Ashton Griffin led out for 60,000 on a flop of . After a minute of contemplation, Jarred Solomon raised the pot, Griffin quickly announced all in (effectively 221,000), and Solomon immediately called.
Griffin:
Solomon:
Griffin had a pair, a flush draw, and backdoor straight outs, while Solomon had top two along with one of Griffin's diamonds.
The on the turn kept one of Griffin's backdoor straight draws alive - an eight would give him a ten-high straight - but Griffin didn't make a straight when the completed the board, he made a flush.
"Good luck," Solomon said, standing from the table.
He exited in 17th, while Griffin now has 560,000 chips.
Christian Harder opened for 16,000 from the cutoff seat and got a single caller in William Black playing out of the small blind. The flop came and Black led with a bet of 35,000. Harder responded with a raise to 145,000, and after pausing just a few beats Black called the raise.
The turn brought the to pair the board, and Black quickly pushed his remaining 120,000 or so in the middle. It was more than what Harder had left and he called. The pair tabled their cards to reveal Harder held for a Broadway wrap and a flush draw, but he was in tough shape as Black held for a full house.
Harder actually had a couple of shots at a straight flush to survive, but the river was the and he exited in 18th.
Scott Clements limped in, as did Jeff Madsen and Jason DeWitt before Isaac Hagerling checked his option in the big blind.
Clements bet out 30,000 on the and only Madsen made the call to see the fall on the turn and Clements check over to Madsen. Madsen paused for a few moments before tossing in 61,000 to force a fold from Clements.
Jeff Madsen opened to 17,000 on the button, and Danny Hannawa tried to move all in from the big blind, but could only bet the pot (55,000), leaving 38,000 behind. Madsen went into the tank, then eventually slid forward enough green T25,000 chips to put Hannawa in. He called.
Madsen:
Hannawa:
The flop fell , giving Madsen bottom two pair, but Hannawa had top pair and an ace-high flush draw. The on the turn gave him a better two pair, and Hannawa filled up when the completed the board.
Hannawa doubled to 190,000 chips, while Madsen dipped down to 948,000.
Danny Hannawa opened to 25,000 only to have Scott Clements three-bet to 80,000 . Hannawa made the call and then checked the flop.
Clements slid out a stack of pink 5,000-denomination chips amounting to a bet of 100,000 and Hannawa instantly folded leaving himself just 90,000 in chips.
After William Black limped from the hijack seat, Ryan Chapman raised from the button and after the blinds got out Black called.
The flop came . Black checked, Chapman bet 27,000, and after a pause Black called. The turn was the and both players checked. The then fell on fifth street, and Black didn't waste too much time before carving out a bet of 50,000.
Chapman considered Black's bet for a full minute, then pushed his cards away.
Scott Clements limped in and both Ali Lareybi and Isaac Hagerling completed and checked their options from the blinds.
Lareybi led out for 15,000 on the flop before Hagerling folded. Clements raised enough to put Lareybi all in, and he made the call for his tournament life.
Lareybi:
Clements:
With both players likely to chop, the and run out would indeed guarantee that as both players chopped up Hagerling's big blind.
Brian Alioa raised the maximum to 28,000 leaving himself just 1,000. With the action on Danny Hannawa in the big blind, he raised and Alioa called all-in.
Alioa:
Hannawa:
The board ran out to see Alioa double through to roughly 60,000 with his flopped straight.
William Black limped under the gun only to have Douglas Corning make it 24,000 to go next to speak. Black was the only caller, and on the flop, he check-called a 45,000-chip bet as the rolled off on the turn.
Both players checked and when the landed on the river, Black pushed out a stack of chips amounting to 85,000. Corning made the call for his final 54,000 and tabled his for the nut flush to double through to 255,000 as Black flashed his for a weaker flush to slip to 280,000 in chips.
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. After a minute of contemplation, Jarred Solomon raised the pot, Griffin quickly announced all in (effectively 221,000), and Solomon immediately called.
on the turn kept one of Griffin's backdoor straight draws alive - an eight would give him a ten-high straight - but Griffin didn't make a straight when the 
completed the board, he made a flush.
and Black led with a bet of 35,000. Harder responded with a raise to 145,000, and after pausing just a few beats Black called the raise.
for a Broadway wrap and a flush draw, but he was in tough shape as Black held 
for a full house.
and he exited in 18th.
and only Madsen made the call to see the 
fall on the turn and Clements check over to Madsen. Madsen paused for a few moments before tossing in 61,000 to force a fold from Clements.
on the turn gave him a better two pair, and Hannawa filled up when the 
. Black checked, Chapman bet 27,000, and after a pause Black called. The turn was the 
and both players checked. The 
and 
