We arrived at the table in time to find Max Heinzelmann all in before the flop for his last roughly 70,000 against David "The Dragon" Pham. Heinzelmann held and was racing with Pham's .
The two watched as the five-card board of touched down on the felt and Heinzelmann was forced to the rail in 44th place. Pham now has about 295,000 in chips.
One of the newest chip leaders in the room is Timo Eckert. Short after moving to Eckert's table, Victor Ramdin got to experience what Eckert referred to as "running like god."
Ramdin moved all in for 128,400 before the flop and when faced with that decision Eckert made the call.
Ramdin:
Eckert:
The flop came safe for Ramdin when it fell . The turn offered a little sweat though, as it gave Eckert a slew of new outs.
"Please don't do it to me," Ramdin pleaded with the dealer and the poker gods.
But they did it to him when the fell on the river. Ramdin mumbled some expletives while Eckert came over to give some condolences.
"I've just been running like god for the last three days," he told Ramdin.
"Yeah you're running like god," Ramdin said pointing to the board. "And you're gonna need a lot more of it to ship this tournament."
Ramdin made his exit stage left, but still collected a little payday for his efforts.
An early position player opened with a raise to 7,000 and Jonathan Little three-bet the action to 19,000 from the next seat over. Action came back around to the original raiser and he moved all in for roughly 50,000. Little looked at his stack, gave a small shrug, and called.
Little:
Opponent:
"I've been running bad all day," lamented Little's opponent, despite being in the lead in the hand. He stood up from the table and grabbed his jacket.
It appeared that his premonition was correct, as Little grabbed hold of the lead on the flop when it brought to the felt. The turn and river were the and respectively, and Little was able to send his opponent to the rail. Little dragged in the pot and now has about 185,000 in chips.
On the last hand before the level up, J.P. Kelly opened preflop to 5,000. He was called by Erik Seidel from the small blind.
On the flop, Seidel check called a bet of 5,500 from Kelly.
Seidel checked one more time on the turn. This prompted Kelly to make a bet of 8,500. With the action back on Seidel he moved all in forcing Kelly into a decision for his tournament life. Kelly tanked for a good while before finally thumbing his cards into the muck.
Kelly was left with a severe short stack after the hand, less than ten big blinds in the new level and was eliminated from the tournament shortly after.
The flop read when we came upon Ryan Olisar and Matt Berkey heads up in a hand. There was already a significant amount in the middle and Olisar came out swinging with a bet of 13,300. Berkey moved calling chips forward and the two saw the fall on the turn. Olisar slowed down and knocked the table and Berkey tapped it right back behind.
The finished off the board on fifth street and Olisar checked once more. Berkey checked behind but eventually mucked his hand after he saw Olisar roll over . Olisar raked in the pot and how has about 225,000 while Berkey has fallen to around 174,000.
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. Hawkins made a bet of 10,000 that Smith called.
and Hawkins bet again, this time 12,000. Then Smith woke up with a raise to 27,000.
but he mucked quickly when Smith showed 
for running sevens to make trips.
and was racing with Pham's 
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touched down on the felt and Heinzelmann was forced to the rail in 44th place. Pham now has about 295,000 in chips.
offered a little sweat though, as it gave Eckert a slew of new outs.
and 
respectively, and Little was able to send his opponent to the rail. Little dragged in the pot and now has about 185,000 in chips.
flop, Seidel check called a bet of 5,500 from Kelly.
turn. This prompted Kelly to make a bet of 8,500. With the action back on Seidel he moved all in forcing Kelly into a decision for his tournament life. Kelly tanked for a good while before finally thumbing his cards into the muck.
against Eckert's 
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and Aguiar couldn't catch up enough to stay alive. He was sent to the rail but still collected a little pay day for his efforts.
finished off the board on fifth street and Olisar checked once more. Berkey checked behind but eventually mucked his hand after he saw Olisar roll over 
