John Hennigan was out of his seat and on the way to the cashier's desk. The action was unknown, but with his departure, the tournament was down to the final two tables.
John Hennigan was out of his seat and on the way to the cashier's desk. The action was unknown, but with his departure, the tournament was down to the final two tables.
Three ways on a board of 10♥9♣9♥Q♥, Calvin Anderson bet from the big blind and Scott Seiver folded from early position. Tom Koral was already all in and at risk from under the gun and hands were revealed.
Tom Koral: A♣Q♣4♥3♣
Calvin Anderson: A♥5♥2♠2♥
The Q♦ completed the board, leaving Anderson best with his flush for the elimination.
Dario Sammartino and Patrick Moulder saw a flop of Q♠7♥9♠.
Moulder check-called Sammartino's bet to see the 3♥ come on the turn. Moulder led out with a bet that was for the rest of Sammartino's chips. Sammartino called to put himself at risk.
Dario Sammartino: A♦A♠10♣9♣
Patrick Moulder: 10♠8♠8♣6♣
The 6♠ river game Moulder a flush and eliminated Sammartino from the tournament.
The action was missed, but Christopher Roth held A♥K♥10♦3♦ against Scott Seiver's A♠7♥3♥2♥ on a board reading 5♣6♠J♥4♣5♦ — giving Seiver the scoop with a straight and eliminating Roth from contention.
PokerNews didn't catch the hand, but Scott Seiver just eliminated Eddie Blumenthal in 21st place after getting all in preflop, with Seiver's A♦A♥Q♦J♥ being enough to win the pot.
Shaun Deeb had become short-stacked from a previous pot and got all his chips in the middle on the A♥6♦J♣ flop. John Racener and Patrick Moulder called him.
The A♦ turn got checked through for the K♠ to come on the river. Moulder check-folded to a bet from Racener.
Shaun Deeb: A♠5♠4♣2♠
John Racener: A♣9♣5♣3♦
Both players had trip Aces, but Racener had the better kicker with his nine to take the pot and eliminate Deeb
Ilia Krupin got all his chips in on the turn on a board of 6♥7♠10♦J♠ with Paul Zappulla and John Hennigan making the call to put him at risk.
The river came the Q♥. After Hennigan bet and Zappulla folded the cards were revealed.
Ilia Krupin: A♦9♠8♠3♣
John Hennigan: A♥K♥J♦2♦
Krupin had the nuts with his jack-high straight and a spade flush redraw, but the river was one of very few cards that could beat him. Hennigan took down the pot with a Broadway straight and eliminated Krupin.
The action was unknown but Ray Henson was eliminated in 24th place as the table redraw was taking place.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 627 | 1 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 400,000 | 10 |
| 627 | 2 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 1,250,000 | 31 |
| 627 | 3 | Patrick Moulder | United States | 555,000 | 14 |
| 627 | 4 | Benny Glaser | United States | 450,000 | 11 |
| 627 | 5 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 425,000 | 11 |
| 627 | 6 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 180,000 | 5 |
| 627 | 7 | John Racener | United States | 1,075,000 | 27 |
| 627 | 8 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 305,000 | 8 |
| 629 | 1 | Robert Yass | United States | 240,000 | 6 |
| 629 | 2 | Tom Koral | United States | 160,000 | 4 |
| 629 | 3 | Christopher Roth | United States | 265,000 | 7 |
| 629 | 4 | Scott Seiver | United States | 980,000 | 25 |
| 629 | 5 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | 80,000 | 2 |
| 629 | 6 | Jake Schwartz | United States | 315,000 | 8 |
| 629 | 7 | Jake Liebeskind | United States | 220,000 | 6 |
| 629 | 8 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 820,000 | 21 |
| 630 | 1 | Paul Zappulla | United States | 1,075,000 | 27 |
| 630 | 2 | Jonathan Cohen | Canada | 565,000 | 14 |
| 630 | 3 | John Hennigan | United States | 225,000 | 6 |
| 630 | 4 | Igor Zektser | United States | 620,000 | 16 |
| 630 | 5 | Sami Saad El-Dein | United States | 1,375,000 | 34 |
| 630 | 6 | Ilia Krupin | Russian Federation | 190,000 | 5 |
| 630 | 7 | ||||
| 630 | 8 | Jordan Spurlin | United States | 415,000 | 10 |