sixth.
Brooks mucked his hand as he was eliminated and Jansen regains the title of chipleader after a massive pot.
Eric Varnado: 8♣5♣/A♠6♣7♠5♦/3♦
Jeremiah Keeney: J♦J♠/K♠6♦A♦5♠/7♣
Jason Kluska: K♥4♣/K♦10♦A♣Q♠/4♠
Eric Varnado moved all in for his last 7,500 with his ace and was raised by Jeremiah Keeney. Jason Kluska called cold with his king for a side pot between him and Keeney.
Keeney called a bet from Kluska on fourth street and called all in for his remaining stack after Kluska bet again on fifth for a three-way showdown.
Kluska was ahead with his split kings, and he needlessly improved to kings-up on seventh to score a double knockout on the first hand following the money bubble.
Scott Epstein: 9♥5♠ / 5♣7♦XxXx / Xx
Martin Zamani: XxXx / K♣6♥ - folded on fourth street
Christian Roberts: J♦2♦ / 9♦K♥XxXx / Xx
Zamani completed first to act and Roberts raised on his left. Epstein tossed in his final 1,000 and Zamani called.
Zamani folded to a bet on fourth street and the other hands were tabled.
Epstein received the 6♣3♠3♥ to make two pair, but Roberts made his flush as his board ran out A♣Q♦4♦ to eliminate Epstein on the stone bubble.
The remaining 54 players are now in the money and guaranteed a minimum cash of $3,059.
Adrienne Zoia: A♠A♣10♣/10♠K♥8♦6♥
Phillip Hayes: J♠4♠3♠/J♦2♣7♣8♣
Jorge Ufano: XxXx/Q♣ - folded on third street
Jorge Ufano completed with his queen and was raised by Adrienne Zoia. Just behind her, Phillip Hayes re-raised, which got a fold from Ufano and a call from Zoia.
Zoia called a bet from Hayes on fourth street and then action checked down the rest of the way.
Zoia turned over A♠A♣10♣ for aces-up and Hayes showed he held a split pair of jacks before sending his cards into the muck.
With 55 players remaining and 54 being in the money, play will continue hand-for-hand until another player is eliminated.
Level: 17
Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000
Jeremy Becker: 8♥3♣ / A♣8♠A♦Xx / Xx
Chris Hunichen: 8♦8♣ / 2♣4♥10♠Xx / Xx
Becker completed second to act off a short stack, Hunichen two-bet from the bring-in, and Becker called.
Becker check-called on fourth before making open aces on fifth.
"Night-night!" exclaimed Becker as he put in his last chips, "Honestly Chris you should save the 6k."
Hunichen called to put Becker at risk only to find out he was in terrible shape with eights against the aces and eights of Becker.
Becker peeled the 7♦ and the 6♠ for no improvement as Chris found the A♠ on sixth to give himself one out.
"It's a no-side," Hunichen joked as Becker awaited his fate. However, it was the 2♦ and Becker found the full double.