Jason Wheeler got the last of his short stack in the middle against Jason Stockfish on a flop of . Wheeler showed for aces and the nut flush draw, but Stockfish flipped over for trip jacks, so Wheeler needed to improve to preserve his tournament life.
The on the turn was no help to Wheeler and neither was the river, so Stockfish took the pot to end Wheeler's run in this tournament.
Four players saw a flop of and action checked to William Migely who bet. Two opponents folded and Yasho Chin made a pot-sized check-raise. Migely jammed to put Chin to a decision for her stack and she snap-called. The two players were very nearly even in chips.
Chin:
Migley:
Chin had the lead with top set but Migely had the nut-flush draw, so Chin had to dodge diamonds in order to double-up.
The on the turn was a safe card for Chin, but the river gave Migely the nut flush and he took the pot to send Chin to the cage and seize the chip lead by miles.
With a substantial pot already brewing and the board reading , Jon Lane had the button and got his entire stack in the middle against Justin Gardenhire, who was in middle position.
Lane:
Gardenhire:
Both players flopped straights, but Lane had the best of it with the queen-high straight to Gardenhire's jack-high straight. However, Lane still had to dodge spades, jacks, and eights which would give Gardenhire a flush or full house. The on the turn was a safe card for Lane, but the river wasn't and Gardenhire took the pot with a flush to eliminate Lane.