Matt Stout led out for 23,000 on a flop of . His opponent, Mark Davis, called.
The turn was the , Stout led out again - this time for 81,000 - and Davis went deep into the tank. He cut out enough pink T5,000 chips to make the call, then pulled them back into his stack and unhappily folded.
Matt Stout raised the minimum to 8,000 from middle position, then Eoghan O'Dea called from late position. It folded to Stephen Wolfe in the big blind who reraised to 39,000. Stout called the reraise, and O'Dea called as well.
The flop came , and Wolfe promptly bet all in for his last 23,000. Stout called the shove while O'Dea stepped aside.
Wolfe:
Stout:
Wolfe had an overpair and a flush draw while Stout had outs to a straight. The turn was the , filling both players' draws but giving Wolfe the better hand and leaving Stout drawing dead.
George Danzer, Johannes Strassmann, and Stephen Chidwick were three handed on a board of . They all checked.
The completed the board, Danzer knuckled again, and Strassmann fired out 18,000. Chidwick was his only caller, and the Brit mucked when Strassmann showed for a flush.
Jared Bleznick raised to 8,000 from under the gun, a player called on his direct left, and David Chiu went to call, but accidentally fumbled forward 12,000. He then pulled back chips, making it look like 8,000, and the action folded to 2013 bracelet winner Sandeep Pulusani.
"That was a raise, right?" Pulusani asked the dealer.
Without being told to, Chiu traded one of his yellow T1,000 chips for a pink T5,000 chip, and the bet was once again 12,000. Pulusani raised the pot, making it 56,000, and Bleznick re-potted. The action folded back to Pulusani, who called all in for around 27,000 more.
Pulusani:
Bleznick:
"You can guess who I'm rooting for," Chiu said, smiling.
The dealer fanned , Bleznick requested a nine, and low and behold the turn was the . The bricked off on the river, and Pulusani was eliminated.
"You guys thought he had aces?" Bleznick asked the table after the hand.
Fredrik Andersson raised to 10,000 from the cutoff seat and got calls from both blinds — Joseph Cheong and Marcel Luske. The flop came , and it checked to Andersson who promptly bet 12,500. Cheong let his hand go, but Luske called.
The turn brought the and both players checked. Both again checked after the river.
Luske showed for a king-high straight, but Andersson had for Broadway and scooped the small pot.
Players have now left for a one-hour dinner break. When they return the plan will be for them to play five more one-hour levels before those who remain bag up for the night.
Paul Pierce, who is set to be traded from the Boston Celtics to the Brooklyn Nets on July 10, checked on a flop of . Nadar Kakhmazov tossed out 4,000, Pierce check-raised to 24,000, and Kakhmazov moved all in. Pierce called for a few thousand more.
Pierce:
Kakhmazov:
Pierce was drawing dead, and hit the rail when the turn and river came , respectively.
Over on an adjacent table, Frank Kassela was all in against Nach Barbero on the river of a board. Kassela's hand went into the muck before we could catch it, but it was no matter, as Barbero had for quad sevens.
They are nearing the end of Level 14 and the dinner break, with Alexey Rybin having maintained his monster stack through the last couple of hours to continue to lead the way as the field has shrunk under 70 players.
Anthony Zinno raised to 6,500 from early position, Keith Lehr three-bet to 22,500 on the button, and Zinno called. The dealer fanned , Zinno checked, and Lehr bet the pot. Zinno moved all in for around 90,000 or so, and Lehr quickly called.
Zinno:
Lehr:
The turn was the , changing nothing, and the completed the board, giving Zinno a straight. It also gave Lehr a flush though, eliminating Zinno from the tournament. Lehr now sits with 270,000 chips.