Hank Sitton moved all in from early position for 39,000 and Team Christopher Godfrey - Joel Micka - Shane Abbott called from the big blind.
Hank Sitton - Heather Landay - Edward Dowland:
Christopher Godfrey - Joel Micka - Shane Abbott:
Sitton was at risk with two red deuces and was well behind his opponent's pocket tens.
The flop came and Hitton began to stand up from his chair. The turn was the , but the river was the and Sitton and his rail put up a fist pump and cheered.
A player from middle position moved all in with a short stack of 35,000 holding . Everyone folded around to Barry Shulman in the big blind who looked down at and called. The board ran out , giving Shulman the nut flush and the knockout.
Jamie Kerstetter moved all in for 25,000 from under the gun, and Team Thomas Zanot - Gregory Milliron called from early position.
Kerstetter tabled , turned to her partner Chris Horter on the rail and said, "I've got your hand." Her opponent revealed for a coin flip.
The flop came , keeping Kerstetter in the lead with a pair of sevens and giving her a straight draw as backup if she needed it.
The turn was the and Kerstetter needed some help to avoid elimination. The on the river gave her a straight. She turned to Horter, smiled, and said, "I called it baby", as the dealer shipped her the pot.
A player raised to 7,500 from early position and Mukul Pahuja three-bet to 20,000. The action was folded back to the initial raiser who tanked for nearly five minutes before placing out a call. His opponent checked blind and the dealer fanned the flop of . Pahuja bet 12,000 and his opponent shipped all in for 57,500. Pahuja called and the cards were tabled.
Pahuja:
Opponent:
Pahuja was out in front with a pair of kings and a better kicker. The board ran out clean for him and his opponent was eliminated.
A player from middle position raised to 5,500 and Ryan Laplante called from directly to his left. The two players went heads up to the flop that saw the hit the felt. Laplante called a bet of 6,500 from his opponent and the dealer turned the . His opponent bet 11,500 and Laplante took a few moments before raising to 33,000. His opponent mucked his cards and Laplante was able to scoop the pot without having to show his cards
Brian Pinkus is captaining Team Brian Pinkus – Michael Pinkus and he raised to 7,000 from early position. Team Brian Yoon - Michael Gagliano three-bet to 18,500 from middle position and the action was folded around to Pinkus who called. The flop came and Pinkus checked to Yoon who bet 18,000. Pinkus moved all in and Yoon snap-called for 94,700 and his tournament life.
Yoon:
Pinkus:
The turn was the and the river was the , giving Yoon a bigger full house and crippling Pinkus' stack. Nipun Java, sitting at the table, laughed and said, "Sometimes it's a misprint, make sure you take note that it was seven-eight offsuit!" needling Pinkus a little after he lost the hand.
Chris Horter had in front of him after calling Team Tom Kearney - Daniel Healey's all in preflop, with their team well behind holding .
The flop came and Horter paired his ace, but his opponent picked up a gut-shot straight draw.
The dealer peeled the on the turn and Team Kearney - Daniel Healey drilled their straight to guarantee their team's safety. Horter was drawing to a chop, but couldn't get there when the hit the river.
Team Kearney - Daniel Healey doubled up, while Team Crouton, consisting of Horter, Jamie Kerstetter, and Eric Wasserson, lost a good chunk of their stack.