In Level 8 with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante of 200, "MDPoker" raised to 17,600 in middle position and "theGrat3fulDead" reraised all in from the small blind. "MDpoker" had a few big blinds left and called, sending the two off to the races.
"MDpoker": 
"theGrat3fulDeaD": 
"MDpoker" was in a coin-flip situation for their tournament life and saw an unfavorable flop of 
. Their dismay didn't last for long, however, as the turn 
quickly followed to give them a set of nines and leave "theGrat3fulDeaD" drawing dead to the river 
, which completed the double to give them a stack of nearly 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,300
49,300
|
49,300 |
|
|
35,593
-1,833
|
-1,833 |
, further reducing their number of outs by one. The board ran out 
and "Barrettwins" jammed for 5,400. "feller1485" quickly called.
to give "Barrettwins" an open-ended straight draw. However, the river 
was safe and they eliminated "Barrettwins" from the tournament, earning their bounty as the pot was shipped their way to bring their stack back over 30,000 to go along with it.
and river 
completed the runout, leaving their ace kicker best to go along with the board's two pair to earn them an early double.
.
. However, "Anonymous5413" held as the river 
for a pair of sixes, and "goods21" tabled 