Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger opened to 10,000 from the cutoff and Drew ”dudeguydrew” O'Connell moved all in next to act for 66,244. The blinds folded and Lichtenberger made the call.
Drew ”dudeguydrew” O'Connell:
Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger:
Lichtenberger was well ahead with the bigger pair until the board ran out and the set of threes for O'Connell found him a full double, leaving Lichtenberger short.
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A few hands after the bubble burst "mariamma314" was left with less than one big blind and was all in from under the gun. Calvin "projector52" Anderson called from the small blind and Michael ”BrockLesnar” Holtz checked in the big blind.
The flop came , both players checked to the turn. Anderson led out for 5,427 and Holtz came along.
On the river Anderson checked and Holtz sized to 21,709, leaving only 2,889 behind. Anderson quickly moved all in and after some thought Holtz made the call.
Anderson rolled over for a full house while Holtz revealed for a flush. Both Holtz and "mariamma314" were eliminated.
Giuseppe "Pantalette" Pantaleo opened the action to 6,800 from middle position and Landon ”ActionDealer” Tice moved all in for 884 total. The rest of the table folded and the cards were shown.
Landon ”ActionDealer” Tice:
Giuseppe "Pantalette" Pantaleo:
The board ran out and the pair of eights for Pantaleo took the pot and sent Tice to the rail in the bubble position.
The rest of the field is now guarenteed a minimum cash of $2,638.
Play has slowed down with hand-for-hand still in effect. One more player needs to be eliminated to guarantee the rest of the field at least a minimum cash of $2,638.
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