Brian Rast was first to act, and opened the action to 20,000. Dan Kelly called out of the small blind, then checked when the flop fell . Rast continued for 26,000, Kelly called, and the turn brought the .
Kelly checked again, Rast fired another 57,000, and Kelly called.
Both players knuckled after the completed the board, and Kelly showed for aces and tens. Rast mucked, and Kelly picked up the pot.
Dan Kelly raised to 20,000 on the button, Brian Rast called out of the big blind, and the dealer fanned . Rast checked, Kelly bet 25,000, and Rast check-raised to 83,000. Kelly called.
The turn was the , Rast opted to lead out for 85,000, and Kelly made the call.
Both players checked when the fell on the river, and Rast showed tens and sevens. Kelly had that beat with for queens and tens, and raked in another pot.
Joe Serock raised to 22,000 out of the cutoff, Darryll Fish three-bet jammed for 231,000 on the button, and both blinds released. Serock called, and had Fish dominated.
Serock:
Fish:
Fish snatched the lead away when the flop fell however, and Serock was suddenly in a position where he needed to catch up. The on the turn was no help though, and neither was the on the river.
Serock was left with just 61,000 chips, and the next hand he was all in with against again. This time it was Trevor Pope with the ace-ten, and he too flopped a pair fo tens when the dealer spread . The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Serock was eliminated in 17th place.
The remaining 16 players are redrawing down to two tables.
Rafal Michalowski raised to 26,000 in first position, Brian Rast moved all in for 142,000 in the hijack seat, and Michalowski called.
Michalowski:
Rast:
Rast was ahead, but the flop smacked Michalowski right in the face. He had an open-ended straight flush draw, but the two ended up chopping the pot when the turn () and river () both paired the board.
When he was left with just a few big blinds on break, Kristijonas Andrulis rushed over to late register for Event #4: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed). He promptly busted before rushing back over to his event, where he ran his stack up and actually made the two table redraw.
He earned $3,369 by making the redraw, so he was kind of freerolling in Event #4.
Griffin Benger raised to 24,000 in the hijack seat, Ismael Bojang called out of the big blind, and Bojang check-shoved over a 27,000-chip continuation bet from Benger on a flop of . Benger called all in for 150,000, and was behind.
Benger:
Bojang:
Bojang had flopped top two, and Benger needed a queen or running straight/flush cards to catch up. The on the turn eliminated both his straight and flush chances, and the on the river ended his tournament.
The Canadian will earn $19,193 for his 16th-place finish, while Bojang now has 510,000 chips.
This time, the Lithuanian open-shoved for 111,000 from under the gun, and David Peters re-shoved in the hijack seat. The rest of the players folded.
Andrulis:
Peters:
Andrulis was up against the ropes and in terrible shape, and the flop improved his hand but slightly. With running pair cards higher than an eight, he could counterfeit Peters' pair, and with running spades he could make a flush. The was the best non-ace card in the deck, keeping both of his backdoor draws alive, and the spiked on the river to give him a pair of aces.
He doubled to 254,000 chips, while Peters dropped down to 135,000.
Tom Marchese raised to 27,000 from early position, and three players called including Dan Kelly (cutoff), Jared Hamby (button), and Markus Gonsalves (big blind). The flop came , Gonsalves checked, and Marchese continued for 52,000. Only Gonsalves called.
The turn was the , Gonsalves checked again, and Marchese fired another 80,000. Gonsalves folded, and Marchese picked up the pot.
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. Rast continued for 26,000, Kelly called, and the turn brought the 
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completed the board, and Kelly showed 
for aces and tens. Rast mucked, and Kelly picked up the pot.
. Rast checked, Kelly bet 25,000, and Rast check-raised to 83,000. Kelly called.
, Rast opted to lead out for 85,000, and Kelly made the call.
fell on the river, and Rast showed 
for queens and tens, and raked in another pot.
however, and Serock was suddenly in a position where he needed to catch up. The 
on the turn was no help though, and neither was the 
on the river.
against 
again. This time it was Trevor Pope with the ace-ten, and he too flopped a pair fo tens when the dealer spread 
. The turn and river bricked 
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flop smacked Michalowski right in the face. He had an open-ended straight flush draw, but the two ended up chopping the pot when the turn (
. Benger called all in for 150,000, and was behind.
, Gonsalves checked, and Marchese continued for 52,000. Only Gonsalves called.