Limit Hold'em
Action caught up to a hand between Philip Sternheimer in late position and Jen Harman on the button, with Harman raising Sternheimer's flop bet on a board reading 7♦7♠5♦, with Sternheimer making the call.
Both players would check the J♦ turn and the J♥ river and chop after Sternheimer showed down A♦8♥ and Harman tabled A♥K♠.
One table over, Obst would exit the tournament area after failing to improve in a limit hold'em hand as well.
Limit Hold'em
Michael Estes raised on the button before Brandon Shack-Harris reraised in the small blind. Estes called and they went heads-up to the 7♠6♠5♦ flop.
Shack-Harris continued with a bet and Estes called. The turn came the 2♠ and Shack-Harris bet again.
Estes called and both players checked the Q♥ river. Shack-Harris turned over A♣J♦ and his ace-high was good enough as Estes mucked.
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Kevin Gerhart raised in the cutoff which saw Mike Wattel three bet on the button and Gerhart called.
The flop of 8♣A♠5♠ saw Gerhart check to Wattel who bet and Gerhart raised which saw Wattel call.
The turn rolled off a 2♣ and Gerhart bet which saw Wattel raise all in and Gerhart called.
Mike Wattel: A♣Q♠J♣2♠
Kevin Gerhart: A♥9♦5♣3♥
The river 7♥ gave no help to any of Wattel's draws, leaving him with aces and twos, while Gerhart had aces and fives with a live three to take low, which left Wattel as the unfortunate bubble boy.
The remaining 50 players are all guaranteed a minimum payout of $4,873.
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Heads-up on a board of 10♦9♥6♣2♣, John Kabbaj fired out a bet from the button and Robert Schuler called in the big blind.
The river came the 2♠ and Kabbaj bet again. Schuler quickly called and Kabbaj turned over K♥Q♥6♦3♦ for a pair of threes. Schuler. had A♠K♠J♥10♥ for a pair of tens as he won the pot on the bubble.
Niveau: 18
Limit Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Stud Bring In/Complete: 3,000/12,000 Ante: 3,000
Limits: 12,000/24,000
Limit Hold'em
Nate Silver moved all-in from middle position and was called by Calvin Anderson in late position and Craig Chait in the big blind.
Chait and Anderson would go heads-up on the side, with Chait check-calling bets from Anderson on the 9♥6♦J♣ flop and the 8♦ turn.
Both players checked the K♠ river and all hands were exposed.
Nate Silver: A♥Q♦
Calvin Anderson: 10♥10♣
Craig Chait: A♠9♣
Anderson's pair of tens pipped the nines of Chait, and Silver was eliminated two away from the money after his ace-queen failed to improve.
Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Ryan Miller: XxXx/7♣8♣5♥J♥/Xx
Glenn Cozen: XxXx/4♥A♦8♠Q♥/Xx
Michael Estes: XxXx/2♣6♣K♠ - folded
In a multiway pot on fourth street, Glenn Cozen bet, Ryan Miller raised, and Michael Estes called. Cozen also called while the rest of the table got out of the way.
Miller bet again on fifth and only Cozen called. Miller continued betting on sixth and Cozen called to seventh, where he called another bet by Miller.
Miller turned over A♠A♣5♠ for aces and fives and Cozen showed the other two aces before he mucked.
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Mike Matusow raised in the hijack and action folded around to James Tilton in the big blind who called.
On the A♦K♥4♦ flop, Tilton checked to Matusow who bet and Tilton called.
The turn of A♠ saw Tilton check call a bet once more from Matusow and the river K♣ saw both players check.
Tilton tables A♣Q♦J♦4♣ for aces full and Matusow shook his head and tossed it into the muck.
With 52 players left in the field, the floor staff has paused the clock and instructed the dealers to deal one hand.
Omaha 8 or Better
Volodymyr Kondratenko raised in early position and Eric Rabl called on the button.
Kondratenko would check-call a bet from Rabl on 5♣2♣10♥ and both players would check the 5♥ turn and 7♥ river, with Kondratenko showing down K♠K♥5♠3♠ for trip fives to take the high, and Rabl showed A♣7♠6♣2♦ for a seventy-six low.
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