Frances Ey opened to 10,000 from middle position and was called by Christy Cranford from the hi-jack. Valerie McColligan re-raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and action folded back to Ey, who went all in for about 55,000 total. Cranford folded and hands were revealed.
McColligan:
Ey:
The board came , giving McColligan top-two pair and ending Ey's tournament life.
Jennifer Cowan moved all in in early position, and action folded around to Amanda Sizmore, who went all in over the top. Perla Vasquez was in the big blind, and after looking at her cards, she called all in for her short stack.
Cowan:
Sizemore:
Vasquez:
The flop brought plenty of action, coming . This gave Cowan a set, but also gave Sizemore and Vasquez straight draws. Despite that excitement, the turn and river brought a bland and . Cowen tripled up with the hand, Sizmore took a small side pot, and Vasquez hit the rail in 25th.
Christina Lindley was riding a severely short stack for the last hour or two of play, and that finally caught up with her, as she has just been knocked out. Lindley got the last of her money in preflop with , and Mafalda Lopes came along with . The board ran out , giving the pot to Lopes, who is now up to 175,000.
Pamela Roberts got the last of her money in preflop, and Amanda Sizmore was the only caller. The cards were flipped, and the two were in a classic coin flip.
Roberts:
Sizmore:
The race didn't last long, as Sizmore caught an ace on the flop. She made trips on the turn for good measure, and Roberts was sent packing.
We have just lost one more player, and we are down to the final 27. All of the players are now doing a redraw of the final three tables. The cards will be back in the air momentarily.