Action on Table 15
Hand #1: Steve Rule raised to 13,000 in the cutoff and Jason Vanstrom three-bet to 33,000 in the small blind. Rule called and the two went to a flop of 
. Vanstrom continuation-bet 23,000 and Rule called.
Vanstrom fired a second barrel of 64,000 on the turn 
and Rule called once more, bringing the river 
where both players checked to take the hand to showdown.
Rule turned over 
after checking behind and Vanstrom topped it with 
to earn him the pot with kings up.
Hand #2: On the very next hand, Steve Wilkie open-limped under the gun and Rule raised to 11,000 in middle position. Jason Johnson called in the big blind and Wilkie came along as well.
Johnson led out for 16,000 on 
and Wilkie raised to 55,000. Rule folded and Johnson jammed for around 15,000 more. Wilkie made the call and Johnson was in bad shape.
Jason Johnson: 
Steve Wilkie: 
Johnson's top pair was up against Wilkie's two pair. He failed to improve further as the turn 
and the river 
completed the runout and was eliminated by Wilkie, who now has about 840,000 with 37 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
563,000
89,500
|
89,500 |
|
435,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
230,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
200,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
170,000 | |
|
108,000
-99,000
|
-99,000 |
|
Busted |