Reginald Hampton raised to 50,000 from early position and Daniel Deveau pushed all in for 434,000 from late position. Hampton quickly called and rolled over which was ahead of Deveau's .
The flop came and Deveau would need to catch a king to survive. The turn brought the and Deveau was drawing dead to the river. Hampton moved to over 1,000,000 chips while Deveau was eliminated in 10th place.
Following the elimination of Li Fu in 11th place, the unofficial final table of 10 has come together. Chris Johnson has heaps, sitting on 2,200,000 after winning a massive pot against Shaun Davis earlier.
Li Fu moved all in for her last 250,000 from under the gun and Michael Gathy quickly called from late position.
Fu was at risk with , well behind the of Gathy.
The flop came and Fu still needed to catch nine to improve. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Gathy an unnecessary straight to eliminate Fu on the unofficial final table bubble.
Shaun Davis raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Chris Johnson three-bet to 130,000 from the small blind. Davis called and the flop came . Johnson bet 80,000 and Davis went all in for 265,000. Johnson quickly threw a chip in signifying a call and turned over . Davis was behind with and would need some help to stay alive.
The turn brought the help Davis was looking for in the form of the . However, the on the river quickly erased all of that as Johnson made three kings. Davis was eliminated in 12th place leaving only one elimination away from the unofficial final table.
Chad Eveslage managed to get his stack in the middle before the flop, getting action from Allan Bieler. Eveslage was at risk for his last 431,000 with Bieler having him covered by just 60,000.
Chad Eveslage:
Allan Bieler:
It was a classic race, and Eveslage took the lead after the dealer fanned the flop reading , giving him a pair of kings. The turn was the and the river was the . Eveslage locked up the double and Bieler was left with just a few big blinds.
In the very next hand, Bieler was all in from middle position and was called by Daniel Deveau in the small blind and James Hughes in the big blind. The two players on the side checked down a board reading and the hands were tabled. Hughes was ahead with for a pair of fours, Deveau showed for ace-high and Bieler tabled for king-high to be eliminated.
The action was folded to short-stacked Chad Layne who moved all in for his remaining 107,000 in late position. Chris Johnson called from the button and the blinds folded. Johnson was ahead with against Layne's .
The flop of was no help to Layne, but the on the turn gave him some more outs as he picked up a flush draw to go with his two overcards. The river was the and Layne was sent to the cash cage in 14th place.
Michael Gathy raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Vlad Darie three-bet to 135,000 from middle position. Chad Layne was in the small blind and went into the tank for about a minute before moving all in for 719,000. Gathy had a long think before releasing his hand, and Darie called for his last 608,000.
Darie was at risk with and was in rough shape against the of Layne.
The flop came . Layne looked over to see if Darie had the king of clubs, and he immediately put his head in his hands when he saw he did. The turn was the and Darie's rail erupted when he pulled ahead with a flush, leaving Layne drawing dead to the on the river.
Jeff Blenkarn raised to 40,000 from the hijack and Thomas Reynolds called on the button. The flop came and Blenkarn shoved all-in for 140,000. Reynolds quickly called and the cards were face up.
Reynolds:
Blenkarn:
Reynolds out-flopped his opponent and Blenkarn would need to catch an ace to stay alive in the tournament. The turn was the and the river brought the and Blenkarn was eliminated in 15th place.
which was ahead of Deveau's 
.
and Deveau would need to catch a king to survive. The turn brought the 
and Deveau was drawing dead to the 
river. Hampton moved to over 1,000,000 chips while Deveau was eliminated in 10th place.
, well behind the 
and Fu still needed to catch nine to improve. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, giving Gathy an unnecessary straight to eliminate Fu on the unofficial final table bubble.
. Johnson bet 80,000 and Davis went all in for 265,000. Johnson quickly threw a chip in signifying a call and turned over 
and would need some help to stay alive.
, giving him a pair of kings. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Eveslage locked up the double and Bieler was left with just a few big blinds.
for ace-high and Bieler tabled 
for king-high to be eliminated.
was no help to Layne, but the 
. Layne looked over to see if Darie had the king of clubs, and he immediately put his head in his hands when he saw he did. The turn was the 
on the river.
