Ryan Ricafranca moved all in for his last 163,000 against Kurt Jewell. The duo were in for a classic coin flip with Ricafranca at risk.
Ryan Ricafranca:
Kurt Jewell:
The flop helped Jewell immediately, pairing his ace, and neither of the remaining tens came for Ricafranca on the runout to end his day in the top 100.
Francisco Benitez opened to 30,000 from under the gun and received a sole call from the big blind.
Action checked through the flop to the turn where the big blind checked for a second time. Benitez fired a delayed continuation of 25,000, eliciting a fold from his opponent.
A player moved all in from under the gun and Jesse Sylvia called in the cutoff. The remaining players got out of the way to put the under the gun player at risk.
Under the Gun Player:
Jesse Sylvia:
The at risk player was in terrible shape, needing something close to a miracle to survive. No help was forthcoming on the runout, sending the under the gun player out of the tournament. Sylvia, meanwhile, has emerged as one of the big stacks in the room.
Tony Mah moved all in from the cutoff and was called by Alex Foxen in the small blind and the big blind.
The players checked the flop, then Foxen bet 12,000 on the turn. The big blind folded and Foxen showed his for a pair of fives.
Unfortunately for Foxen, he was trailing Mah's , which held a pair of aces. The on the river changed nothing and Mah stayed alive with the help of Foxen.
Ben Yu opened to 24,000 from under the gun and the big blind defended to send the two players heads-up to the flop.
The big blind checked to the preflop raiser on the flop and Yu continued for 15,000. That bet was enough to get his opponent off of his hand keep the four time bracelet winner chipping up.
A player opened to 20,000 from under the gun and received a single call from Michael Rossitto on the button.
The under the gun player continued for 15,000 on the flop and Rossitto made the call to see a turn.
Both players checked through the board pairing turn to the river where the under the gun player checked once again. Rossitto, unwilling to go to a cheap showdown, fired off a hefty 80,000. His opponent went into the tank but eventually decided to pick a better spot and released her cards.