Carla Sabini was all in and at risk for her tournament life. Manoj Batavia called and covered her stack, and the players were heads-up.
Carla Sabini: A♣Q♦
Manoj Batavia: A♠K♠
After the cards were flipped, Sabini was calling for 'Lady, Lady, Lady'.
She missed on the 4♣8♠5♥9♠10♦ runout, and was eliminated early in the day.
Farah Galfond opened 100,000 on the button and Michael McNeil slid a stack of blues across the line for a raise of 2,000,000. Galfond thought about it for only a few seconds before calling off her stack of 1,065,000.
Farah Galfond: 6♥6♠
Michael McNeil: A♦J♠
The J♦8♥6♣ flop left McNeil drawing thin and the 3♣ turn and 3♥ river improved Galfond to a full house to score the double.
Niveau: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Dustin Lee was all in from under the gun for his remaining stack and got a single call from Kyong Yung in the cutoff.
Dustin Lee: K♣8♥
Kyong Yung: K♥6♥
Yung hit a six on the 6♣J♥2♣ flop, pairing his only live card.
The 9♣ turn and J♠ river sealed Lee's fate and he was eliminated early in the day.
Vanessa Kade raised 120,000 in the small blind and Armen Minasyan defended the big blind.
When the K♠7♣4♣ flop hit the felt, Kade continued for 80,000. Minasyan tank-called.
The 8♣ fell on the turn and Kade continued for 115,000. Minasyan tanked for another minute before deciding to make the call.
The dealer dropped the 2♦ on the river, and both players tapped the table. Kade tabled Q♦2♥, and Minasyan dragged the pot with 9♦9♥.
Players went three-ways to the runout with two players at risk.
Daniyal Gheba:Q♦8♦
Dustin Wills: A♦K♥
Raymond Henson: A♥K♦
Gheba was eliminated when his opponents picked up a straight on the J♦Q♣6♣10♦2♣ runout. Wills and Henson chopped the pot.
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