Kevin Lizak raised in middle position and Jun Ong went all in for 17,500 in the next position. Hod Berman made it 23,500 in the cutoff and Venkata Tayi cold-called on the button. The blinds folded and Lizak called, so there were three players involved in a side pot.
The flop came and Lizak checked. Berman bet with 7,000 behind and Tayi raised. Lizak got out of the way and Berman called all in for less.
Berman:
Tayi:
Ong:
Berman had his opponent's nearly drawing dead with top set and the turn and the river were insignificant. Ong was eliminated and Berman gets a well-needed triple up.
Arash Behnam has been eliminated in 25th place. He will take home $4,832 dollars for his effort.
This is his second cash this summer, he finished 20th in Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed for $15,919 a few days ago. That makes four World Series of Poker cashes for Behnam for his career.
Ray Pulford raised under the gun and Bradley Snider three-bet from the next position. Darvin Anderson called on the button, the blinds folded, and Pulford called.
The flop came and Pulford checked. Snider bet, Anderson raised, Pulford folded, and Snider called.
They were heads up to the turn and Snider checked. Anderson bet and after a long pause, Snider check-raised. Anderson called and the river was the . Snider bet and Anderson called.
Snider showed for jacks and fours and Anderson's pocket queens for a better two pair was good.
After running down to less than two full bets, Ian Johns is now sitting with just over 80,000 in chips. He still has some work to do as his current stack is only seven big bets, but he has rallied a little to maintain his shot at bracelet number four.
The first hand he got all in with versus . Then he doubled with pocket queens versus pocket nines.
Sunil Nair was eliminated in 23rd place and will receive $4,832.
He was short stacked after losing a hand to Tung Tran's quad nines. Then he raised all in for his final 14,000 and Mark Bassaly raised from the blinds. The remaining players folded, leaving Bassaly heads up with Nair who was at risk.
Bassaly had and Nair had . The board ran out and Nair was eliminated.
Mark Bassaly raised in middle position, Christopher Chung three-bet on the button, Bassaly four-bet, and Chung capped it. Bassaly called.
The flop was and Bassaly bet, which was enough to put Chung all in. Chung called and they showed down.
Bassaly:
Chung:
Chung was in bad shape with sevens against Bassaly's nines, but as he stood up, ready to make his exit, the came on the turn, giving Chung sevens full of fives. The river was insignificant.
"What!? That doesn't happen in tournaments!" Chung exclaimed after the hand.
and Lizak checked. Berman bet with 7,000 behind and Tayi raised. Lizak got out of the way and Berman called all in for less. 
turn and the 
river were insignificant. Ong was eliminated and Berman gets a well-needed triple up.
and Pulford checked. Snider bet, Anderson raised, Pulford folded, and Snider called.
turn and Snider checked. Anderson bet and after a long pause, Snider check-raised. Anderson called and the river was the 
for jacks and fours and Anderson's pocket queens for a better two pair was good.
versus 
. Then he doubled with pocket queens versus pocket nines.
and Nair had 
. The board ran out 
and Reed check-called a bet from Buchwald. The turn was the 
river and Reed's 
