Jeff Smith raised to 13,000 and Debbie Kim called, Jorge Vergara made it 50,000 more to go. Roland Israelashvili then moved all in from the big blind and the two active players behind him folded. Vergara asked for a count and it was another 162,500 for him, which eventually resulted in a call.
Israelashvili:
Vergara:
Only two jacks in the deck or a miracle straight could save Israelashvili but the board ran out and Vergara is our new chip leader.
After the recent battle with BigHuni, Nathan Fair moved all in for 32,000 with and was picked up by Chris Haugo with . A king on the turn put an end to the tournament for Fair and he went to collect his money from the payout desk.
After a flood of eliminations in the last few minutes, we are down to the last three tables. Kevin Wright got his short stack in with but ran straight into the of the player on the button. There was no miracle on the board.
Shortly into the new level, Rachel Kranz was eliminated from the tournament. Kranz open shoved in middle position for 57,000 and Chris Haugo moved all in from the button after getting her count. The blinds folded and both players turned over their cards:
Haugo:
Kranz:
The flop was good for Kranz, but the showed up on the turn. "A nine please," Kranz requested, but it wasn't meant to be with the river.
Just after the restart of level 18, Debbie Kim was all in preflop for 71,000 with and got called by . The board delivered the necessary help and Kim doubled up.