Shane Douglas has been eliminated at the hands of Valentin Vornicu, and the tournament is down to the final 12 players.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé |
Niveau: 20
Limites: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Having lost a big pot earlier to Scott Seiver (in which Seiver ended up showing down hole card three-of-a-kind eights, a surprise to himself with his four-flush draw), Eli Elezra's stack dwindled into the emergency zone. He started betting showing 
/
against Joshua Mountain with /
, and didn't stop until he moved all-in on sixth street. Neither did Mountain stop calling, despite Elezra telling him that there was no shame in it, and then announcing to the table, "This guy never folds!"
Elezra: /
Mountain: /
The dealer dealt the rivers face up, to go with the revealed 
of Elezra and 
of Mountain, but the latter's final card couldn't help vs. Elezra's trip queens.
A tablemate requested that the last card always be dealt down. Elezra agreed, saying, "There's no way I'm not going to sweat it! I love sweating. I paid $1,500 for this tournament, I'm going to sweat it."
The very next hand, Mountain lost a 100,000+ pot to Scott Seiver, meaning this last level has been pretty expensive for him.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
110,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
Ryan Caskey has been all-in for his tournament life twice, but he's come away with the win in both hands to keep his chances alive. The second pot came at the expense of Andrew Van Dervolgen, and Caskey is still hanging in with 45,000 chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
In a strong run in the final level, Eli Elezra has doubled against Phongthep "Tab" Thiptinnakon. Betting on third and fourth streets, then switching to calling single bets on fifth and sixth, their hands before the final bet on the river:
Elezra: /
Thiptinnakon: /
Elezra led after the final card was dealt for exactly 16,000 (the big bet) and Thiptinnakon called, but mucked when he saw Elezra's 
in the hole, making a queen-high straight.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
170,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
Ryan Caskey has finally lost the last of chips, following an effort that saw him survive three all-ins in the last 30 minutes. He got the last of his chips in again Valentin Vornicu this time.
Ryan Caskey: /
/
Valentin Vornicu: 
/
/
Caskey's pair of nines didn't improve, and Vornicu's held up for the win.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
The last minutes of the final level of the day ticking down, and Eli Elezra has won another big pot, this time from Scott Seiver. Three-handed with Timothy Franzin until fifth street, Elezra bet here and only Seiver made the call. This left them showing:
Seiver: /
Elezra: /
Franzin: /
(folded on fifth)
"See if you've got it in you to save the last 16,000, Scott..." said Elezra as he moved in on the river. Seiver made the call, but mucked when Elezra showed down a full hand of: 
/.
"I've lost three roll-ups tonight," said Seiver, as he watched his stack drop, having built it so successfullly throughout the prior level.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
105,000
-133,000
|
-133,000 |
|
||
Valentin Vornicu continued his knockout streak, eliminating Andrew Van Dervolgen on the final hand of Day 2.
Valentin Vornicu: 
/
/
Andrew Van Dervolgen: 
/
/
Vornicu's hole card nines held up, as Van Dervolgen improved to a pair of threes on sixth street but found no help on the river.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé |
The remaining 10 players are bagging up and will return tomorrow in the same seats. Full chip counts and recap will follow shortly.
It has been agreed by the players, provisionally, that since so few will return for Day 3, that they will play through to a winner tomorrow.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
733,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
||
|
|
445,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
409,000
299,000
|
299,000 |
|
281,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
||
|
|
274,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
215,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
200,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
136,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
115,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
45,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
