In the hijack, Mike Morton raised to 67,000 to open the pot. Next door, Marc Levy had about 450,000 chips left when he moved all in on a three-bet shove. But the action wasn't done yet. On the button, John Riordan called Levy's shove, and Morton got the message as he quickly released his cards into the muck.
Levy probably knew his was in trouble, and indeed, Riordan had the goods as he turned over .
Board:
That does nothing for Levy's underpair, and he has been sent to the cashier to collect 14th-place money.
Riordan is pretty much crushing, and he's climbed up over 3 million chips with that knockout.
Under the gun, Barry Wiedemann opened to 60,000, and his neighbor John Riordan reraised to 140,000. When it came back to Wiedemann, he shoved for more than 800,000, and Riordan made the call to put a huge pot and his opponent's tournament life up for grabs.
Showdown
Wiedemann:
Riordan:
The board never made it up to nine as it ran out to hold Riordan's jacks. Unable to catch up, Wiedemann has been eliminated in 15th place, good for $12,867.
Riordan, on the other hand, has opened up quite a lead on the field. His 2.84 million chips gives him nearly a 2-1 lead over Jesse Okonczak and the rest of the field.
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From the button, Jesse Okonczak opened to 65,000, and Austin Buchanan called from the big blind to go heads up.
The flop came , and Buchanan checked to the raiser. When Okonczak continued out wiht 75,000 chips, however, he snuck in a check-raise to 225,000. The response from Okonczak? All in for 725,000 total. Buchanan was on a big draw, and he made the call with the covering stack and . Ryan Lenaghan said he folded , stealing a couple outs from Buchanan.
The turn came the , and that kept Okonczak's kings safe. The river was a blank as well, and the pocket kings give him a big double up to 1.62 million. He's moved just ahead of Buchanan's 1.48 million and up into second place with that pot.
Ryan Lenaghan raised to 65,000 (as he is prone to do), and Barry Wiedemann once again gave him action, this time flat-calling to see a flop.
Heads up, the dealer spread , and Lenaghan continued out with a bet of 88,000. Wiedemann called, and both players checked the turn. Lenaghan checked again following the river, and Wiedemann took his cue to fire 165,000 at the pot. When Lenaghan called, however, he surrendered with a, "You got it."
Lenaghan turned up , and despite the fact that his two pair had been counterfeited, his ace kicker was good enough to drag the pot. He's back up to 1.32 million now as he and Wiedemann continue to pass chips back and forth.
In the hijack seat, Ryan Lenaghan opened to 65,000 before Barry Wiedemann shoved all in for 584,000. Lenaghan spent a moment considering before announcing the call, and Weidemann was flipping for his tournament life.
Showdown
Lenaghan:
Wiedemann:
The flop was money in the bank for the at-risk player as he was just runner-runner away from a big double up. The turn was a blank for Lenaghan, and the river means Wiedemann will shoot all the way up to 1.26 million. That loss sets Lenaghan right back to the million-chip mark, and he still has a little bit of wiggle room with 33 big blinds.
John Riordan and Frank Hernandez have spent much of the last hour tangling with each other, and we find them once again involved in an all-in pot. Hernandez got his money in before the flop with , and he was in bad shape when Riordan put him to the test with the dominating .
Hernandez found a queen on the flop, but it was a disaster. The dealer spread out , and Hernandez had no heart with which to sweat a flush draw. He was drawing dead to a chop or runner-runner full house (or quads), but the turn and river blanked off with the and respectively.
With that, Hernandez has been giving his marching orders. He'll head to the payout desk to pick up $10,601 on his way out the door, and the remaining 15 players will get a small pay bump thanks to his exit.
Riordan looks to have retaken the chip lead with that pot, sitting now with 2.1 million in front of him.
In middle position, Mike Minetti (or "Waldo" as his mother apparently calls him -- hi mom!) opened to 75,000. Around in the small blind, Jon Brody took a minute to consider before making the call for a significant chunk of his stack.
Heads up, the flop fell , and Brody moved all in for 308,000. Minetti quickly called, and the cards were turned up. It was Brody's in the lead for now, but Minetti's had half the deck for outs.
The turn was a scary red card but safe for Brody, and the river was as blank as it gets. The nines hold to double Brody to 828,000, knocking Minetti back to 990,000 in the process.
Marc Levy opened to 72,000 in early position and Jorge Rivera shoved from the button for 327,000. Action folded back to Levy and after a few moments, he opted to give it up.
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was in trouble, and indeed, Riordan had the goods as he turned over 
.
to hold Riordan's jacks. Unable to catch up, Wiedemann has been eliminated in 15th place, good for $12,867.
, and Buchanan checked to the raiser. When Okonczak continued out wiht 75,000 chips, however, he snuck in a check-raise to 225,000. The response from Okonczak? All in for 725,000 total. Buchanan was on a big draw, and he made the call with the covering stack and 
. Ryan Lenaghan said he folded 
, stealing a couple outs from Buchanan.
, and Lenaghan continued out with a bet of 88,000. Wiedemann called, and both players checked the 
turn. Lenaghan checked again following the 
river, and Wiedemann took his cue to fire 165,000 at the pot. When Lenaghan called, however, he surrendered with a, "You got it."
flop was money in the bank for the at-risk player as he was just runner-runner away from a big double up. The turn 
means Wiedemann will shoot all the way up to 1.26 million. That loss sets Lenaghan right back to the million-chip mark, and he still has a little bit of wiggle room with 33 big blinds.
, and he was in bad shape when Riordan put him to the test with the dominating 
.
, and Hernandez had no heart with which to sweat a flush draw. He was drawing dead to a chop or runner-runner full house (or quads), but the turn and river blanked off with the 
and 
, and Brody moved all in for 308,000. Minetti quickly called, and the cards were turned up. It was Brody's 
in the lead for now, but Minetti's 
was a scary red card but safe for Brody, and the river 