| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Leon Norton limped in from under the gun before Lloyd Mandel bumped it up to 3,000 in middle position. Larry Serebryany called the 3,000 on the button before Norton reraised to 9,100. Only Mandel called.
Norton continued for 7,500 on 4♥10♦5♦ and Mandel called.
The turn 9♥ hit the felt and Norton checked over to Mandel who fired 10,000. Norton check-raised all in for 38,200 but Mandel quickly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
156,100
95,500
|
95,500 |
|
83,100
60,500
|
60,500 |
|
61,200
-48,300
|
-48,300 |
Action was picked up on the river in a sizable pot between Steve Wazwaz in the big blind and another player in the cutoff.
With a board reading 10♥7♠6♠K♠Q♥ and over 10,000 in the middle, Wazwaz tossed out three red chips worth 15,000 and his opponent called.
"I flopped a monster," said Wazwaz as he tabled 10♠9♠ for a flush, which was good for the pot as the midwestern legend raked in the chips.
At another table, Jake Bazeley was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
Busted |
Long-time Major League Baseball national sports reporter Robert "Andy" McCullough found himself short stacked with a sub-eight big blind stack at the start of Level 8 and moved all in from under the gun.
Craig Welco, who had McCullough covered, called from late position and the hands were tabled after the players in the blinds folded.
Robert McCullough: K♦5♥ 
Craig Welco: K♥K♣
McCullough needed a lot of help, but he didn’t receive any when the dealer fanned 10♦8♣A♥ on the flop.
Welco’s dominating hand remained in control when 4♥ showed up on the turn, and A♣ on the river officially sent McCullough to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
138,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
|
Busted |
99 vs A4 on 235 flop 😢
Victor Bershinsky raised to 2,500 under the gun before Tanupat Punjarojanakul three-bet to 7,000 in early position. A player in the hijack moved all in for 10,000 and Bershinsky reshoved for around 50,000.
"I have to hope you both have ace-king," Punjarojanakul said as he tanked for a minute before folding two jacks.
All-In Player: 6♥6♦
Victor Bershinsky: A♣A♥
Punjarojanakul found out he made a good fold as Bershinsky showed down a pair of aces. The board read K♥3♦Q♣5♠ by the turn, but the river J♣ would've given Punjarojanakul a set and a double knockout.
"I'm happy with the fold regardless," he said as Bershinsky took the pot to send the hijack to the rail.
"I only waited four hours for something like that," Bershinsky added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
537,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
418,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
||
|
397,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
190,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
170,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
161,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
138,000
-6,700
|
-6,700 |
|
||
|
130,000
-3,600
|
-3,600 |
|
|
||
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
125,000 | |
|
|
||
|
123,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
121,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
87,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
83,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
82,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
81,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
||
|
68,000
-18,600
|
-18,600 |
|
57,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
53,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Kitty Kuo was heads-up against the player on the button on a flop of 2♠10♠5♠ with several thousand already in the middle.
Kuo was in middle position and check-called a 3,000 bet from her opponent and then check-called a 6,400 bet on the 7♣ turn.
Both players checked down on the J♠ river and Kuo turned over A♣A♥. Her opponent mucked and Kuo added to her stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
Sasha Guerin raised to 2,500 from early position, and action folded to the small blind Christopher Brammer, who made the call.
The flop came K♠5♦9♦ and Brammer check-called the bet of 4,000 from Guerin.
After the K♥ on the turn, Brammer checked, and Guerin bet out 11,700. Brammer once again called to see a river.
The river was the 7♦ and after Brammer checked, Guerin bet out 31,600. After debating his decision for over a minute, Brammer tossed his hand in the muck and gave the pot to Guerin.
After the hand was over Guerin flashed 7♠7♥ for a rivered full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
8,900
|
8,900 |
|
116,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
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hijack opened to 2k. I made it 6100 on the button with j7 spades. Everyone folded