It was Vu Hoang who pushed in his last remaining chips into the middle on third street. Chip Jett called and the two were heads-up with Hoang at risk.
The cards were flipped over and it was Jett in the lead with a pair of kings versus Hoang's tens. The dealer pitched out the remaining cards and Hoang ended with the same pair of tens while Jett improved to the winning hand of two pair, kings and fours, and was awarded the pot.
With this hand Hoang was eliminated and the money bubble burst, but Matthew Schultz busted the very same hand at one table over, so the two will split 73rd place prize money of $2,415.
Matthew Schultz got his remaining chips in the middle on a flop of and was called by Bradley Bragg. Once an all in on an adjacent table was completed, the players turned over their hands.
Matthew Schultz:
Bradley Bragg:
Schultz had a gutshot straight draw, while Bragg had top pair and a straight draw. The board ran out , making two pair for Bragg and eliminating Schultz.
Vu Hoang was also eliminated, so he and Schultz will split 73rd place.
The tournament director has instructed the dealers to finish the hand that they are on and hold up. The tournament is down to 74 players, and hand-for-hand play is about to begin. After one more player busts out the remaining participants will be in the money and cash for $2,415 and up.