Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
With 85 players remaining and 84 being in the money, play will continue hand-for-hand until another player is eliminated.
Max Neugebauer raised in the hijack and Gina Hecht called in the big blind.
Hecht drew one while Neugebauer stood pat and Hecht check-called a bet from Neugebauer.
On the second draw, Hecht drew one again and Neugebauer stood pat to see Hecht call the next bet for her last 1,000.
Gina Hecht: 4♥3♦A♣ Xx
Max Neugebauer: K♣9♥8♠2♦
The last card was pitched and Hecht turned up a 7♦ to leave her with just a three-card and Neugebauer's king was good for the pot. Hecht wished her tablemates luck as she exited just two shy of the money.
With 85 players remaining, the players have no progressed to the hand for hand portion of the tournament.
Daryl Jendraszkiewicz called in early position and Kyle Miholich raised on the button to see Troy Gallo call in the big blind. Jendraszkiewicz raised to see both Miholich and Gallo call.
Gallo drew one, Jedraszkiewicz stood pat, and Miholich drew one behind him. Gallo checked over to Jendraszkiewicz who bet and Miholich raised. Gallo pitched his hand while Jendraszkiewicz raised again and Miholich put himself all in for 17,000 to see Jendraszkiewicz call.
Both players stood pat all the way down.
Kyle Miholich: 9♣6♥4♦2♠
Daryl Jendraszkiewicz: 5♥3♣2♦A♠
Miholich's nine was no good against Jendraszkiewicz' number two and he was eliminated from the tournament as the field neared the money.
Abdel Hamid limped the small blind and start-of-day chipleader Brian Tate checked his option in the big blind.
Hamid took one and bet while Tate needed three and called.
Hamid drew one again on the second draw and Tate took two, with the action checking through.
Both drew one and two respectively on the end and Hamid bet which was called instantly by Tate. Hamid announced a pair of sevens before Tate tabled 4♠2♣A♦ / 10♠ for a three-card four which was best as he adds to his chip lead.
Thomas Fuller raised first to act and Jeffrey Becker three-bet from the big blind, which Fuller called.
Action picked back up after the first draw as Becker bet and Fuller called.
Both patted the second draw as Becker tossed in his final 6,000 and Fuller called.
Becker stood pat for a final time, and Fuller took a moment before he opted to do the same.
Jeffrey Becker: Q♣J♠4♥3♦
Thomas Fuller: J♣6♦5♥A♠
Fuller corrected kept his jack which was best to eliminate Becker as the field ticks down to its final 91 players with 84 making the money.
Gary Benson opened in the small blind and Ray Henson called in the big blind.
Benson drew two while Henson drew two behind him and Henson called the bet from Benson.
On the second draw, Benson drew one and Henson drew one to see the betting action repeat the same way.
The final draw saw Benson stand pat and Henson drew one, then looked up the bet placed by Benson on the end.
"Jack," said Benson as he tabled J♣6♦3♥A♠ for a jack. Henson nodded and mucked his hand, ceding the pot to Benson.
Action picked up after the second draw as Jeffery Stepaniuk led from the small blind before Ryan Riess raised from the cutoff. Stepaniuk took some time before he tossed in the call.
Both players patted on the end and Stepaniuk check-called a final bet from Riess.
Riess proudly tabled 4♣3♠2♦A♥ for a wheel as the former Main Event champ dragged an early pot.
Chino Rheem opened in the cutoff to see Hanh Tran call in the cutoff.
Both players drew two and Tran check-called a bet from Rheem.
Tran drew one while Rheem drew one behind with action checking through the second betting round.
On the final draw, both players drew one again and Tran check-called a bet from Rheem.
Rheem tabled 3♥2♦A♠/8♦ for the nut-three card and it was good for the pot.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000