John Wurden shoved all in from early position for 46,500, and Todd Breyfogle pushed over the top of that for another 20,500 from his left. Everyone else folded.
Breyfogle:
Wurden:
Wurden flopped his opponent nearly dead when the fanned out from the dealer's hand. The and finished out the hand.
"As if that wasn't enough," another player at the table said with a laugh as Wurden made trips to boot.
Rocky Wylie three-bet to 62,000 after the small blind raised to 28,000. The small blind shoved for about 200,000, and Wylie made the call.
Wylie:
Small blind:
Wylie had caught his opponent making a move, but the flop made things interesting, offering potential for both players. A turn ended the drama by giving Wylie the nuts though, and a completed the board.
With the elimination of Donald Winter, who held and didn't improve against opponents with and , we're down to 36 players. These players will all walk away with money, and they're currently redrawing while the clock is paused.
With the board reading , Ric Cacho check-called a bet of 30,000 in a blind versus button situation.
"I just don't believe you," he said, shaking his head before making the call. The river brought a , and Cacho checked. His opponent looked at the pot, and Cacho told him that he "only had one move."
The player on the button looked Cacho in the eye and obliged, putting Cacho all in for his last 77,000. Cacho folded the face up, and his opponent showed for two pair.
We haven't heard much from our Day 1a chip leader today, and he seems to be hovering around the same stack he ended Day 1 with. We did catch him all in with against a short stack's , and Dirksen was unable to catch up.
Kishore Marimganti just busted Brian Zupancich when his held against all in before the flop.
Then, as the rest of the table broke around them, Kishore Marimganti saw his three-bet to 45,000 called by a player who had opened from the cutoff. Marimganti shoved the , and the player in the cutoff began tanking for his last 100,000 or so.
"You have jacks again?" he asked Marimganti. After a bit, he mucked face up, and Marimganti showed him respect back by turning over before taking the pot.
After an early-position open from Eddie Bryant, Blake Bohn three-bet from the hijack, only to see Rob Wazwaz ship for about 314,000 from the small blind. Bohn called when action folded back to him.
Bohn:
Wazwaz:
The flop gave Wazwaz some hope with a flush draw, but he couldn't fill it on the turn or river.
fanned out from the dealer's hand. The 
and 
finished out the hand.
flop made things interesting, offering potential for both players. A 
turn ended the drama by giving Wylie the nuts though, and a 
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, Ric Cacho check-called a bet of 30,000 in a blind versus button situation.
, and Cacho checked. His opponent looked at the pot, and Cacho told him that he "only had one move."
face up, and his opponent showed 
against a short stack's 
, and the player in the cutoff began tanking for his last 100,000 or so.
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