Cyndy Violette and Traci Brown were all in preflop, and Brown was at risk for her survival in the tournament. Holding , Violette had the best hand against for Brown, and the board gave Violette trip kings.
Violette, who won the $2,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better in 2004, has now a stack around 30,000.
Debra Keller opened to 3,400 in the cutoff. Geraldine Rodriguez on the button called.
The dealer spread a flop of . Keller fired 4,000, and Rodriguez called. The turn brought the . Keller checked, and Rodriguez bet 9,000. Keller then check-raised all in for around 40,000, and Rodriguez tank-folded.
Maria Kalantzi opened to 3,000 and Eli Sundbakk moved all in for 8,600. The action folded to Mesha James on the button who made a raise. Kalantzi after some thought chose to fold, and the other two showed their hands:
Eli Sundbakk:
Mesha James:
Sundbakk was in a good shape for a double-up, but a board gave a set of eights to James on the river and sent Sundbakk into the cashier.
Michelle Montoya opened to 3,200 from middle position, and Gaelle Baumann called from the cutoff.
The flop came . Montoya checked. Baumann bet 3,000, and Montoya called. The dealer burned and turned the . Montoya checked, and Baumann continued for 3,500 more. Montoya responded by moving all in for around 9,000, and Baumann snap-called.
Gaelle Baumann:
Michelle Montoya:
The river completed the board to give Baumann the hand, and Montoya was sent to the rail.
Nathalie Schaeffer fell down to 8,400 chips, moved all in and Rhoda Abramowitz made the call from the big blind with a lesser stack of around 6,000.
Holding , Schaeffer was in good shape to win the hand against for Abramowitz. The flop gave some outs to Abramowitz, but the turn and river weren't among them and Abramowitz headed to the rail.
Dorothy Russell pushed all in for her last 7,500 and Gaelle Baumann made the call on the button. Holding , Baumann was in a coin flip situation against Russell who had , and the gave Baumann the winning hand and sent Russell to the exit.