Down to 129 Players
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
The big blind defended and check-shoved a flop of 
. Hank Sitton, the initial raiser in the cutoff, called with 
for top two pair and faced the 
of his opponent for almost even stacks. The 
turn and 
river were both blanks, and the stacks were counted. Sitton had 14,200, and his opponent was covered by 1,000 to hit the rail.
At the same time, a short stack shoved for 4,600 in the cutoff, and Brian Pinkus called on the button. Barry Shulman reluctantly folded in the small blind and saw the player at risk turn over 
. Pinkus was ahead with 
and flopped a set on the 
flop. It was all over for the short stack on the turn, making the 
river a formality, and the field was reduced to just 129 hopefuls.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
33,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |