While action was paused at the other tables for the redraw, one hand was still in play that saw the tournament drop to 26 players before the 27-player redraw could be completed.
Gary Sewell got it all in preflop against Ray Foley.
Sewell:
Foley:
The sixes needed help, but none came on the board. Sewell was escorted to the cashier to collect $13,953.
Shortly after getting down to three tables, Robert Georato moved all in for 75,000 over the top of an open raise from Justin Conley. Conley made the call with and faced . Neither queen nor ten showed up on the board, instead Conley even had the nut flush draw as well.
Mark Wilds had raised from middle position and Steven Firestone three-bet all in from the small blind. Wilds made the call and Firestone was at risk.
Firestone:
Wilds:
"I thought I could get away with it," Firestone said as the dealer delivered the board of . Neither player connected with the community cards, and the ace-high of Wilds won the pot, sending Firestone to the cashier to collect $13,953 for his result.
From late position, Peter Apicelli moved all in for 150,000 chips and got called one seat over by Joseph Iarussi.
Apicelli:
Iarussi:
Apicelli had to hope for a king after the flop but the board completed with the turn and the river instead to send him to the rail in 24th place for a payday of $13,953.
Victor Lemos opened the action with a raise from early position and Jason Johnson made the call out of the big blind to see the flop. Johnson check-raised all in after Lemos made the continuation bet for 30,000 and Lemos called.
Lemos:
Johnson:
The turn saw Lemos drawing dead and the meaningless on the river completed the board.
Salim Zakhem got moved from table 440 to 445 but he would not last long on there. He got the remainder of his 10 big blind stack in with and Bryan Dillon called with . The board ran out and Dillon scored the second knockout in a row to boost his stack to average.
We barely caught Michael Lehr and Mark Wilds getting their stacks in preflop and turning up their hands.
Lehr:
Wilds:
Lehr was the player at risk and things looked grim on the flop of . He couldn't improve on the turn and river of and , and his day ended as the 20th-place finisher for $13,953.