The money bubble has burst on the second hand of hand-for-hand play. Two ladies were eliminated on the second hand and will get to split the first payout as a consolation.
Janice Nguyen was all in on a flop of and put at risk by Mikiyo Aoki.
Nguyen:
Mikiyo:
The board ran out and Nguyen had to await her fate for an all in at another table.
Two tables over, Cassandra Johnson was put at risk on a flop of by Joan Goyette.
Johnson:
Goyette:
The dealer delivered the last two cards on the board; and Johnson was eliminated. She was not alone busting on the bubble so will get to split a bit of cash.
We arrived at the table with three sets of pocket cards face up and players about to see the board run out. Lisa Santy had the largest stack of the three and the best hand with to her opponents' and . Nobody managed to connect with the board of and Santy won the pot with a set of threes with her ace-queen kicker.
Rita Baumer raised to 5,500 from middle position and faced an all-in raise. She quickly called and flipped over . The original raiser showed a lesser pocket pair: . The board ran out with no help to the nines when the dealer revealed . Baumer won the pot and eliminated her opponent.
Cherish Andrews was all in preflop and her tournament life was put on the line by chip leader Mikiyo Aoki.
Andrews:
Aoki:
Andrews needed help and she would get it as the dealer fanned out a board of . Andrews' flopped set of eights was best and she doubled up through Aoki.
We saw the dealer flipping over the losing cards, busting Melanie Weisner's opponent. Weisner scooped in the pot. She was holding on a board of and is piling up chips to add to her tower.