Ian O'Hara opened in the cutoff and called a three-bet from Zachary Gruneberg situated on the button.
A flop 
appeared and O'Hara check-called Gruneberg's continuation. Both players checked on the 
turn.
The river was the 
and O'Hara bet, putting Gruneberg into a decision. The latter ended up folding and O'Hara added the chips to his stack.
Ian Johns raised in the small blind and it was called by Alex Torry in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Johns bet. Torry tanked for a minute and called. The 
and this time Johns check-called a bet.
A 
fell on the river and both checked. Johns tabled 
and took down the pot with a pair of jacks.
James Little opened the action to 5,000 on the cutoff and was three-bet to 7,500 by Ruiko Mamiya. Little called and the flop fell 
. Mamiya checked and Little checked it back.
Mamiya bet 5,000 on the 
turn, which Little called. The river was a 
and Mamiya bet another 5,000 and Little matched it. Mamiya tabled for a full house and it was good for the chips.
Kevin Song and Marco Johnson have both been eliminated recently and the rest of the players may feel their chances have improved with those two successful players out of the running, both who have taken at least one bracelet home in their careers.
It also reduces the field to 10 away from the money stages of the competition.
Georgios Sotiropoulos has been grinding his short stack and has improved his stack significantly from where he started the day.
Just now he was in a hand on the turn, in which he was playing out of the small blind and he bet 5,000 into a pot with 
on show. Ian Johns was the one with a decision to make and after checking his cards again a couple of times, he decided it was best to let it go.
The very next hand, Sotiropoulos opened blind v blind and met with no opposition to add a little more chips to his stack.
On raised pot, the flop read 
when Joshua Turner checked from the cutoff and raised a bet from Ron Carmona. The latter called and the 
showed up on the turn. Turner bet and Carmona made the call.
A 
completed the board and Carmona called another bet from Turner, but sent his cards into the muck when Turner revealed 
for a full house.
Joseph Souza limped under the gun and it was called by Patrick Leonard and Christopher Vitch in the blinds.
The flop came 
and Vitch bet after a check from Leonard. Souza put his last 4,000 in the middle and it was called by Souza.
Joseph Souza:
Christopher Vitch: 
The rest of the board brought a and a and Souza doubled up with a set of deuces to a stack worth 16,000. However, Souza busted a few minutes later against Vitch who took his chips back.
Last year's champion, Yaser Al-Keliddar, will not take home the double after his elimination just now.
Robert Campbell is also out and will not make a hattrick of bracelets after taking home the $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw and the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.
In a blind versus blind situation, Tu Dao raised from the small blind and Calvin Anderson called.
The flop came 
and Anderson raised Dao's continuation bet, with the latter making the call. The turn was the and this time Dao check-called a bet from Anderson.
On the 
river, Dao led out with a bet and Anderson called, with 2,000, chips left behind. Dao revealed 
for a pair of aces on the river and Anderson mucked.
The hand after, Anderson was all in from the small blind for his last chips with 
and was facing Dao who held . The board brought 
, bringing a pair of jacks for Dao to eliminate the winner of the 2018 $10,000 Razz Championship.
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