Hand #24: James Hughes raised to 52,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #25: Vlad Darie received a walk.
Hand #26: Thomas Reynolds raised to 52,000 and Eric Blair jammed all-in for 462,000 forcing everyone to fold including Reynolds.
Hand #27: Darie raised to 50,000 on the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #28: Chris Johnson raised to 55,000 and got no action.
Hand #29: Johnson raised to 55,000 again and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #19: Eric Blair raised to 55,000 from the hijack and Chris Johnson called on the button. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. Blair checked, Johnson bet 80,000, and Blair folded.
Hand #20: James Hughes raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Johnson called from the cutoff. The flop came 
. Hughes bet 52,000 and Johnson called. The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Hughes led out for 175,000 and Johnson mucked.
Hand #21: Johnson raised to 55,000 from the hijack and Hughes defended his big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Hughes checked, Johnson bet 70,000, and Hughes called. Both players checked when the 
hit the river. Hughes tabled 
for a pair of nines with a queen kicker and Johnson showed 
for two pairs, nines and eights, to scoop the pot.
Hand #22: Reginald Hampton raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Johnson three-bet to 125,000 from middle position. Thomas Reynolds called on the button and Hampton folded. The flop came 
, Johnson led out for 125000, and Reynolds called. The turn was the 
, Johnson led out for 250,000, and Reynolds called again. The river was the . Johnson checked and Reynolds moved all in for about 800,000. Johnson went into the tank and eventually folded.
Hand #23: Michael Gathy raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Hampton defended his big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Hampton led out for 80,000 and Gathy called. The river was the 
and Hampton check-folded to a bet of 250,000 from Gathy.
Hand #15: Michael Gathy raised to 50,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #16: Gathy raised to 50,000 from early position and Thomas Reynolds called directly to his left. Reginald Hampton was in the small blind and three-bet to 150,000. Both Gathy and Reynolds called.
The flop came and Hampton led out for 300,000. Gathy called and Reynolds moved all in for 2,800,000. Hampton called for his remaining 1,065,000 and Gathy folded. Hampton showed 
and was slightly ahead of Reynolds' 
. The turn was the 
, giving Reynolds a straight, but the river was the 
, making Hampton a full house and giving him a double-up.
Hand #17: Vlad Darie raised to 50,000 and Chris Johnson called from the big blind. Both players checked the entire way with the board reading 
and Darie showed to win the hand.
Hand #18: Gathy raised to 60,000 from early position and Eric Blair called from the cutoff along with Darie in the big blind. The flop was 
and Gathy bet 110,000. Blair called and Darie got out of the way. The turn was the and Gathy bet 250,000, which Blair called again. The river landed the and Gathy shoved all in for 440,000. Blair went in the tank for a couple minutes before releasing his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
1,410,000
-1,290,000
|
-1,290,000 |
|
||
Hand #9: Chris Johnson raised to 50,000 from middle position and got no action.
Hand #10: Eric Blair raised to 55,000 on the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #11: Michael Gathy raised to 60,000 from under the gun and scooped the pot.
Hand #12: Johnson raised to 55,000 on the button and took it down.
Hand #13: Reginald Hampton raised to 52,000 from the hijack and Johnson three-bet to 120,000 from the cutoff. Hampton four-bet to 352,000 and Johnson mucked.
Hand #14: Gathy raised to 50,000 on the button and James Hughes defended his big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Hughes led out for 60,000 and Gathy folded.
Hand #5: Thomas Reynolds raised to 75,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand #6: Michael Gathy called from the small blind and Reynolds checked his option. The flop came 
and Gathy led out for 25,000. Reynolds called and the turn was the 
. Gathy check-called a bet of 40,000 and the 
was on the river. Both players checked and Gathy tabled to win the hand.
Hand #7: Reginald Hampton raised to 52,000 and Vlad Darie three-bet to 125,000 getting everyone to fold.
Hand #8: Gathy raised to 50,000 on the button and Eric Blair called from the big blind. Both players checked it down to the river with the board reading 
and Blair showed 
to play the board. Gathy tabled 
and was counterfeit on the river, also playing the board.
Hand #4: James Hughes raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Chad Eveslage moved all in for 370,000 from middle position. The action was folded back to Hughes who instantly called.
Hughes was ahead with against Eveslage's . The board ran out 
and Eveslage wasn't able to hit an ace, being eliminated in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Thomas Reynolds raised to 40,000 from late position and Joep Raemaekers three-bet to 125,000 from the cutoff. Reynolds called.
The flop came and Reynolds checked. Raemaekers bet 135,000 and Reynolds check-raised to 500,000. Raemaekers asked for a count and then moved all in for 540,000. Reynolds called.
Raemaekers was at risk with 
for top pair, up against Reynolds' 
with overcards and nut flush draw. The turn was the and the river was the , making a pair of queens for Reynolds and sending Raemaekers to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Hand #1: Chris Johnson raised to 50,000 from middle position, and got calls from Michael Gathy in the hijack, Thomas Reynolds in the cutoff and James Hughes on the button. Joep Raemaekers was in the small blind and shoved for 454,000. Everyone folded.
Hand #2: Gathy raised to 40,000 from late position and got no action.
The official final table of nine has begun, and hand-for-hand coverage will begin now.
