We have our fifth-place finisher. After Brett Kimes raised to 160,000 from under the gun, Trevor Donaldson reraised all in from the button. Imagine his feeling when Bobby Firestone put in the third raise from the big blind, going all in for over two million in chips. Kimes quickly got out of the way, allowing the remaining players to open their hands:
Donaldson:
Firestone:
Donaldson was in rough shape, even rougher when Kimes announced he had folded an ace. The flop of missed Donaldson completely. When the turn fell , only an ace could save his tournament life. It didn't come; the river was the . Donaldson is eliminated and collects $190,225.
Vitaly Lunkin just raised three pots in a row and took down the first two uncontested. The third time he tried it though, from under the gun, Kenneth Terrell played back at him. Terrell reraised all in for about 750,000 more after Lunkin had raised to 175,000.
Lunkin laid it down though. I thought the third time you raised you were supposed to have a hand!
During the dinner break, the final table was relocated from Green #15, a table just outside the Milwaukee's Best No-Limit Lounge, to Green #5, a table more centrally located in the Amazon Room.
Our understanding is that our emcee and floor supervisor for the evening, Robert Beck, was told to do this by Jack Effel after a particularly loud and disruptive ovation from the spectators watching this event that was easily audible in the MBL No-Limit Lounge, where the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha final is currently underway. Beck has told us that the table was moved to allow for more spectator space.
Whatever the reason, we'll be on Green #5 for the rest of the night.