Ben Keeline and Kevin Ayow got all of the chips in the middle preflop and it was Ayow who was at risk for around 50,000. Keeline turned over and was up against the of Ayow.
The flop of was no help to Ayow who was looking to hit an ace. The on the turn gave Keeline a set of tens and Ayow was drawing dead to the on the river.
There's no doubt that Baitai Li is back at the top of the chip counts as we approach the second break of the day. He just eliminated Shahar Levi, the majority of whose 90,000+ stack went in on a flop. Levi held which, needless to say, had been well in front of Li's preflop, but had gone behind as Li flopped a straight. Levi still had hearts that could make him a flush, but the disappointed him.
Sam Cohen opened to 6,400 in early position and Jason Wandling moved all in for around 55,000 on the button. The action was back on Cohen who instantly called.
Sam Cohen:
Jason Wandling:
Cohen looked across the table to see how many chips Wandling had before the cards came out. "Don't you wanna know how much before you call?" Wandling asked.
"Nope," Cohen shook her head.
The board ran out to give both players a straight but Cohen's was obviously higher to eliminate Wandling.
The action folded around to Bret Zorich in the small blind who shipped all in for 21,700, around seven big blinds. Thomas Boivin was also a short stack at the table and quickly called from the big blind.
Bret Zorich:
Thomas Boivin:
The flop came to give Zorich the lead with two pair. The on the turn and the on the river did not help Boivin who now fell to seven big blinds himself.
Justin Ligeri has eliminated Kevin Song, combining two short stacks, close in chips, into one just-under-average one. On a three-way flop of Song announced, "I'm all in," hearing, "I call," from neighbour Ligeri. This was enough for the third player to fold.
Song:
Ligeri: "Want to run it twice?" he asked.
The dealer ran it once, and the turn and river left Ligeri with a flush and Song felted, in the bracket that pays $3,906.
Naor Slobodskoy opened to 6,500 on the button and Martin Jacobson defended from the big blind. The flop came and Jacobson check-called a bet of 6,000 from Slobodskoy.
The turn was the and Jacobson led out for 12,000. Slobodskoy called and the landed on the river. Jacobson fired out another small bet fo 15,000 only to have Slobodskoy slide in a stack for nearly all of his chips. Jacobson quickly folded and Slobodskoy raked in the pot.