Ryan Laplante was under the gun and moved all in for his remaining 10,000 chips. Action folded to Juan Ramirez in the big blind who peeled back his cards and looked at them with Laplante, seeing the . Ramirez called and Laplante tabled .
Laplante stood up from his chair as the dealer ran out the board and showed and Laplante got his double up.
According to Laplante he was down to 5,000 and has now found a couple double-ups to bring his team back to life.
Samantha Abernathy was in late position and moved all in for 21,900. Kenny Hallaert was on the button and after getting a count announced all in, for 42,400, covering Abernathy. The blinds both folded and Hallaert tabled . Abernathy showed and needed to win the race to keep her team alive.
The board ran out and Abernathy held, breathing new life into her team's stack.
Lander Lijo started the action with a raise to 3,000 from the cutoff and Ryan D'Angelo three-bet to 7,500. The big blind cold called and Lijo moved all in for approximately 30,000. D'Angelo reshoved, the big blind called, and all three players tabled their hands:
Lijo:
D'Angelo:
big blind:
The big blind had a commanding lead with his pocket kings, and he extended it on the flop. But the turn brought the , giving both Lijo and D'Angelo Broadway. The on the river changed nothing, and Lijo and D'Angelo split the pot.
Team Roberts - Haixia Zhang (left), Lisa Hamilton (middle), Lauren Roberts (right)
Haixia Zhang sat down for Team Roberts with 15 big blinds. After folding a few hands, and a raise-fold, she doubled through Maurice Hawkins with pocket aces.
On the next hand, Hawkins went all in for 12,500 and Zhang shoved over the top for 35,000. Zhang had the best of it, holding to the of Hawkins. An ace came on the flop, but Zhang's jack kicker played to send Hawkins to the rail and bring Zhang and Team Roberts back to starting stack.
Team Roberts is Lauren Roberts, Lisa Hamilton, and Haixia Zhang. The team is pretty excited to be the only all-female team in the field. Zhang and Hamilton have both won the WSOP Ladies Event in previous years (Zhang 2014 and Hamilton 2009). Roberts has played several high roller events and has three WSOP cashes to her name.
Carlos Mortensen got into a pre-flop race versus another player that he had covered.
Mortensen tabled and his opponent showed .
The board ran out and Mortensen got the elimination.
Mortensen is number one on Spain's all-time money list with over 12 million in live recorded tournament earnings and is a former WSOP Champion. Everyone in the poker world knows this seasoned pro and he is a fierce competitor and a force to be reckoned with.
Mark Radoja got it all in pre-flop versus David Baker for 23,500. Radoja showed and Baker tabled pocket tens. Radoja spiked an ace on the flop and Baker was unable to improve.
Samantha Abernathy fired a big bet on the river versus Michael Finstein and with a possible flush on board, Finstein was put to the test. Finstein eventually called and was good with his straight. Abernathy had showed for top pair but fell short in the hand.
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. Ramirez called and Laplante tabled 
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and Laplante got his double up.
and needed to win the race to keep her team alive.
on the river changed nothing, and Lijo and D'Angelo split the pot.
of Hawkins. An ace came on the flop, but Zhang's jack kicker played to send Hawkins to the rail and bring Zhang and Team Roberts back to starting stack.
and Mortensen got the elimination. 
and Baker tabled pocket tens. Radoja spiked an ace on the flop and Baker was unable to improve.
for top pair but fell short in the hand.