Hand #28: Mark Mierkalns raised in middle position, William James three-bet in the cutoff, and Malissia Zapata cold-called in the big blind. Mierkalns called as well, and the flop came . The action checked to James, who bet, and both Mierkalns and Zapata called. The turn was the , only Mierkalns check-called this time, and the completed the board. James fired one last bet when Mierkalns checked a final time, and Mierkalns folded.
Hand #29: Chiduziem Obi raised on the button, Eric Froehlich defended from the big blind, and then check-called on every street as the board came . Obi rolled over for a rivered straight, and Froehlich mucked, leaving him with just 11,000 chips.
Hand #30: Zapata raised on the button, Froehlich called all in for 11,000, and Brent Wheeler called in the big blind. The two checked it down as the flop turn and river came , and all three hands were tabled.
Zapata:
Froehlich:
Wheeler:
Froehlich was eliminated in ninth place, earning $14,585.
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Hand #25: Mark Mierkalns raised, Alex Queen reraised, William James reraised, and both players called. The flop was , and both opponents called James. He put the rest in on turn, and they both called again. He won with a set of eights.
Hand #26: Mierkalns raised, Gray Scoggin called, James called, and Brian Nichols called. The flop came , and Mierkalns bet. James and Nichols called. The turn was , and Mierkalns bet again, and both players folded.
Hand #19: Grayson Scoggin raised and won the hand.
Hand #20: Mark Mierkalns raised and won the hand.
Hand #21: Scoggin took down another hand preflop.
Hand #22: Brent Wheeler raised out of the small blind, Mierkalns defended, then Mierkalns folded when the flop came
Hand #23: Scoggin raised from under the gun, Eric Froehlich re-raised in the cutoff, and Mierkalns cold-called in the small blind. Scoggin called as well. The flop came , Mierkalns led out, Scoggin raised, Froehlich made it three-bets, and Mierkalns made it four. Only Froehlich called. E-Fro then called bets on the turn () and the river (), only to muck when Mierkalns showed for a set of fives.
Hand #14: Mark Mierkalns raised, Alex Queen called. The flop came , and Queen called a bet. He then bet when checked to on turn and river. He showed .
Hand #15: Mierkalns raised, Queen called, and Grayson Scroggin called. The flop came . Queen called Mierkaln's bet. He check-called the turn and river, and was shown by Mierkalns.
Hand #16: Chiduziem Obi raised, everyone folded.
Hand #17: Malissia Zapata raised, everyone folded.
Hand #18: Mierkalns raised, Scoggin reraised, and William James reraised. Scoggin called. The flop came . Scoggin check-called. They checked through the and , and Scoggin won with jacks.
Hand #12: Eric Froehlich raised out of the small blind, Brent Wheeler made it three bets, and Froehlich called. Froehlich check-called bets on the flop () and the turn (), and both players knuckled when the completed the board. Froehlich showed for top two, but it was no good against Wheeler's for a straight.
Hand #13: Chiduziem Obi raised in middle position, Mark Mierkalns called in the big blind, and the flop came . Mierkalns check-called a bet, then check-called another when the turned. Both players checked when the completed the board, then chopped when both players showed an ace.
Hand #7: Malissia Zapata raised, Alex Queen reraised, Zapata called. The flop came , and Zapata led out and was called. She check-raised the turn and was called. She check the river and Queen checked. Zapata showed .
Hand #8: Mark Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.
Hand #9: Zapata raised, Brian Nichols reraised, and Zapata reraised. Nichols called. The flop came . Nichols check-called. He did the same on a turn, then check-folded the river.
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