David Bach raised to 5,300 from middle position and the small blind shoved, putting Bach, who started the hand with 38,900 to a decision for the remainder of his stack. Bach quickly called to put himself at risk and the two players tabled their hands.
Bach:
Small blind:
Bach was racing for his tournament life and his opponent needed to improve in order to knock him out. After the board ran out Bach's jacks were still best, so he took the pot to double up.
Christian Harder raised to 5,500 from middle position, Ted Lawson called from the hijack, and the big blind called as well.
The flop came and the big blind checked. Harder bet 5,000, Lawson raised to 15,000, the big blind folded, and Harder did the same shortly thereafter, so the dealer pushed the pot to Lawson.
Pete Chen was down to his last 6,500 chips and moved them all into the middle from under the gun. A player in middle position three-bet shoved for what looked like about 25,000, everyone else got out of the way, and the two players tabled their hands.
Pete Chen:
Middle position:
Chen needed help from the deck in order to double up, but he didn't connect with the board, so his opponent took the pot to send him to the rail.
Matt Affleck raised to 4,000 from early position, a player in middle position called, and the small blind three-bet jammed for about 40,000. Affleck shoved over the top, the middle-position player folded, and the two live players tabled their hands.
Matt Affleck:
Small blind:
Affleck had the better Broadway pair and his opponent needed to improve to survive. The flop changed nothing, the turn and river were blanks, and Affleck took the pot to send his opponent to the rail.
The money bubble has broken and all remaining players are guaranteed to cash for at least $832.
There were six all-in-and-calls on the first hand of hand-for-hand play and no players were eliminated. There were four the next hand and all players survived.