Action has slowed to a crawl as of late. It seemed all ten players are intent on making the final table. Unfortunately one of them won't, and it's only a matter of time before we learn who it will be.
Jamie Armstrong opened for 55,000 from middle position and then folded when David Benefield moved all in from the hijack for roughly 320,000 total.
In the next hand, Armstrong opened for 55,000 from early position and then folded when Benefield shoved yet again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,930,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
515,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
Jamie Armstrong opened for 50,000 from early position and Sam Cohen defended from the big blind. Cohen then check-called a bet of 50,000 on the 
flop before checking the 
turn. Armstrong kept the pressure on with a bet of 100,000, Cohen called, and the 
completed the board on the river.
Cohen checked for a third time but called when Armstrong bet 250,000. Cohen flatted with her 
full house, and it's a good thing she did as it was no good. Armstrong rolled over the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
466,000
|
466,000 |
|
490,000
-494,000
|
-494,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
The players are in the midst of a 20-minute break.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thad Mcnulty | 944,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Laming | 302,000 |
| 3 | Jamie Armstrong | 1,634,000 |
| 4 | David Benefield | 378,000 |
| 5 | Andy Phan | 1,780,000 |
| 6 | Barry Hutter | 685,000 |
| 7 | Matt Salsberg | 862,000 |
| 8 | Pierre Milan | 524,000 |
| 9 | Justin Oliver | 649,000 |
| 10 | Sam Cohen | 984,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,780,000 | |
|
|
1,634,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
984,000 | |
|
944,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
862,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
|
685,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
649,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
|
||
|
524,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
378,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
302,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
Sam Cohen opened to 50,000 from early position, Andy Phan called on the button and the flop fell 
.
Cohen continued for 78,000, Phan raised to 200,000, Cohen reraised to about 430,000 and Phan reraised all in with the bigger stack. Cohen gave it some thought, but ultimately folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,780,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
984,000
-526,000
|
-526,000 |
A short-stacked David "Raptor" Benefield moved all in for 153,000 from early position and Justin Oliver called. The rest of the field folded and the cards were turned up.
Benefield: 
Oliver: 
Benefield was behind and in need of some help, and he got a little on the 
flop, which gave him an open-ended straight draw. The turn actually gave him the lead with kings, and although the 
river gave Oliver two pair, it gave Benefield the aforementioned straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
366,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
Andy Phan opened for 40,000 from the button and Matt Salsberg defended his big blind. Both players checked the 
flop, and then Salsberg led out for 45,000 on the 
turn. Phan called and then bet 100,000 when Salsberg checked the river.
Salsberg called with the for a pair of jacks, and it was good as Phan held the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
|
975,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thad Mcnulty | 970,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Laming | 320,000 |
| 3 | Jamie Armstrong | 1,550,000 |
| 4 | David Benefield | 175,000 |
| 5 | Andy Phan | 1,490,000 |
| 6 | Barry Hutter | 635,000 |
| 7 | Matt Salsberg | 770,000 |
| 8 | Pierre Milan | 400,000 |
| 9 | Justin Oliver | 860,000 |
| 10 | Sam Cohen | 1,510,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
1,510,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
1,490,000 | |
|
|
970,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
|
860,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
770,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
635,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
400,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
320,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
|
175,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
