Eric Baldwin moved all in for about 340,000 with Andrew Brokos making the call.
Baldwin:
Brokos:
The board ran out to pair up Baldwin's king for the double up. He's up to 750,000 with Brokos back to 2 million.
Eric Baldwin moved all in for about 340,000 with Andrew Brokos making the call.
Baldwin:
Brokos:
The board ran out to pair up Baldwin's king for the double up. He's up to 750,000 with Brokos back to 2 million.
Shortly after that hand versus Jared Ingles, Matt Affleck was tangling with another short-stacked player at his table, Christian Harder. Harder was all in before the flop with , but in tough shape versus Affleck's .
The flop came , which made surviving with a chop a possibility for Harder. But the turn was the and the river the , and Harder is out in 100th place.
Affleck pushes up further to 5 million on that one.
Eric Baldwin opened for 76,000 pre-flop with . Action folded all the way to David Baker in the small blind, who responded by moving all in for 581,000 with . Baldwin called and the race was on. Baker hit the finish line in first place, . He's up to 1.2 million and Baldwin is down to 340,000.
Christopher Bolt opened to 80,000 from under the gun with both Michael Mizrachi and Alexander Kostritsyn making the call.
Bolt checked and Mizrachi fired out 100,000 on the flop with only Kostritsyn making the call as Bolt passed.
The turn landed the and Mizrachi continued his aggression; this time for 200,000 as Kostritsyn again called.
The river landed the and Mizrachi deliberated for a few moments before sliding out a bet of 825,000 to prompt a fold from Kostritsyn as "The Grinder" chips up to 5,850,000 in chips.
With the board showing , Jared Ingles checked, and Matt Affleck bet 400,000. Ingles made the call, showing , but Affleck had him with .
Affleck now has 4.3 million. Ingles, meanwhile, has slipped down to 665,000.
Ronnie "Ronasty" Bardah raised to 80,000 from middle position. Gabriel Alarie was in the small blind and reraised to 280,000. After the big blind folded, action fell back on Bardah and he moved all in for 1.119 million. Alarie tanked, but eventually mucked his hand, allowing Bardah to chip up to nearly 1.5 million.
Corey Emery moved all in for his last 337,000 from early position before Eduardo Parras re-raised to isolate the short stack. The table folded around and the cards were on their backs.
Emery:
Parras:
The board ran out and Emery spikes a pair on turn which is enough for the double up.
"Short-stack ninja, baby!" exclaimed Emery as he'd been battling with the short stack for several hours. He has some breathing room now, as he's up to 845,000 with Parras back down to 1.98 million.
With about a half an hour left in Level 24, there are now 100 players left in the WSOP Main Event.
Getty Mattingsley found himself all in for his last 761,000 against Alexander Kostritsyn.
Mattingsley:
Kostritsyn:
The board ran out to see Mattingsley eliminated as Kostritsyn climbs to over 6,100,000 in chips.
Up towards the back of the Amazon Room, Theo Jorgensen found himself involved in what developed as a very large pot. He bet 100,000 on the turn of a and was called. When the river fell , Jorgensen made a large bet of 300,000. Upon being called Jorgensen tabled , the nut flush, to collect a sizable pot. He's now up to about 4.8 million.