Level: 27
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level: 27
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Karia Yeung open-jammed for 715,000 from the hijack. Kyle Miholich woke up with a hand in the small blind and called. The big blind folded his hand.
Karia Yeung: 10♠10♥
Kyle Miholich: K♦K♥
The J♣6♠2♠5♥J♠ runout gave Miholich kings up, and sent his opponent to the rail.
Action was picked up with Jacques Alvernhe all in for his final 635,000 from the cutoff, big blind Joel Miglionica all in for less, and Rachel Giacopuzzi right there with them with a covering stack on the button.
Joel Miglionica: Q♥7♥
Jacques Alvernhe: 2♦2♥
Rachel Giacopuzzi: K♠Q♠
Alvernhe was in possession of the little pair that could, as the 6♣A♥A♦ gave his opponents counterfeit outs, and the J♣ turn meaning a ten was no longer safe. The 3♠ however was one of the few cards he was happy to see, as he scooped the full pot and sent Miglionica home.
Kaden Becker and Julian Menhardt got it all in from the button and small blind respectively, with the former the covering stack.
Julian Menhardt: Q♥10♠
Kaden Becker: A♥3♦
Menhardt picked up extra outs on the 8♣7♦6♥ flop, but couldn't do anything with them as the J♠8♠ runout sent him to the rail.
Maksim Kniter made it 250,000 to play from late position only for John Chilton sat in the cutoff to three-bet all in for 620,000.
Action folded to James Madrid in the big blind who made the call as did Kniter.
On the 6♣3♥Q♥ flop Madrid moved all in and he had Kniter covered, who didn't take long to fold his cards and get out of the way.
John Chilton: A♣8♣
James Madrid: 9♥9♦
No help for Chilton on the 5♠ turn not the Q♦ river and he was sent to the cage.
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
The remaining 162 players are heading to a first 15-minute break of the day. Play resumes at 1:15 p.m. local time.
Action folded to Baebae Liu in the cutoff who open-jammed for 495,000.
Steven Matson sat on the button made the call and the blinds folded faster than cheetahs on caffeine.
Baebae Liu: A♠6♠
Steven Matson: A♣8♣
No 6x for Liu on the 2♠Q♥J♦K♠4♦ runout and Matson's kicker played to send Liu to the cage.
Hana Jo opened to 160,000 from early position, and Brian Etheridge called the raise two seats to her left. Action folded to Barbara Enright in the big blind, who opted to move all in. Jo got a count before calling the 1,215,000, before Etheridge folded 5♥5♦ face up.
Barbara Enright: J♠J♦
Hana Jo: A♦K♦
It was a classic flip, one which would see Enright come out on top, with the 6♥2♦2♠8♠6♣ keeping her jacks an overpair, as the pot was sent in her direction. "Barbara's staying around!" exclaimed Heine Wolthuis, who was sat on her left.
"Welcome to the sh*t show," Etheridge said to Jeff Sluzinski, who had just sat down at the table. "Every tournament is a sh*t show," replied Sluzinski.