Hand #1: Jamie Armstrong raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and took down the pot.
Hand #2: Jamie Armstrong raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Matt Salsberg three-bet to 150,000 from the small blind. Armstrong folded and Salsberg collected the pot.
Hand #3: Jamie Armstrong raised to 60,000 in middle position and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #4: Barry Hutter raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Sam Cohen defended her big blind.
The flop came down and Cohen check-folded to a bet of 65,000 from Hutter.
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It took awhile, but the final table bubble has finally burst.
It happened when Jamie Armstrong opened for 60,000 from the cutoff and David Benefield moved all in for 256,000 from the button. The blinds both folded and Armstrong made the call.
Benefield:
Armstrong:
Benefield had some major kicker issues and they never got resolved as the board ran out . Armstrong ended up with a flush to send Benefield to the rail in tenth place.
The tournament staff has just announced that when we lose the next player there will be a one-hour dinner break. Play has been extremely slow as of late, so there's no telling when that may be. With the blinds going up in a minute, we're guessing it'll be sooner than later.
Justin Oliver opened for 60,000 from the hijack and Jamie Armstrong called from the big blind. Armstrong then check-called a bet of 60,000 on the flop before both players checked the turn and river.
Armstrong tabled the , but it was no good as Oliver held the better ace with the .
Matt Salsberg opened for 55,000 under the gun only to have Sam Cohen three-bet jam for 409,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Salsberg and he released his hand.
and Cohen check-folded to a bet of 65,000 from Hutter.
. Armstrong ended up with a flush to send Benefield to the rail in tenth place.
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