Blumenfield Whittled Down Further
Nível 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The board read 
. From the big blind, Neil Blumenfield led out for 6,100. Robert James raised from early position to 15,000.
Blumenfield called. James tabled the 
flush. Blumenfield mucked in frustration and pounded some of his remaining chips on the table as his stack became shorter.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
147,000 | 147,000 |
|
23,500 | -14,500 |
and his opponent had bet 19,000 into a pot of about 30,000. After some thought, Hagenlocher made the call. 
, making trips for Hagenlocher. 
runout to double, but he was seen exiting the tournament area minutes later after another shove. 
and Akkari continued for 16,000.
before tossing them back to the dealer.
river, Friedman fired for 10,000, and his opponent quickly mucked, giving the pot to the one time bracelet winner.
turn saw Hong check for a second time and his opponent again bet, this time a much chunkier 11,400. Hong counted out his stack before announcing all in for 28,700. The late position player did not appear happy but made the call. 
landed on the felt, eliciting cries of "Yes! Yes! Yes!" from the late position player. Hong, meanwhile, who, after taking down the Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH Championship last week said he had his eyes set on the Main Event bracelet, will have to wait for another year to take his shot at poker immortality.
on the turn.
to give Li the full house and end Kschinka's tournament.