On the flop reading , John O'Shea bet out 90,000 and Marco Johnson moved all in. O'Shea snapped.
Johnson:
O'Shea:
Both players had the nut low but O'Shea also had a six. The turn missed Johnson's outs and, while the brought him a wheel, O'Shea made a seven-high straight at the same time. He took three-quarters of the pot, wounding Johnson's stack.
Nathan Gamble limped from the small blind and Christopher O'Rourke raised to 32,000 total. Gamble called.
The flop came and Gamble check-called 60,000 from O'Rourke. The turn brought the . Gamble bet the pot and O'Rourke moved all in. Gamble called.
Gamble:
O'Rourke:
O'Rourke currently held the best high hand with aces, and both players were chopping with ace-deuce for a seven-five low.
"Pair the board," said Gamble. The river did not pair the board, but it was the , giving Gamble trip deuces as well as a better low than his opponent, a six-five. O'Rourke was eliminated.
Kevin Saul called on the button before Adam Hendrix raised to 48,000 from the small blind. Miguel Use reraised in the big blind. The button folded and Hendrix moved all in. Use called.
"Just the high," said Hendrix, showing . Use showed .
The flop was , giving Use low and flush draws. The turn was the and the river the .
"To scoop on that flop..." said tablemate Millard Hale as Hendrix's double-up was counted out.
Under the gun, John O'Shea made it 40,000 to go and Millard Hale flatted from the next position. Jasin Riesenberg, however, put the price little higher, announcing his all in worth 75,000 from the cutoff.
Action returned to O'Shea who re-shoved. He had 364,000 but was allowed to put in only 294,000, but it had the same effect. Hale knew he would need to play for all O'Shea's chips, and he contemplated for over a minute. Then he released his hand.
O'Shea:
Riesenberg:
Riesenberg's aces remained ahead all the way through the board. O'Shea failed to make a low despite a promising flop, and he had to pay off. Riesenberg nearly tripled, getting the best from his aces.
It folded to Bernardo Dias in the small blind who limped. Nathan Gamble raised to 36,000. What happened next was a cacophany of "pots" until all the chips were in the middle.
Gamble:
Dias:
There was an "oooh" that went around the table as the flop came . The turn was the and the river the , eliminating Bernardo Dias in 18th place ($7,644).
Glenn Cozen raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and Adam Hendrix defended his big blind.
The action on the flop went very fast. Hendrix paused for a moment, counting chips for his intended lead. He eventually led out and Cozen instantly declared, "All in." Hendrix called in the same tempo.
Cozen:
Hendrix:
Cozen had a premium starting hand but Hendrix had an open-ender with a middle pair. The turn was safe for Cozen but the pained him as Hendrix rivered a straight. Cozen left the tournament in 17th place, good for a $7,644 payday.