It was back-to-back hands for Dylan Hortin that got him up to one of the biggest stacks right now. We missed the first one, but in the second hand he raised to 1,400 from under the gun and called a three-bet to 3,700. On the flop, Hortin check-called a bet of 5,200 and then bet 6,300 on the turn.
His opponent moved all in for what looked like 18,000 and Hortin looked him up with the . He was shown and claimed a nice pot after the river completed the board.
Nick Piskopos was the preflop raiser and had one player at risk out of the big blind on the turn. Bad news for Piskopos was, that he had improved to trips whereas his opponent had flopped the flush with . The river was a blank and Piskopos shipped over 6,375 chips.
Mikel Habb opened for 1,200 from middle position and Vanessa Rousso defended from her big blind. The flop saw Rousso shove her last 5,500 or so and Habb made the call.
"I have the queen," Rousso said before tabling the . She was confident and seemed shocked to see Habb, who did take a few beats to call, roll over a better queen with the .
"King," Rousso called, but the dealer did not oblige as the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river. Rousso made her way to the payout desk to get paid on some bounties while Habb chipped up to 30,000.
Meanwhile, November Niner Bruno Politano has also been eliminated from the tournament.
Piyush Gupta was all in for 3,100 chips out of the big blind after George Danzer had raised from early position. The German called with the and Gupta was ahead with . The Accumulator finalist did hold up on the despite almost jinxing the dealer by standing up and grabbing his belongings.
"It is time to win this tournament," he said before stacking the chips.
The remaining players are now on their last 15-minute break of the night. When they return they'll play two more levels before bagging and tagging for the night.
George Danzer opened to 800 and Brandon Shack-Harris called along with the player on the button also calling before Piyush Gupta in the small blind raised to 2,900. Danzer went into the tank before folding, but it would be Shack-Harris moving all in for 11,700 that would force the button player to fold before Gupta called.
Gupta:
Shack-Harris:
The board ran out to see Shack-Harris double through to 25,800 in chips as Gupta slipped to 3,500.
Vanessa Rousso opened for 800 from the cutoff only to have the player in the small blind three-bet all in for 10,250. Rousso made the call and the cards were turned on their backs.
Rousso:
Opponent:
Rousso was ahead, but her opponent was drawing to two live cards. The flop was safe for Rousso, and so was the turn. However, the then spiked on the river to give the small blind the win with queens and nines.
flop, Hortin check-called a bet of 5,200 and then bet 6,300 on the 
turn.
. He was shown 
and claimed a nice pot after the 
river completed the board.
to see Calcagno's opponent spike on the river to stay alive and send Calcagno down to 13,000 in chips.
turn. Bad news for Piskopos was, that he had improved to trips whereas his opponent had flopped the flush with 
. The 
river was a blank and Piskopos shipped over 6,375 chips.
flop saw Rousso shove her last 5,500 or so and Habb made the call.
. She was confident and seemed shocked to see Habb, who did take a few beats to call, roll over a better queen with the 
. The Accumulator finalist did hold up on the 
despite almost jinxing the dealer by standing up and grabbing his belongings.
