Shortly after Glenn Cozen's departure in 17th place, another short stack was dispatched from Table 731.
Samuel Lee tangled with Jason Riesenberg. Just like Cozen, Lee couldn't win with kings.
Lee:
Riesenberg:
Arriving at the table just in time for the hand measurement, the board declared the winner very clearly. Riesenberg's hand made a full house, fives full of threes.
Barny Boatman raised to 35,000 and Nathan Gamble called in the big blind. On a board Gamble, checked and Boatman bet 40,000. Gamble check-raised pot and Boatman was all in.
Gamble:
Boatman:
Boatman had a set of deuces while both players held a six-four low. Gamble had a flush draw for the high.
The turn was the and the river the , giving Gamble his flush and quartering Barny Boatman.
Wendy Weissman raised to 53,000 from under the gun. Andrew Watson raised the pot from the button. The blinds folded and Weissman moved all in. Watson called.
Weissman:
Watson:
The board ran out , giving Weissman two pairs and she doubled up, leaving Watson with very few chips.
With the board reading , Kevin Saul and Adam Hendrix were in the battle of the blinds.
Both players had already had bets of 60,000 and 80,000 in front of them when Saul checked to Hendrix, who fired another 165,000. Saul gave it some thought and eventually made the call.
Hendrix knew he was ahead, quickly turning up his for a full hosue. Saul mucked, losing a large chunk of his chips early into today's third level.
John O'Shea raised to 55,000 from the button and the action stopped at Michael Gross in the big blind. Gross announced "pot," making it 175,000. O'Shea matched the big price.
The flop fell and Gross immediately declared he was all in, covering O'Shea's stack.
"Call," O'Shea responded quietly.
"Call?" ensured Gross before turning up his cards.
O'Shea:
Gross:
"Come on," Gross said, believing he was going to get there. But then the hit the felt on the turn. "Oh my god," Gross reacted in disappointment.
However, the river changed the outcome again, as Gross hit a fifth heart. "Yes! Yes!" Gross let out in excitement. The dealer shipped him all of O'Shea's chips while the Irishman left the tournament in 15th place, earning $9,513.