Michael Gross opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and got called by chip leader Marcos Fernandez out of the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to see the fall on the turn.
Fernandez took the lead, betting 7,600, and Gross called. The completed the board and Fernandez bet 11,300. Gross called and mucked when Fernandez tabled for a wheel and a six-low.
With a substantial pot already brewing and the completed board reading , John O'Shea bet 14,000 from the big blind into his lone opponent, James Alexander in middle position. Alexander called and O'Shea instantly tabled for quad queens.
"I didn't think I was bluffing," said Alexander, referring to action on a prior street. "Good thing no ace came."
The field is now down to 126 players and that means we are on the money bubble. The next player eliminated will leave with nothing and push the remaining field into the money.
For at least five straight hands, Eduardo Lezcano sat with just a single T-100 chip. Finally, the big blind reached him and he was all-in. Calvin Anderson raised to isolate and everyone else got out of the way.
Lezcano:
Anderson:
The board ran out and Lezcano didn't get enough help to stay alive.
With a substantial pot already brewing and the board reading , Fabrice Soulier got his stack in the middle against Millard Hale, who had him covered by a wide margin.
Soulier:
Hale:
Soulier had the best of it by miles with trip fours and a wheel wrap, but the on the turn gave Hale the nut boat and left Soulier with only one out to scoop the entire pot and drawing to a low for half. The river wasn't the low card Soulier was looking for and Hale took the whole pot to send Soulier to the rail.
Because both gentlemen busted on the same hand, they share the 125th place prize and split a min-cash of $2,249.