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Charles Johnson has found another double up.
This time it was pocket jacks over Rick Block's weak ace. He hit a set of jacks for good measure and is climbing right back in it now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
850,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
Dan Wagner shipped it in from the button again, and this time it was Ray LaRouech calling all in for his tournament life with the 
.
Wagner had the 
and although ace-high held through the 
board to the turn, Wagner filled up on the 
river to send LaRouech home fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted |
Charles Johnson lost heaps chasing down Rick Block then folding the river on a board with three fours.
However, he managed to double his short stack when Newton Graziano and Dan Wagner limped into his big blind. Johnson shipped it in and only Wagner called.
Johnson's 
held over Wagner's 
on a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
2,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
420,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
Rick Block and Newton Graziano got into a preflop raising war that saw the former ship it in and the latter call it off for his tournament life.
Block had the 
, but Graziano was holding the 
and never really had to sweat it, as the board rolled out 
, making him a full house.
The double didn't hurt Block much, but it was much needed for Graziano, who had been bleeding chips all level long.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
-357,000
|
-357,000 |
|
900,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Ray LaRouech has risen from the ashes here, picking up aces and Charles Johnson's big blind an unfathomable amount of times over the past 30 minutes.
In fact, he has shown aces twice and continues the long slow climb out of the basement here with a series of unconventional more-than-three-times the blind opening raises that appear to be working.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
580,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
Big stack Dan Wagner shoved the button into the two smallest stacks' blinds. Charles Johnson decided to look him up from the small blind, calling all in for his tournament life with the 
.
Wagner was crushed with the 
and almost got lucky on the 
board, but didn't. Johnson is now out of the basement, but Wagner still sits on top
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
-488,000
|
-488,000 |
|
|
850,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,188,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
2,357,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
898,000
-102,000
|
-102,000 |
|
|
505,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
353,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Some early fireworks have seen Joseph Reichenbacher dispatched to the rail.
Dan Wagner made it 52,000 from the cutoff and Reichenbacher called from the button. Charles Johnson came along for the ride and they went three-handed to the 
flop. Johnson checked and Wagner continued for 81,000. Both players called and the turn came the .
Johnson and Wagner checked, but Reichenbacher moved in for 489,000. Johnson took his time, but eventually called before Wagner moved all in over the top.
Johnson let it go and the hands were revealed:
Wagner: 
Reichenbacher: 
Reichenbacher was crushed by Wagner's trip sevens with an ace and with Johnson claiming pocket nines and happy to still be here, Reichenbacher hit the rail.
On over three million now, Wagner is firmly in control five-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
1,395,000
|
1,395,000 |
|
|
500,000
-454,000
|
-454,000 |
|
Busted |
