The player on the button raised to 23,000 and Bart Golik took some time in the big blind before deciding to shove with the bigger stack. His opponent snap-called for the 208,000 he had behind.
Button:
Bart Golik:
The flop came to give Golik the higher pair immediately.
The turn was the which didn't change things and neither did the on the river to reduce the field down to 80 hopefuls.
Omer Rotman raised to 34,000 from the small blind and Jonathan Marvinny defended his big blind.
The flop came , Rotman continued with a bet of 32,000 which was called.
The turn brought them the and Rotman checked. Marvinny bet 53,00 which Rotman quickly called.
The river completed the board with the and both players checked. Marvinny tabled for the flopped pair of queens which easily beat the that Rotman had in his hand to scoop the pot.
Phong Nguyen raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and David Meerow shoved from the button for 59,000. The blinds folded so the cards could go on their backs.
David Meerow:
Phong Nguyen:
The board ran out for Meerow to hold with the pair of eights to double up with.
Just before the break, the flop read with around 70,000 in the middle already.
David Jackson had checked in the hijack and Louis Pelletteri bet 15,000 from the button which Jackson called.
The turn brought them the and both players checked to the on the river. Jackson checked for the last time and Pelletteri barreled a bet of 75,000 over the line. Jackson responded with a shove of around 400,000 for Pelletteri to snap-call. Jackson tabled for the full house but Pelletteri held for quad treys for Jackson to look stunned and get up from his chair in disbelief.
The hand right after, Pelletteri raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and Joseph Muldoon defended his big blind. The flop came , Muldoon check-called the 15,000 continuation-bet of Pelletteri. They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Muldoon bet 30,000 and Pelletteri took a few seconds.
"Only because you don't play that many hands..." Pelletteri said before opting to fold.
The player in the cutoff was sitting in the tank, having a mere 4,000 left while the other tables had completed their action. After a while, he decided to put his last 4 chips in for the all-in. The player on the button called the 6,000 minimum while Steven Richardson decided to raise to 26,000 in the big blind which the button called for them to play for the side pot.
The flop came down , Richardson continued with a bet of 24,000 and that was more than enough for his opponent on the button to fold. Richardson scooped the side pot and the cards could go on their backs.
Richardson tabled for everyone to gasp including the other players in the field as they had rushed the table to see what was happening. His opponent looked gutted as he turned over the .
The turn brought them the which didn't change anything and neither did the on the river as Richardson burst the bubble while his opponent gt up from the chair and stared at the table for a while longer before making his way out of the tournament area.
The player in the middle position was sitting in the tank with a bet of 70,000 in front of him while David Lu had the all-in button in front of him on the button. After a while, Lu got the call from the shorter stack.
Middle Position:
David Lu:
The board ran out for Lu to hold and eliminate his opponent to get to the bubble as there are now 111 players left. Hand-for-hand play will commence now.