Moments after sending Mike Allis to the rail, Russell Crane has joined him in elimination.
The deed was done by Rodger Johnson, who took his 
up against Crane's 
after a preflop volley of raises.
The flop came 
, adding flush possibilities to Johnson's arsenal of outs, but the 
on the turn missed him. The river did not miss, however, coming 
, and with a king-high flush Johnson added the rest of Crane's stack to his own.
With his stack depleted, and the blinds and antes eroding it further chip by chip, Jeff Blenkarn open-shoved for just over 100,000 holding 
.
Lee Flemming woke up with 
and isolated the action with a raise of his own, bringing the two players to a showdown.
In this overpair versus underpair battle, no miracles could be found on a board of 
, and Blenkarn was forced to depart for the cashier's cage.
Mike Allis shoved from the hijack for about 120,000 and Russell Crane looked him up from the big blind.
Allis: 
Crane: 
The board ran out 
, giving both trips. Crane's ace kicker played and Allis' run is over.
With 37 runners remaining in the WSOP's first ever "Millionaire Maker" event, the next elimination will guarantee the final 36 players a payday of at least $32,882, while the 37th place finisher will earn $26,631.
The jump of over $6,000 may seem insignificant in relation to the $1,000,000+ payday, but for many of the amateurs still competing today, this extra money means mortgage payments, vacations, and maybe even another WSOP tourney.
Expectedly, the familiar refrain of "All-In, table..." voiced regularly by dealers has been heard less often of late, as everyone in the room tries to avoid becoming the next pay jump bubble boy.
Mike Carroll, who made his bones during a deep run in the 2008 WSOP Main Event, has been patiently working the short stack all day, and he recently earned another double to keep his million dollar dreams alive.
Carroll shipped preflop with his 
and was called by Lee Flemming, who held 
.
Ace high had Carroll in the lead, but Flemming's live cards made it anybody's guess who would claim the chips up for grabs.
When the flop fell , however, Carroll's position improved dramatically. The 
turn did give Flemming a chance to suckout, but no runner-runner straights could be made with the 
river.
After finding 
in the hole, Keon Sample made his stand and pushed all-in for his last 200,000 or so chips. The action folded around to Tam Truong in the big blind, who looked down and squeezed his cards, before instantly announcing a call. The speed with which he committed the chips signaled the strength of Truong's hand, and indeed he rolled over .
When the flop came , the final streets were simply a formality, and Sample's hopes of becoming a WSOP-minted millionaire came to an abrupt end.
Nível: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Andy Hwang raised to 32,000 from UTG+2 and Ed Robertson three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind. Hwang called and the flop came down 
.
Robertson continuted for another 75,000, Hwang called, and the 
turn fell. Robertson bet 195,000 effective and Hwang called for his tournament life.
Hwang: 
Robertson: 
The river was no help to Hwang, boosting Robertson's stack to about 2.3 million.
Russell Crane opened for 32,000 from middle position, and an opponent three-bet to 85,000 from the button. Crane liked his hand enough to move all-in for 292,000, and the button player called him down.
Showdown:
Crane: 
Opponent: 
As is so often the case late in tournaments, the two were racing a pocket pair against overcards. A flop of meant Crane's eights had held through the hardest part, and blanks on the turn and river secured a much needed double.
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