Sitting at Matt Berkey's table, Mike Holm had something to say: "Mike Holm, I'm still here. That's all you gotta put." Remember those Holm's battles with Justin Bonomo from earlier today? Well, Holm outlasted the high roller. "It's a miracle," Holm said about his run.
Holm is indeed still in the tournament, despite an unlucky hand that occurred right after his speech.
Holm opened to 15,000 and Toby Lewis shipped in his remaining 26,000 from the big blind. Holm called.
Mike Holm:
Toby Lewis:
Toby Lewis' kicker was trailing to Holm's, but he spiked an eight-ball on the flop. Lewis then dodged all of Holm's outs on the turn and river to double. Holm was left with 118,000.
"Payout," was heard across the room as Jeremy Ausmus stood up from the table. Ausmus has been at risk by John Cynn. Ausmus had moved all-in with and Cynn had tabled .
We don't know how the action went down but there was an ace on the board and we know that Cynn backdoored a four-card flush.
Ausmus leaves with $8,187 for his 37th place finish.
We heard the "All-in. Call," from across the room and arrived to see a monster pot brewing between Matt Berkey and James Mackey. The two had tangled previously this evening with Mackey stinging Berkey for a double up.
This time, the board read with Berkey holding and Mackey having . Berkey had Mackey covered, and was forced to pay Mackey's 372,000 stack when the river came a , giving Mackey a straight and the chip lead.
German player Dietrich Fast raised from under the gun, making it 18,000. Small blind Kevin Andriamahefa woke up with a re-raise to 50,000. Fast paused for a bit and then declared all in. Andriamahefa called.
Dietrich Fast:
Kevin Andriamahefa:
Fast's Cowboys were in good shape even after the flop.
The turn, however, brought an interesting sweat as the improved Fast's hand into a straight but at the same time gave Andriamahefa a flush draw.
The river card was the brick-est of the bricks, though. Fast could celebrate his important double.
John Richards jammed roughly 95,000 from the small blind over Royce Matheson's raise. Big blind Shivanraif Abdine cold-called and Matheson let his two opponents battle one-on-one.
Josh Richards:
Shivanraif Abdine:
Richards liked the flop but when he saw the land on the turn, he sighed: "Not that one." He still had a solid chance to win the pot, hitting any eight or king in addition to queens and tens. None has emerged on the river, however, as the completed the board to eliminate Richards.
flop. Lewis then dodged all of Holm's outs on the 
turn and 
river to double. Holm was left with 118,000.
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with Berkey holding 
and Mackey having 
. Berkey had Mackey covered, and was forced to pay Mackey's 372,000 stack when the river came a 
, giving Mackey a straight and the chip lead.
flop. 
was the brick-est of the bricks, though. Fast could celebrate his important double.
board, a pot of about 260,000 sat between them. Stout fired a bet of 145,000 and Flack thought for a few moments before giving up.
flop but when he saw the 
land on the turn, he sighed: "Not that one." He still had a solid chance to win the pot, hitting any eight or king in addition to queens and tens. None has emerged on the river, however, as the 
