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Amanda Sizemore - 10th Place ($10,843)
Amanda Sizemore raised to 32,000 in middle position and Carol Tomlinson raised all in from the small blind. Sizemore called all in for her tournament life and the players turned up their hands.
Tomlinson:
Sizemore:
Sizemore was ahead with her pair of queens and it stayed that way through the flop and turn. Tomlinson would need an ace for a higher pair or a queen for a straight on the river to knock out her opponent. The river was the and Sizemore was eliminated as Tomlinson took a sizeable chip lead.
The remaining players are now on a 15 minute break as the stacks are being counted for the official final table.
Carol Tomlinson raised to 42,000 on the button and Amanda Baker moved all in for just under 200,000 from the big blind. Tomlinson made the call as the players turned up their hands.
Tomlinson:
Baker:
It was a classic coinflip for Baker’s tournament life and the flop came down clean for her. The on the turn gave Tomlinson straight and flush draws to go along with her two overs. The river was the and Tomlinson screamed, “YES, YES, YES BABY!!!”. Baker was eliminated as the unofficial final table bubble girl and Tomlinson was given a warning for excessive celebration.
Amanda Baker raised to 24,000 in the cutoff and was called by Jennifer Cowan on the button and Carol Tomlinson from the big blind. Tomlinsonchecked dark as the came down on the flop. Baker bet 33,000 and Cowan moved all in for 161,000 total. Tomlinson folded and Baker went into the tank before she called.
Cowan:
Baker:
Cowan had flopped top set while Baker had a flush draw and would need to hit a club that didn’t pair the board to knock out her opponent. The on the turn had Baker drawing dead and the on the river doubled up Cowan.
Over on the secondary feature table, Peg Ledman came in with a raise of 40,000 from middle position before Genevieve Gloutnez shoved from the cut-off with . Ledman thought about it for a minute or two before making the call, but was trailing Gloutnez with her .
The flop of improved neither hand, but the on the turn gave Ledman even more hope with the outs for the straight. No mas - the river was the and gave Gloutnez the pair and the double-up
Karen Fisher moved all in on the button for 33,000 and both blinds called in Jennifer Cowan and Carol Tomlinson to form a possible sidepot. On the flop, Cowan checked to Tomlinson who went all in herself. Cowan folded and the two remaining players turned theirs hands.
Tomlinson:
Fisher:
Tomlinson had flopped trips and Fisher would need runner-runner to stay alive and double up. The on the turn gave Fisher some outs for the chop with one of the two remaining fives. Unfortunately for her, the river was the and she was eliminated.
Mafalda Lopes who started the day with the second shortest stack moved all in from early position for 69,000. It was folded around to Amanda Baker in the big blind who made the call to put Lopes at risk as the players turned over their hands.
Baker:
Lopes:
The flop came down to give Baker top pair but Lopez a flush draw. The on the turn changed nothing and Lopes would need any heart on the river to survive and double up. Unfortunately for her, it came the and she was eliminated.
In the very first hand over on the secondary feature table, Laura Desantis open-shoved from the hijack but was quickly called by Valerie McColligan. All the others got out of the way before the cards were tabled:
Desantis:
McColligan:
Even though Desantis was in the lead, it was relinquished to McColligan after the flop of . The repeat on the turn improved McColligan to two pair, which held up after the blanked out on the river.
And just like that, we're down to 13 players! McColligan is now the first player to move past the half-million chip mark.
flop and 
turn. Tomlinson would need an ace for a higher pair or a queen for a straight on the river to knock out her opponent. The river was the 
and Sizemore was eliminated as Tomlinson took a sizeable chip lead.
flop came down clean for her. The 
on the turn gave Tomlinson straight and flush draws to go along with her two overs. The river was the 
and Tomlinson screamed, “YES, YES, YES BABY!!!”. Baker was eliminated as the unofficial final table bubble girl and Tomlinson was given a warning for excessive celebration.
came down on the flop. Baker bet 33,000 and Cowan moved all in for 161,000 total. Tomlinson folded and Baker went into the tank before she called.
on the turn had Baker drawing dead and the 
.
improved neither hand, but the 
and gave Gloutnez the pair and the double-up
flop, Cowan checked to Tomlinson who went all in herself. Cowan folded and the two remaining players turned theirs hands.
on the turn gave Fisher some outs for the chop with one of the two remaining fives. Unfortunately for her, the river was the 
to give Baker top pair but Lopez a flush draw. The 
on the turn changed nothing and Lopes would need any heart on the river to survive and double up. Unfortunately for her, it came the 
. The repeat 
on the turn improved McColligan to two pair, which held up after the