Action folded to John Smith on the button and he moved all in for his last 6,600. Jonathan Duhamel then moved all in over the top from the small blind and pushed Pat Walsh out on the big blind.
Duhamel: 
Smith: 
Smith was racing for his tournament life, a race he ultimately won when the board ran out 
. Smith is still short with around 15,000.
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
111,700
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
||
|
99,300
39,300
|
39,300 |
|
||
|
93,400
11,400
|
11,400 |
|
54,300
-5,700
|
-5,700 |
|
|
||
|
50,500
500
|
500 |
|
||
|
34,100
-900
|
-900 |
|
6,600
-33,400
|
-33,400 |
The players are on a 10-minute break.
On the last hand before the break, the board was 
and John Smith check-raised all in over Ali Eslami's bet of 12,500. Eslami made the call and tabled the 
. Smith held the 
.
The turn brought the and the river the 
to give Eslami the double up.
Alex Keating raised to 2,100 and Ali Eslami three-bet to 6,500. When action got back to Keating, he tanked for a bit and then folded 
. Eslami showed him the good laydown he made having the 
.
From the hijack seat, Alex Keating raised to 2,400. Jonathan Duhamel called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Both players checked and the turn brought the 
. Duhamel seized the opportunity to bet and made it 3,600 to go. Keating folded and Duhamel won the pot.
On the flop of 
, John Smith bet 3,200 and Alex Keating made the call. The turn brought the and both players checked. The river completed the board with the 
and both checked again.
Smith tabled the 
and Keating the 
.
John Smith limped under the gun and Jonathan Duhamel did the same right behind. When action reached Alex Keating on the button, he made it 4,200 to go, only to have Matt Woodward move all in from the big blind for around 27,400. The big raise was enough to push everyone off the hand. Woodward is sitting with about 35,000.
Alex Keating raised to 2,500 under the gun only to have John Smith reraise to 9,500 on the button. The blinds got out of the way and action was back on Keating, who thought long and hard before moving all in for right around 50,000.
Smith didn't take long to fold, showing his pocket jacks in the process. Keating chipped up to a little over 60,000.
