Kevin Calenzo put in a raise preflop from middle position only to have Shiva Dudani move all in right behind him for a little less than 150,000. Action folded back to Calenzo who quickly called.
Calenzo:
Dundani:
Dudani was in big trouble and things looked bleak as the flop came down . The on the turn changed nothing and Dudani was looking for an eight on the river to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, it was the and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Dudani, who entered the event as the points leader on the WSOP-C National Leaderboard with 125 points, will be awarded 20 points for his performance in this tournament. This will bring his total to 145 points and with the next highest non-qualifier sitting with just 90 points, Dudani has likely attained a total that'll be good enough for a spot in the WSOP-C National Championship freeroll where he will have a chance to compete for a million dollars and a WSOP bracelet.
Mike Foster began this doozie of a hand with a raise to 35,000 from middle position. Ilias Kellikidis made the call from the hijack seat and then Miguel Borrero looked down at his cards. He shipped all of his chips into the middle for an all-in bet worth 299,000 from the cutoff seat. Inthe next seat was John Holder and he reraised all in. After the blinds folded, Foster was back up and he tanked for several minutes with 231,000 in chips behind. Eventually, he folded his hand and then Kellikidis folded pocket fives behind him, leaving Borrero to battle with Holder.
It was Holder holding the best of it against Borrero with the against Borrero's .
The board ran out and Holder held up with a pair of aces. Borrero stood next to the table, hands on his hips, shaking his head. Holder did in fact have him covered after the final count was verified just to be sure. Borrero was eliminated in 18th place for just over $5,000 while Holder shot up to about 700,000 in chips.
From the small blind, Drazen Ilich made it 28,000 to go. Charles "Woody" Moore called from the big blind and the flop came down . Ilich fired out 21,000 and Moore moved all in, having Ilich well covered for his last 174,000 chips. Ilich tanked and then folded his hand.
On the next hand, Tuan Bui Le raised to 42,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Ilich on the button and he reraised all in for 172,000. Everyone, including Le, folded and Ilich won the pot.
On the very next hand, action folded to Ilich in the cutoff seat. He raised to 27,000 and Moore reraised all in from the button with his 800,000 chips or so. The two blinds folded and then Ilich also folded, not liking the aggression and pressure applied by Moore.
Drazen Ilich raised to 27,000 preflop only to have David Clough move all in for a total of 93,000. Action folded back to Ilich who reluctantly made the call.
Ilich:
Clough:
Clough was ahead and remained so through the flop. The on the turn brought him one step closer to a double-up, which he obtained when the fell on the river. Clough doubled to apporximately 200,000 while Ilich dropped to the same amount.
The past 20 minutes has been characterized by tight play as players seemed content to make it to the dinner break. Their wish came true as the level has just come to an end and the remaining 18 players have been given one hour to grab a bite to eat.
Austin McCormick moved all in from early position for his last 146,000. Brian McKain thought long and hard before making the call and showing . The table was a little surprise when McCormick turned over .
The flop gave McKain two pair but gave McCormick and open-ended straight draw. The on the turn did not complete it and neither did the on the river. McCormick became our 19th place finisher.
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on the turn changed nothing and Dudani was looking for an eight on the river to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, it was the 
and he was eliminated from the tournament.
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and Holder held up with a pair of aces. Borrero stood next to the table, hands on his hips, shaking his head. Holder did in fact have him covered after the final count was verified just to be sure. Borrero was eliminated in 18th place for just over $5,000 while Holder shot up to about 700,000 in chips.
. Ilich fired out 21,000 and Moore moved all in, having Ilich well covered for his last 174,000 chips. Ilich tanked and then folded his hand.
flop. The 
on the turn brought him one step closer to a double-up, which he obtained when the 
. The table was a little surprise when McCormick turned over 
flop gave McKain two pair but gave McCormick and open-ended straight draw. The 
on the turn did not complete it and neither did the 
on the river. McCormick became our 19th place finisher.