Rifat Palevic raised to 50,000 from middle position before the action fell on Goran Mandic in the cutoff. He tanked for a minute, then moved all in for 200,000. The button and blinds folded. Palevic snap-called.
Palevic:
Mandic:
The board ran out to see Palevic hold with his pocket pair, sending Mandic home in 24th place.
With the flop showing and just over 10,000 in the pot, the player in the big blind checked. Blair Hinkle was in middle position and checked before Gavin O'Rourke bet out 6,600. The big blind called. Hinkle then moved all in for over 30,000 in chips. O'Rourke called. The big blind folded.
O'Rourke:
Hinkle:
Hinkle was in great shape until the spiked on the turn, giving O'Rourke two pairs.
The on the river didn't help Hinkle as he was sent to the rail.
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, and Vindiola checked. Li bet 40,000 and folded after Vindiola check-raised all in.
for a straight, and Griffin showed 
. The board ran out 
and 
, and two pair didn't help Griffin, who settled for 22nd place.
, and Blatt earned Davidson's bounty.
to see Palevic hold with his pocket pair, sending Mandic home in 24th place.
, and Weisenburger showed 
.
, and even though Weisenburger paired her king, Talley hit trips on the river to take it down.
to see Palevic spike an ace on the flop and take down the pot. 
, Steven Wolansky checked to Max Pescatori who bet 5,500. Wolansky bet an amount to set Pescatori all in and he called.
and the river was the 
spiked on the turn, giving O'Rourke two pairs. 
