Owen Crow is on a roller coaster ride. First he was crippled, but now he's just doubled back up to a respectable stack. Here's what happened:
Preflop, Hunter Frey opened to 21,000 from under the gun. Owen Crowe one seat over made a raise to 57,000. Action folded back to Frey who made a fourth bet to 83,000. With action back on Crowe, he moved all in for more than 400,000. Frey quickly called.
Frey:
Crowe:
"Oops," was all Crowe could muster after seeing the hands.
The board ran out and Crow was left with less than 10 big blinds.
A few hands land, Russell Crane opened to 20,000 from the hijack seat. He was called by Crowe in the big blind. On the flop, Crowe moved all in, he was quickly called by Crane.
Crane:
Crowe:
Crowe had flopped the nuts and he only had to dodge a few chop outs, which he did on the turn and river.
Erick Lindgren has been pretty short for the last few levels of play, but he's recently found a couple double ups that have put him back in the thick of it.
On the first hand, Tuan Vu shoved on Lindgren from the small blind. Lindgren called from the big.
Lindgren:
Vu:
The flop came giving Vu a pair and the lead, but that didn't last long as the came on the turn, stealing back the lead for Lindgren. The river was a safe and Lindgren doubled for the first time.
On the second hand Jonathan Taylor made a raise to 20,000 from middle position. Lindgren moved all in on the button and was snap called by Taylor.
Lindgren:
Taylor:
"Let me know when you get there," said Blake Bohn who was seated right next to Lindgren.
And Lindgren did in fact get there on the flop. The turn was the and the river was the , both safe cards for Lindgren and he scooped the pot for his second double up.
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The action folded around to Simon Lam on the button who went all in with and Dan Gannon, the small blind, went all in right behind him holding . The big blind got out of the way and the board came . The deuces of Gannon held up to eliminate Lam in 20th place.
Jonathan Taylor made a raise in early position to 24,000. He found resistance in Adam Shuman who raised to 63,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Taylor who made four bet to 102,000. Shuman five-bet shove all in and Taylor quickly snapped him off.
Taylor:
Shuman:
It was a cooler situation for Shuman and it didn't get any better as the board rolled out eliminating him from the tournament in 17th place.
Action folded to Owen Crowe in middle position who after sitting on a short stack for a few levels now, went all in for his final 75,000. Hiren Patel woke up with a monster in the small blind and went all in with forcing the big blind to fold.
Patel:
Crowe:
It was pretty much over for Crowe when the flop came . The turn and river were dealt giving Patel trips and eliminating Crowe.
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and Crow was left with less than 10 big blinds.
flop, Crowe moved all in, he was quickly called by Crane.
turn and 
river.
giving Vu a pair and the lead, but that didn't last long as the 
came on the turn, stealing back the lead for Lindgren. The river was a safe 
flop. The turn was the 
, both safe cards for Lindgren and he scooped the pot for his second double up.
. The big blind got out of the way and the board came 
turn and river were dealt giving Patel trips and eliminating Crowe.