We missed the elimination of John Dalessandri, but we do know he was ousted after a bad beat by Sam Higgs. Dalessandri got his chips in holding and was well out in front of Higgs' ; however, the latter wound up making a straight with his low cards, and that was all she wrote for Dalessandri.
Not long after, Geoffrey Mooney limped from the button and the small blind did the same. Higgs then exercised his option from the big with a raise, Mooney called, and the small blind folded. When the flop came down , Higgs bet 7,000, Mooney called, and the appeared on the turn.
This time Higgs checked, and Mooney fired out a big bet. Higgs check-raised the pot and Mooney called off to created a pot well over 100K.
Mooney:
Higgs:
Mooney had turned trips, but he was drawing dead as Higgs held a full house. The meaningless was put out on the river, and then Mooney took his leave from the tournament. With that, the field is down to the final 16 players and will redraw down to two tables.
A preflop raising war saw several raise the pot and Richard Johnston, Greg Merson as well as Ryan Riess were all in. Riess was the short stack whereas Merson had around 75,000 in chips and Johnston had them both covered with more than 90,000 in chips.
Riess:
Merson:
Johnston:
Johnston was ahead preflop and also picked up an additional flush draw on the flop. The on the turn changed nothing and the river reduced the field to 14.
Richard Ashby limped from the hijack and Ismael Bojang took the opportunity to raise to 8,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Ashby, who limp-raised to 26,000. Bojang thought for a few moments before making the call, and then he watch Ashby moved all in for 54,100 on the flop.
Bojang thought for about 90 seconds and then released his hand.
Sam Higgs raised from early position and Daniel Negreanu called on the button to see the flop of . Higgs bet 8,000 and Negreanu raised to 18,000, to which Higgs replied with "pot". Negreanu shook his head for a second and then reraised the pot to put himself at risk for his last 59,400 chips. Higgs called.
Negreanu:
Higgs:
There was no help anymore for Higgs on the turn and the to put quite a dent into his stack.
Brian Roberts opened for 7,000 from the cutoff and was met by a three-bet to 23,000 from Mike Watson in the small blind. Roberts responded by four-betting all in for 30,600, and Watson called, leaving himself just 1,500 behind.
Watson:
Roberts:
It was the old kings-versus-aces situation, and the better pair held after the board ran out . Roberts scored the double while Watson was left with less than a big blind.
We picked up the action with 100,000 already in the pot and a board reading . Sam Higgs bet the size of the pot, and Ismael Bojang quickly called off his remaining 49,100.
Higgs:
Bojang:
Bojang had turned the straight, and he notched the double after the was put out on the river.
Meanwhile, Mike Watson, who was left with just 1,500 in chips after being crippled by Brian Roberts, has strung together a few doubles and now sits with 25,000! Don't call it a comeback yet.
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; however, the latter wound up making a straight with his low cards, and that was all she wrote for Dalessandri.
, Higgs bet 7,000, Mooney called, and the 
appeared on the turn.
was put out on the river, and then Mooney took his leave from the tournament. With that, the field is down to the final 16 players and will redraw down to two tables.
flop. The 
river reduced the field to 14.
turn and the 
to put quite a dent into his stack.
. Sam Higgs bet the size of the pot, and Ismael Bojang quickly called off his remaining 49,100.
was put out on the river.