Berry Johnston only had 2 big blinds after opening and folding on the flop a couple of hands previously. He put it in with and Mitch Schock would be the one to put him out with .
The dealer couldn’t do Johnston any favours and he made his way to the pay-out desk just as the penultimate level of the night was drawing to a close.
David Chiu opened for a raise and James Davis three-bet leaving himself with just 7,000 in chips. Chiu made the call and a flop of was put out on the board. Chiu checked, Davis bet, Chiu raised to set Davis all-in and Davis made the call and the hands were turned over:
Chiu:
Davis:
The turn was the giving Chiu a set of sixes and Davis started to get up thinking he was drawing dead. A couple of players pointed out he had the nut flush draw and he stood looking intently at the board, waiting for the river card. It was the and Davis was eliminated in 21st place.
Chad Lousberg had put nearly his entire stack in before the flop and had been called by Steven Wolansky. Lousberg sat poised with his last chip to put in on the flop of and dropped it in. Wolansky matched it and they turned over their cards.
Lousberg had and faced the of Wolansky.
The turn was the , the river the and Lousberg was gone.
Sam Barnhart raised from the button and Jon Seaman called out of the big blind. The flop came and Seaman check-called a Barnhart bet. He would do the same on the turn and then lead out on the river. Barnhart made a crying call and Seaman turned over for a rivered straight. A frustrated Barnhart turned over and was left with just 5,500 in chips.
Those chips would go in three hands later with Barnhart holding . Bryce Landier had and would flop an ace to send Barnhart on his way in 23rd place.
Matt Woodward bet most of his remaining chips when the flop came and got called by Eric Bensamochan. The rest went in on the turn card and Woodward showed but Bensamochan had hit the nut flush with . The river came the .
“I was actually ahead on the flop. Sort of.” Woodward said as he headed for the pay put desk.
Jeff Shulman was all in for less than one bet with and was against James Davis and his . The flop came keeping Davis in the lead. The turn was the and Shulman would need some help on the river if he wanted to remain in the tournament. Th river was the and Davis won the hand with Shulman being eliminated in 25th place.
Mike Laing had been working his short stack for a fairly long time over the last few levels and managed to double up shortly before the break. He remained short and his son on the rail told him he just needed another double up soon to keep going.
He got it pretty much all in on the turn of a board reading and was called by Sean Berrios. The river was the .
Laing turned over for two pair and the missed straight flush draw, but all that mattered was that Berrios turned over for the straight to bust him
Yesterday at the 2014 WSOP, 118 players would make it through the field of 657 entrants to return to battle it out for the money in Event #43: $1,500 Limit Hold'em. It was a tightly packed bunch at the top of the chip counts with Paul Mannoni holding only a 200 chip lead over Paul Tedeschi. Three other players, Matthew Davenport, Rob O'Shea, and Michael Lynn were all within 5,500 of Mannoni's 60,900 in chips.
There are plenty of notables sitting behind those five that have dreams of taking home the cash and glory that come with winning a WSOP bracelet. Among them are the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Brandon Shack-Harris, David Chiu, Terrence Chan, Berry Johnston, Dan Kelly, and Mike Leah. They bested a field of tough players that would see names like Phil Ivey, Tom Schneider, Rep Porter, Marcel Luske, Barry Greenstein, Greg Mueller, Stephen Chidwick, Humberto Brenes, Jeff Gross, and Eric Buchman all hit the rail before play concluded last night.
With only 72 making the money, the action will be tense in the early goings as player maneuver themselves into position to make a deep run. Play will resume within the hour and PokerNews will be here for all the action until the end of the night. Stay tuned to see who makes the money and who will advance to the final table!
and Mitch Schock would be the one to put him out with 
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was put out on the board. Chiu checked, Davis bet, Chiu raised to set Davis all-in and Davis made the call and the hands were turned over:
giving Chiu a set of sixes and Davis started to get up thinking he was drawing dead. A couple of players pointed out he had the nut flush draw and he stood looking intently at the board, waiting for the river card. It was the 
and Davis was eliminated in 21st place.
and dropped it in. Wolansky matched it and they turned over their cards.
and faced the 
of Wolansky.
. Bryce Landier had 
and got called by Eric Bensamochan. The rest went in on the turn card 
and Woodward showed 
but Bensamochan had hit the nut flush with 
. The river came the 
.
and was against James Davis and his 
and Davis won the hand with Shulman being eliminated in 25th place.
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for two pair and the missed straight flush draw, but all that mattered was that Berrios turned over 
for the straight to bust him
