Tom Dwan has been eliminated at the hands of Justin Schwartz. The two players, along with David Ulliott, took the flop of . Dwan went all in for 55,500 and Ulliott made the call. Schwartz reraised the pot and that was enough to put Ulliott all in if he were to make the call. Ulliott tanked for a bit and then folded his hand, leaving Dwan and Schwartz heads up.
Dwan was at risk with the . Schwartz held the for top two pair and was in the lead. Ulliott laid down the .
The turn was the , which was no help to Dwan. The river completed the board with the and that was also no help to Dwan. Schwartz won the pot with two pair and Dwan was sent to the rail.
Three players saw a flop. David Iammarino bet 22,000, and Adeeb Harb raised to 82,000. Vanessa Selbst tanked a minute before deciding to give up her hand. Iammarino elected to flat call, saving himself 46,000 behind. the turn was the , and Iammarino moved all in. Harb called and it was time for showdown.
Iammarino: - nut-flush draw and double gutshot
Harb: - top two pair and a gutshot
The river made Iammarino's straight, and he doubled to around 270,000. Harb was left with 115,000.
Chris King fired 25,000 on the flop into his opponent Gregory Brooks. Brooks made the call to see the land on the turn. King bet all in for 93,000 and Brooks made the call.
Brooks:
King:
The river completed the board with the and King's set of tens was the winning hand, which allowed him to double up and kick Brooks back a bit.
Ted Martin was all in with against Joao Barbosa's . Barbosa's double-suited aces held on the board. Martin made his exit, and Barbosa is up to 310,000. We're down to 46 players and one elimination away from breaking a table. Then we'll still be a whole table away from the money, though at this pace, it feels like we may never get there.
Vanessa Selbst limped in from under the gun plus one and then Matthew Greenwood raised to 22,500 from middle position. Sami Kelopuro called from the cutoff seat and John Kabbaj called from the small blind. Selbst also made the call to make for four-way action on the flop.
The flop came down and action was on Kabbaj. Selbst actually started moving her chips in, not realizing action was still on Kabbaj. Kabbaj thought for a minute and then bet the pot for 95,000. Selbst called all in for 71,500 and Greenwood folded. When Greenwood folded, he claimed that he must be drawing dead and left himself with just 26,000 in chips. Kelopuro then tanked for a bit, but eventually folded his hand, leaving Kabbaj to do battle with Selbst.
Selbst turned over the for sevens and fives. She was at risk against the for Kabbaj, which was top pair, a gutter ball and a backdoor flush draw. He also had overcards to make a better two pair.
The turn was the and the river the . The nine on the river gave Kabbaj jacks and nines, which beat Selbst's sevens and fives to eliminate her from the tournament short of the money.
The turn was the , giving Kelopuro a gutshot, which he spiked on the river with the . LarsLuzak busted Devilfish with Broadway and moved up to 725,000 and the front of the pack.
Benjamin Kaupp opened to 10,400 from the cutoff, and Ben Lamb called on the button. Tom Marchese joined them out of the small blind.
Flop: - All three players checked the three-club board.
Turn: - Marchese bet out 30,000. Kaupp called, and Lamb folded.
River: - Marchese bet 52,000, and after a minute, Kaupp raised to 115,000 total. Marchese knew where Kaupp was, calling with a sigh rather than moving all in. Marchese showed for tens full, but Kaupp tabled for queens full. Ouch.
Marchese was left with 110,000 and Kaupp stacked up 390,000.