There were about 55,000 chips in the middle and the flop was out when we got to the table. Daniel Weinman had checked from the big blind, a player in middle position bet 55,000, and Weinman check-raised all-in for a total of 157,000. His opponent went into the tank, eventually folded face-up, and the dealer pushed the pot Weinman's way.
Dealers had been instructed to stand up after the conclusion of the hand in progress to prepare for hand-for-hand play on the money bubble, but it proved unnecessary.
Dutch Boyd raised the button, the small blind three-bet to what looked like 70,000, and Boyd called, leaving himself about 28,000 chips behind.
The flop came and the small blind bet enough to put Boyd to a decision for his remaining chips. He called and the two players tabled their hands.
Dutch Boyd:
Small blind:
Boyd found himself behind with the worse of the two overpairs and needed help from the deck to survive. The turn and river were no help to Boyd and his opponent took the pot to eliminate him.
Adam Daniel raised to 21,000 from the hijack and Men Nguyen called from the big blind.
The flop came and Nguyen checked. Daniel bet 26,000 and Nguyen called.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The fell on the river and Nguyen bet 45,000, sending Daniel into the tank. He ultimately called and tabled and his hand was good enough to win the pot.
Tom West moved all in from the cutoff for 21,000 and the player in the big blind called with a covering stack.
Tom West:
Big blind:
West's opponent had the preflop advantage and West needed help from the deck to survive. The board ran out to give the big blind the nut flush, who took the pot to eliminate West.