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Level 30
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Joseph Hebert opened to 100,000 in the hijack seat, Ben Mintz three-bet jammed for 680,000 in the small blind, and Hebert made the call.
Hebert: 
Mintz: 
Mintz was in good shape to double, until the dealer fanned 
, giving Hebert a set of threes. Mintz now needed a six or running straight cards to survive, and the 
on the turn left him with just two outs.
It was not to be as the 
completed the board, and the NOLA native was eliminated in 8th place. Gracious as ever, he extended his hand to Hebert and wished the rest of the table good luck.
"I was lucky enough to get it in good," he said with a smile after the hand. "I take our beats like a man."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,530,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
Busted |
to pair Weinman's king, making him an 86.67% favorite. The 
, sending Bhatia to the rail in ninth place for $21,591.
for queen high. Bhatia smiled a little and simply said, "You'd have won." Whether or not that's true will never be known, but one thing is for sure, Weiman isn't afraid to make a move when the feelings right.
, Weiman simply moved all in and put the pressure on Graham, who had 955,000 behind. Graham, who finished sixth in the WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club Main Event back in February for $40,029, thought for a solid four minutes before calling off.
river allowed his hand to hold. With that, the two men are essentially even in chips.
turned, and Hebert fired out another 180,000. Khodayarkhani basically clicked it back, check-raising to 375,000, and Hebert thought for 30 seconds or so before calling.
completed the board, and Khodayarkhani checked for a third and final time.
, Rogen Chhabra, who was in the big blind, check-called a bet of 80,000 from Joseph Hebert. When the 
river put three aces on the board, Chhabra seized the initiative and led out for 160,000. Hebert thought for a minute before putting in a raise to 520,000, and it was enough to get the job done as Chhabra released his hand.