Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
"We've got 15 in the high roller," said one member of the staff to the other as Alex Condon was getting up from the table. The dealer was in the process of pushing the pot to Mike Heshmati, who found himself on the right side of the coin flip according to another player at the table.
Condon had gotten down to about 35,000 and shoved all in from middle position. Heshmati was on the button and gave him action.
Alex Condon: 
Mike Heshmati: 
The runout came in Heshmati's favor, resulting in him having the best hand at showdown to secure the elimination and bring the field down to 15.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
164,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
Busted |
. Both Steinman and Garrett checked to put action on Markholt, who bet 5,500. Steinman thought for a bit and called, prompting Garrett to get out of their way.
and both players checked. The river 
saw both players check again to take the hand to showdown.
, getting a muck from Markholt and the pot from the Dealer after doing so.
and both players checked. The river fell 
and Steinman checked to Heshmati, who put out a bet of 17,000. Steinman thought for about 30 seconds and sent his cards to the muck.
and Garrett checked to Steinman, who checked behind.
. Garrett checked once more and Steinman thought for a bit before checking behind to take the hand to showdown.
for ace-queen high to go with the board's pair of threes. Steinman showed 
and took down the pot with jacks and treys, adding to his stack a bit early on Day 2.
opened up his outs to give him a gutshot straight flush draw, but the river 
was of no help and just like that, Minkin found herself back at starting stack as if she had just sat down again.