The hand was joined with Olga Varkonyi all-in against Min So for 570,000 chips.
Olga Varkonyi: J♣10♣
Min So: 10x10x
Varkonyi needed some help and she definitely got it on a runout of J♠3♠J♥K♣J♦ giving her four-of-a-kind for the double-up.
Barry Murner moved all in for 600,000 from the hijack, and Kelly Vandemheen called from the cutoff; everyone else folded.
Barry Murner: J♠J♥
Kelly Vandemheen: Q♠Q♣
The board played it safe for the queens with 10♥8♠8♣4♥K♣, and Vandemheen would add to his big stack.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Kinesh Pather raised from the button to 80,000, and Duy Ho called from the big blind.
Both players played cautiously, checking the entire board of J♣4♣7♠4♦4♥.
Ho turned over K♥Qx and Pather turned over A♥K♠ for trip fours with an ace kicker and the win.
Christopher Podlewski in the small blind limped and Elwood Gray defended his blind by raising to 75,000. Podlewski called to see a flop.
The flop came K♦8♥7♣ and aciton went check, check.
Podlewski led out with 75,000 on the 9♣ turn and Gray raised him to 250,000. Podlewski replied with an all-in shove worth around 1,000,000. Gray with only around 350,000 behind called putting himself at risk.
Elwood Gray: A♣K♠
Christopher Podlewski: J♠10♣
Gray hit top pair but couldn't beat Podlewski's straight. The dealer completed the board with a Q♦ which improved Podlewski's hand further with the higher straight. Gray left the table as Podlewski scooped the pot.
The very hand after, on the button, Podlewski found himself in another all-in situation.
Atrayon Trevino opened to 80,000 from hijack and Podlewski raised to 525,000 which covered what Trevino had behind. Trevino pushed all-in taking them to another showdown.
Atrayon Trevino: A♥Q♥
Christopher Podlewski: A♦K♦
The board ran 6♠8♠J♦6♦4♣ and with the inferior ace-high, Trevino was sent to the rails.
Frederick Sliter had 300,000 in front of him as a preflop raise, before Farzad Bonyadi moved all in. Sliter made the call, and saw that his cowboys had been bested.
Frederick Sliter: K♠K♥
Farzad Bonyadi: A♣A♠
It went from bad to worse as Sliter's two outs became just one on the 10♣4♣J♣ flop. Sliter couldn't find the miracle king, as the 3♠J♠ runout sent him home.
Todd Brown raised to 75,000 from middle position.
The action folded to Edward Collins in the small blind. he moved all in for 215,000. Brown made the call.
Edward Collins: A♠8♠
Todd Brown: Q♦10♦
Collins' hopes of overcoming were quickly squashed, as the flop A♦5♠2♠ hit Brown with an ace for top pair, and a flush draw. The 8♦ turn gave Brown top two pair and the 7♥ river was meaningless.
Sonny Lee opened to 110,000 from early position, and Ronald Moore called the bet two seats to his left. Action folded around to Tony Willie in the big blind, and he paid to see three as well.
On a flop of 3♥6♣4♥ Willie checked to Lee, who moved all in for 305,000. Moore didn't take too long before folding, but Willie stuck in the call after a brief think.
Sonny Lee: A♣K♠
Tony Willie: 8♠8♦
Lee was drawing dead when the 8♥ turn hit, meaning that the J♦ river was inconsequential
Almost a full rotation after taking a tough loss when his suited ace-queen lost to another ace-queen thanks to a flush, Robert Stein was forced all-in with his 25,000 from the big blind.
Jefferson Morrill in the small blind added 10,000 to the pot to make the call.
Robert Stein: 10♠7♦
Jefferson Morrill: A♦Q♥
The runout of J♠9♣J♦Q♠5♥ dangled straight draws for Stein to get hopeful about, but none hit and he was sent to the rail.
William Baribeault raised from the hijack to 100,000, Edward Collins moved all in for 365,000 from the button, Alan Wentz moved all in for 90,000 from the small blind, and Baribeault called.
Alan Wentz: 5♣5♠
Edward Collins: 10♥9♥
William Baribeault: A♣10♠
The board went well for Wentz, with J♣7♦5♦9♦A♠. A set of fives won the first pot for Wenz, and the pair of aces won the side pot of 200,000 for Baribeault, and Collins was eliminated.
Wentz cheered and stated, "A little triple up for me, now I have three big blinds!"
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