The action was on Brandon Shack-Harris against Chris Sandrock on a flop. Sandrock called a bet from Shack-Harris to see the turn , which both players checked. The river brought another bet from Shack-Harris, and Sandrock gave it up.
Players who max late-regged the tournament started the day with just 24 big blinds, and one of those is Stephen Chidwick, who recently got it all-in pre-flop versus Brandon Shack-Harris.
Stephen Chidwick:
Brandon Shack-Harris:
The board ran out , so the players chopped the pot with their two pair, kings and sixes.
Shortly after, Chidwick limped the button and faced a pot-raise from the player in the big blind to 23,000. Chidwick called, then folded to a bet of 7,500 on the flop.
Chidwick now has about half of his starting stack and will have to spin up his stack quickly.
Meanwhile also at the table, Simon Mattsson was eliminated in a hand by Chris Sandrock who made trip sixes against the Swedish star.
Kyle Montgomery raised to 5,500 and was called by Michael Perrone in the small blind. Jared Hyman then raised to 22,000 in the big blind and was called by both opponents. On the flop, Perrone checked and Hyman did so as well for Montgomery to bet 25,000 and earn two calls.
The turn was checked to Montgomery, who announced pot. Perrone folded while Hyman called all-in for what appeared to be nearly 100,000.
Jared Hyman:
Kyle Montgomery:
"I need a five or three," Hyman said in table chat. However, the five was dead as Montgomery would have made the superior full house. Only a trey would do and the river was a blank to send Hyman to the rail.
Stephen Chidwick min-raised to 5,000 off his less than 20,000 chip stack. He got a call from Brandon Shack-Harris in the big blind.
On the flop of , Shack-Harris bet enough to put Chidwick all-in, and he called.
Stephen Chidwick:
Brandon Shack-Harris:
Chidwick's top set held versus Shack-Harris' straight draws and the man who sits seventh on the all-time tournament money list boosted his stack closer to its starting point.
Nino Ullmann raised it up to 10,000 and was called by Nader Younes in the big blind. On a flop of , Younes check-called the shove of Ullmann for the last 17,500.
Nino Ullmann:
Nader Younes:
The turn improved Younes to a flush and the river was a formality.
Also no longer in contention are Matthew Wantman and Mark Birdsall.
Toby Lewis raised from early position, and Robert Campbell defended in the big blind. Lewis then bet the flop of and Campbell called, before both players checked the turn. Campbell then led with a bet of 25,000 on the river, getting a fold from Lewis and taking down the pot.