Ken Ware found himself all in with the against the of Shiva Dudani. The board was no help to Ware and he was sent home in 32nd place, bringing us to the money bubble.
The tournament officials were informing the dealers to finish the hands they were on and to hold up for hand-for-hand play; however, before they could finish their instructions it was indicated that Ronnie Brown was all in for his last 28,000 and called by Jorge Solorzano.
Brown:
Solorzano:
The flop put Solorzano in the lead and left Brown in bad shape. The on the turn changed nothing and neither did the on the river. Brown was eliminated on the hand and became our official bubble boy. All of the remaining players are now guaranteed at least a $2,822 payday.
John Ford raised from under the gun to 17,000 and Keith Crowder called from the next seat. Everyone else folded and the flop came down . Ford fired 20,000 and Crowder made the call.
The turn brought the and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Both players checked again.
Ford tabled the and Crowder showed the and won the pot. Crowder's now up to about 170,000.
Justin Brown was in the hijack position when he moved all in for his last 32,000. Garrett Utt made the call from the cutoff as did Austin McCormick from the big blind. The flop came down , and McCormick checked to Utt who moved all in for his remaining 57,000. McCormick folded and the two players left in the hand flipped their cards:
Utt:
Brown:
The on the turn and on the river were no help to Brown and he was sent to the rail. Utt is up to 153,000.
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An under-the-gun player moved all in for his last 65,000 and was called by Ilias "Louis-K" Killikidis from the small blind.
UTG:
Killikidis:
The gave Killikidis a virtual lock on the hand. The on the turn made it official and the was put out on the river for good measure. Killikidis, who likes to dance after a victory, eliminated his opponent and increased his stack to just over 300,000.
After a player opened with a raise to 15,500 from middle position, Keith Crowder moved all in from the big blind for 77,000 total. The original raiser tanked for a bit and then folded, allowing Crowder to pick up the pot and add some much needed chips to his stack. He's now got about 100,000.
Action folded around to the man from Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, Keith Crowder. He raised on the button to 12,500 and Mike Foster defended from his big blind with a call.
The two players saw a paired flop come down and Foster checked. Crowder fired a continuation bet worth 16,500 and Foster made the call to see the plop off on the turn. Foster checked and Crowder checked behind.
The river card completed the board with the and Foster reached for chips. He fired 42,000 and this sent Crowder into the tank. Crowder began trying to talk to Foster, saying that he felt Foster floated the flop to take it away later on. He even went on to pin point a hand that he thought Foster held, . Foster wouldn't give him anything. In fact, he was so motionless that Crowder began asking if Foster was even breathing. Eventually, Crowder folded his hand and was left with 98,000 in chips. Foster improved to about 280,000.