After Jeff Cote opened the action with a raise to 6,000, Randal Flowers shoved all in for 58,000 from the button. Rachel Kranz, who had just a few more chips than that, then moved all in from the small blind and both the big blind and Cote got out of the way.
Flowers:
Kranz:
"You'd better stand up," someone at the table told Kranz, clearly referencing something that had happened earlier in the day. Kranz listened and got up out of her chair, but she reversed course when the flop came down !
Kranz had flopped trips and Flowers shot out of his chair and began collecting his things. Neither the turn nor river helped Flowers, and he was sent out the door in 41st place.
Chris Hunichen three-bet two hands ago, folding against a four-bet. He raised again, winning the blinds and antes before the third time was the charm. BigHuni attacked the blinds and Jeff Cote moved all in for 47,500 with , Hunichen called with and spiked one of the three nines of the deck on the flop.
Frank Patti is enjoying a smooth ride so far today. In his latest pot, a player in late position opened to 10,000, Patti raised to 24,000 from the big blind and the late position opener made the call.
The flop was dealt , Patti lead out for 17,000 and his opponent made the call to see the turn . Again Patti lead out, this time for 26,000 and his opponent threw his cards in the muck.
David Inselberg raised from late position and got two callers including Christopher Bonita in the blinds. The flop turned out to be a disaster for Bonita as he got it in with after a little betting war with Inselberg. The latter called with and doubled through for 134,500 after the turn and the river completed the board.
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Richard Whitebrook has been eliminated. He open shoved for 40,000 with pocket kings and got called by . There was an ace on the turn and that's it. Four tables left!
Troy "Toby" Baker is playing in his very first WSOP tournament and may crown a deep run with a final table appearance. Just now he doubled up through Chris "BigHuni" Hunichen. Hunichen raised to 9,000 from the button, Baker clicked it to 23,000 in the small blind and Hunichen four-bet to 42,000. Baker moved all in for 119,000 and was called.
Hunichen:
Baker:
The board ran out sweat-less and Hunichen lost about half his stack.
Steve "gboro780" Gross opened for 9,000 from middle position and was met by a three-bet to 20,000 from Rene Angelil, famously known as the husband and manager of singer Celine Dion. Action folded back to Gross and he paused a few beats before announcing that he was all in for 80,000 or so. Angelil made a quick call.
Angelil:
Gross:
It was a bad spot for Gross, and he failed to get lucky as the board ran out clean.
Meanwhile, Greg Konrad has been eliminated from the tournament on 37th place for $6,390.