Brendon Rubie opened with a raise to 21,000 from the button, then Grayson Ramage pushed all in for 80,000 total from the small blind. Russell Carson folded the BB, and Rubie thought for a moment.
"I don't have much," he said. He waited another few seconds, then nodded that he was calling. Ramage showed , and Rubie turned over , showing he wasn't lying.
Ramage was okay through the turn, the board coming . But the cruelly spiked on the river, pairing Rubie and sending Ramage out in 16th.
"Safe to say your button[-raising] range is 100%?" cracked Wesley Pantling afterwards. Rubie shrugged and stacked his chips. He has about 575,000 now.
There was already 45,000 in the middle when we arrived at Table 292, and Shane Schleger moved all in from the big blind. Daniel Hirleman called on the button, and the hands were opened.
Schleger:
Hirleman:
The board ran out with a straight , but Hirleman's king gave him the superior hand, eliminating Schleger from the tournament.
After suffering that hit to Jonathan Duhamel earlier, Jude Ainsworth managed to double up his stack shortly thereafter when his stood up against Russell Carson's .
However, Ainsworth was soon all in before the flop against Carson once more, this time with the less formidable , and found himself a dog against Carson's . The board came , and Ainsworth is out in 18th place. Carson has bounced back to about 360,000 now.
A short pause here as the last 17 are assigned new seats around the last three tables.
Martins Adeniya committed his entire stack of about 210,000 with and got a quick call from Daniel Hirleman who held .
The board ran out , giving both players straights but Hirleman's the better one. Adeniya is out in 19th place.
We were readying for a redraw for the final three six-handed tables, but it looks as though we've had another elimination before that could happen. Stay tuned.
Four players saw a flop of including Grayson Ramage, Dan O'Brien, Justin Filtz, and Haviz Khan.
The action checked to Filtz who tossed out 52,000. Only Ramage called, and the turn was the . Ramage checked, and Filtz slid out 130,000. Ramage tank-called.
The river was the , and Ramage checked a third time. Without thought, Filtz tossed out 240,000.
"How much is that?" Ramage sighed.
The dealer confirmed the amount, and Ramage called.
"King-six," Filtz announced. "Two pair."
Ramage mucked, and the pot was shipped to our current chip leader.
With the board showing and a considerable pot already built, Jude Ainsworth led with a bet, then Jonathan Duhamel raised all in for 143,000 more. Ainsworth cut out the calling chips, thought about 20 seconds, and made the call.
Duhamel showed for top pair of queens, while Ainsworth had for a flush draw. The river brought the , and Duhamel survived with the double-up.
Duhamel jumps to about 375,000 while Ainsworth slips to 230,000.
With a below-average stack, Mauro Stivoli opened for 23,000 from the cutoff, and Daniel Negreanu, sitting to his left on the button, promptly announced he was all in for his last 171,000. It folded back around and Stivoli went into the tank. To call would risk much of his stack as well.
While Stivoli thought, Abe Mosseri wandered over to take a look, and Negreanu engaged him in conversation. Finally Stivoli called, tabling . Negreanu flipped over .
The flop came , immediately snatching the advantage away from Negreanu by giving Stivoli a pair of nines. The turn was the and river the , and Negreanu leaves in 20th place.
"You're a sick sweater, Abe!" said Negreanu to Mosseri as he jumped up and took off to rejoin Event No. 42 (the $10K PLO). Stivoli now has about 425,000.
When we reached Table 298, the board read and Justin Filtz was heads up with Hafiz Khan. Filtz led out for 100,000, and Khan called.
The river was the , and Filtz announced all in. Khan snapped it off.
"You win," Filtz sighed.
Khan showed for a flopped straight, and Filtz went to muck his hand, but the cards fell short. The table asked to see his hand, and it was a couple of black fours.
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, and Rubie turned over 
, showing he wasn't lying.
. But the 
cruelly spiked on the river, pairing Rubie and sending Ramage out in 16th.
, but Hirleman's king gave him the superior hand, eliminating Schleger from the tournament.
, and found himself a dog against Carson's 
. The board came 
, and Ainsworth is out in 18th place. Carson has bounced back to about 360,000 now.
and got a quick call from Daniel Hirleman who held 
and a considerable pot already built, Jude Ainsworth led with a bet, then Jonathan Duhamel raised all in for 143,000 more. Ainsworth cut out the calling chips, thought about 20 seconds, and made the call.
for a flush draw. The river brought the 
. Negreanu flipped over 
.
and Justin Filtz was heads up with Hafiz Khan. Filtz led out for 100,000, and Khan called.