Kris Bradshaw Eliminated; Calenzo Makes Some Moves

Foster Doubles Through Holder - 4:40 PM

Action folded to Mike Foster on the button and he raised to 75,000. John Holder reraised from the small blind to 225,000 and Foster responded by moving all in for 322,000 more. Holder tanked for a couple minutes before making the call and showing {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} . Not a bad hand but not as good as Foster's {A-Spades} {A-Clubs} . The board ran out {10-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {7-Diamonds} and Foster doubled to around 1.1 million

Jacks for Calenzo - 4:48 PM

We picked up the action on the flop with the board reading {10-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} . John Holder checked to Kevin Calenzo and he fired 77,000. Holder folded and Calenzo showed the {J-Hearts} {J-Spades} with a smile.

Bradshaw Squeezes - 4:53 PM

From the button, Kevin Calenzo raised to 66,000. Charles "Woody" Moore called from the small blind and then Kris Bradshaw squeezed all in from the big blind for 388,000. Calenzo let it go and then Moore followed suit.

Calenzo Starts to Slip - 4:57 PM

From the cutoff seat, Kevin Calenzo raised to 66,000. Mike Foster made the call out of the big blind and off to a heads-up flop they went.

The flop came down {Q-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {J-Spades} and Foster checked. Calenzo fired 56,000 and Foster made the call to bring them to fourth street where the {10-Spades} was added. Foster checked and Calenzo checked behind.

The river card was the {6-Diamonds} and Foster paused for a few moments before firing out a bet worth 200,000. Calenzo tanked for a couple minutes and then folded his hand. He dropped back to one million in chips. Foster increased to 1.21 million.

Calenzo Slips Some More - 5:00 PM

On the flop of {A-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} , John Holder checked to Kevin Calenzo. He checked behind to see the {6-Hearts} come on the turn. Holder checked again and Calenzo didn't check behind this time. Instead, he fired out 86,000. Holder made the call.

The river card was the {4-Clubs} and Holder checked once more. Calenzo fired 101,000 and Holder stuck out the chips to match him. Calenzo tabled the {10-Spades} {10-Diamonds} , but his two pair was no good against the {Q-Hearts} {9-Hearts} for Holder to make a heart flush.

Calenzo dropped to about 750,000 after this hand while Holder built back to 1.27 million.

Another Loss for Calenzo - 5:04 PM

From the button John Holder limped in. Kevin Calenzo completed from the small blind and Charles "Woody" Moore checked in the big blind. The three players saw a flop come down {K-Clubs} {9c] {4-Hearts} and action checked to Holder on the button. He fired out 55,000 and Calenzo made the call. Moore folded.

The turn card put the {A-Hearts} on board and Calenzo was up first. He fired 87,000 before Holder raised to 237,000. Calenzo began mumbling about Holder having limped big on the button and then folded his hand.

More chips were pushed away from Calenzo as he saw his stack slide to below 600,000.

Kris Bradshaw Eliminated in 5th Place ($24,782) - 5:18 PM

Kris Bradshaw moved all in from the cutoff for 418,000 and Kevin Calenzo quickly called from the big blind. Bradshaw revealed {10-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} and was in bad shape against the {J-Spades} {J-Hearts} of Calenzo.

Bradshaw rose from his seat as the flop came {3-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {4-Hearts} , bringing him one step closer to the door. The {2-Clubs} on the turn changed nothing and neither did the {K-Clubs} on the river. Bradshaw was eliminated in 5th place while Calenzo chipped up to 1.1 million. "Get that ring, Frodo," Chris Tryba told his friend as he raked in the pot.

"Draw is No Good" - 5:40 PM

John Holder limped and Kevin Calenzo raised to 97,000 on the button. Charles "Woody" Moore was in the small blind and made the call as Holder got out of the way. The flop came down {6-Clubs} {J-Spades} {3-Spades} and Moore bet out 200,000. Calenzo moved all in for 837,000 more and Moore seemed surprised. "Really," he exclaimed, "I have all the draws in the world."

"Draw is no good," Calenzo responded. Moore showed the {A-Spades} and tossed his cards into the muck.

Last Hand of the Level - 5:54 PM

The last hand of the level saw Charles "Woody" Moore raise to 90,000 from the small blind. Mike Foster then made it 250,000 to go from the big blind and Moore made a quick call. The flop came down {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} and Moore grabbed two stacks of grey, worth 300,000, and pushed them in the pot. Foster, who had a total of 690,000 behind, tanked for a solid five minutes before letting the hand go.