A huge pot went down where all the chips went in the middle between two of the chip leaders, Jeff Armstrong and Tim Chocklett, on a flop of with Chocklett having flopped top two pair with . He was going to need help, however, as Armstrong had flopped a flush with . Chocklett did not hit a king or jack and was eliminated in tenth place. Armstrong in the meantime becomes the first player with more than a million in chips.
They are now drawing for seats for the final table.
We didn't catch the action but according to the table Chad Setser was eliminated when he moved all in on an flop with and Libby Wilson called with . Setser was unable to hit his flush or five and was eliminated in 11th place for $4,244.
A short-stacked Bryan Dillon moved all in first to act from the button with . It was unfortunate timing for Dillon as Libby Wilson woke up with in the big blind. The ladies would hold for Wilson and Dillon was eliminated in 12th place collecting $4,244 for his efforts.
After doubling up to move his stack back to a little more than 100,000, Chris Hochscheid opened for 50,000. Andrew Jeffrey asked how much he had behind and raised it up to 100,000 after getting an answer from his opponent. The rest of the table folded and Hochscheid moved all in. Jeffrey made the call and turned over which had Hochscheid's dominated.
The dealer ran out a flop of giving Jeffrey the nut flush draw to go with his better kicker. The turn was the and the river was the and Jeffrey's jack kicker was enough to take the pot. Hochscheid finished in 13th place for $3,312.
On the last hand before the break, Sam Smith limped from the button and John Moe completed from the small blind. Chris Hochsteid made it 55,000 to go from the big blind and Smith snap-shoved for his last 167,000. Moe folded and after thinking it over for a bit Hochsteid said "I'm sure I'm way behind" and then called.
He was way behind as Smith had which crushed his . The board would run out to give Smith the double up and leave Hochsteid on fumes with just 33,000.
It was folded to Chris Hochscheid on the button who opened to 22,000. Josh Burdick called from the small blind and the two would both check the flop. The turn was the and Burdick checked to Hochscheid who put out a minimum bet of 10,000. Burdick quickly announced all in for 165,000 total and Hochscheid beat him into the pot as he had turned a full house with his .
"Wow," muttered Burdick as he tabled for trip deuces. Only a queen would keep him in the tournament and that was precisely what the dealer put out as the river card was the .
"Wow," Burdick said again, this time with glee in his voice. "I was ready to pack it up."
Hochscheid said nothing. He counted out the chips to pay off Burdick and pushed them to the dealer.
Sam Smith has been surviving with a short stack for most of the evening and he doubled again just moments ago. He limped in first to act and John Moe made it 40,000 to go. Josh Burdick made the call out of the small blind and when it got back to Smith he moved all in. Moe folded and Burdick made the call. Smith had and was facing Burdick's .
Burdick would take the lead on the flop and nothing would change on the river. He would hit Broadway on the river though when the dealer put out the . Burdick shook his head in disgust as Smith doubled for at least the third time in the last two hours. He's sitting with a much healthier stack of 300,000 now.
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with Chocklett having flopped top two pair with 
. He was going to need help, however, as Armstrong had flopped a flush with 
and Libby Wilson called with 
. Setser was unable to hit his flush or five and was eliminated in 11th place for $4,244.
dominated.
giving Jeffrey the nut flush draw to go with his better kicker. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
and Jeffrey's jack kicker was enough to take the pot. Hochscheid finished in 13th place for $3,312.
. The board would run out 
flop. The turn was the 
for trip deuces. Only a queen would keep him in the tournament and that was precisely what the dealer put out as the river card was the 
.
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. Burdick shook his head in disgust as Smith doubled for at least the third time in the last two hours. He's sitting with a much healthier stack of 300,000 now.