Thomas Hunt: / /
Jeffery Taylor: / /
Andrew Kelsall: / /
Steven Sobel and Thomas Hunt have been eliminated. The latter was all in and at risk on fourth street in a three-way seven-card stud hi-lo hand that saw him bet all further streets except for seventh. He was called by Jeffery Taylor, who ended up winning the high pot with for kings and fives. Kelsall had a worse two pair and a low with the , and Hunt had a sweat with with his last card still to come, but he could only show the as last card.
David "Bakes" Baker: / /
Brandon Shack-Harris: [XxXx[ / /
David "Bakes" Baker bet the sixth and seventh streets. Brandon Shack-Harris called the first bet rather quickly and the latter after plenty of consideration. On seventh street, he placed his chips on top of Baker's, and the latter rolled over for a pair of aces to claim the pot.
Adam Crawford: / /
Brandon Shack-Harris: [XxXx[ / /
One hand later, Shack-Harris completed with a queen showing, and Adam Crawford defended his bring-in. Crawford called bets until sixth street, and Shack-Harris then checked seventh street. Crawford bet and was called. He announced a flush and showed to win the hand.
Paul Sokoloff doubled up his stack of 12,500 chips in seven-card stud with a pair of kings, while two razz hands brought plenty of action.
West: / /
Taylor:
West was already all in and mucked after seventh street when Esther Taylor had improved to a nine-eight, joining the rail in 47th place.
William Klevitz: / /
Francisco Hernandez: / /
One table over, Francisco Hernandez battled with William Klevitz and called bets from his opponent on both sixth and seventh streets. Klevitz turned over , and Hernandez mucked to remain very short in chips.
The 47 remaining players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break, and the T100 chips will be raced off from each table. Action will resume at approximately 7.35 p.m. local time with another 4 1/2 levels are scheduled for today.
Helen Ellis was the initial raiser from early position and David "Bakes" Baker called in the big blind. The latter bet the turn, and Ellis called before doing so again on the river. Baker showed for two pair, and Ellis mucked.
Down to one big blind, she shoved the next hand, and Pouria Amiraslani raised. Benjamin Dobson called in the big blind and check-raised the flop to force a fold from Amiraslani.
Ellis:
Dobson:
The turn and were both blanks for Ellis, and she could all but smile before heading to the rail.
There were three limpers, with Max Pescatori and Stuart Williams on the button among them. On the flop, Pescatori bet, and Williams raised. Only Pescatori called. After the turn, Pescatori check-called a bet before betting the river.
Williams sighed, contemplating his action for a good minute before releasing the cards into the muck.