It was a battle of the blinds when Alexander Zeligman pushed all in from the small blind and Vinny Pahuja made the call in the big blind.
Zeligman:
Pahuja:
The flop was good for Pahuja as he hit his ace on the board. The turn and river secured his lead when they ran out , then . The recently-crippled Pahuja now has a workable stack and he finally took his backpack off and has decided he may be staying a while. Meanwhile, Zeligman was eliminated from the tournament in 14th place and will earn $21,575 for his result.
Evan McNiff open the action with a raise preflop to 32,000 from middle position. Vinny Pahuja and Ray Foley both made the call from the blinds and the dealer slid out for a flop.
Pahuja and Foley checked and McNiff continued for 48,000. Pahuja raised to 140,000 and McNiff three-bet to 340,000. Pahuja announced that he was all in and McNiff made the call.
Pahuja:
McNiff:
Pahuja was in the lead with the set, but McNiff had the nut flush draw. The turn was the to complete McNiff's flush and put him in the lead, and Pahuja needed to improve to a full house on the river to win the hand. It bricked out and Pahuja thought he was eliminated from the tournament. The two were so close to even in stacks, and by the time the dealer counted out his chips, Pahuja was left with just 55,000.
Vinny Pahuja opened to 35,000, Ray Foley called one seat to Pahuja's left, and Justin Conley put his last 52,000 in the middle. Both Pahuja and Conley slid out calling chips and Conley's tourney life was on the line.
The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Pahuja led out for 50,000 and Foley folded.
Pahuja:
Conley:
The river was a blank and Conley hit the rail in 15th place, good for $21,575.
An early scuffle between Bryan Dillon and the start-of-day chip leader, Brandon Ageloff, resulted in Dillon adding plenty of chips to his stack.
Then a few hands later, Roberto Romanello raised to 40,000 from the hijack, Joseph Iarussi called in the cutoff, and Dillon also called from the button. The flop was and Romanello checked. Iarussi bet 70,000 and only Dillon called to see the turn of . This time Iarussi checked, and then folded when Dillon pushed out one of his stacks of orange chips worth 100,000.
Evan McNiff opened to 43,000 out of the cutoff seat and Vinny Pahuja called from the big blind. The two were heads-up to a flop and both checked, then watched the fall on the turn.
Pahuja check-called a bet of 44,000 from McNiff, then the was delivered on the river. This time Pahuja check-folded to a bet of from McNiff and the latter took down the pot.
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and Romanello was eliminated with the lesser pair in 13th place for $21,575.
board. The turn and river secured his lead when they ran out 
for a flop.
and Pahuja thought he was eliminated from the tournament. The two were so close to even in stacks, and by the time the dealer counted out his chips, Pahuja was left with just 55,000.
on the turn. Pahuja led out for 50,000 and Foley folded.
board and McNiff's flopped pair of queens was best.
. This time Iarussi checked, and then folded when Dillon pushed out one of his stacks of orange chips worth 100,000.
