Todd Bui completed, and he was called by Tom Koral and Joseph Cappello.
Bui bet on fourth street, Koral folded, and Cappello raised. Bui called. On fifth street, Bui check-called a bet from Cappello. On sixth street, Bui check-called another bet from Cappello. On seventh street, Bui checked, Cappello bet, and after a long pause, Bui raised. Cappello called.
Bui announced, "Aces up," before showing for aces and eights, good for the pot.
Michael Harris committed his remaining 8,000 on third street and was facing Barry Leventhal. Here were their boards after sixth street:
Harris: /
Leventhal: /
Harris had improved to eights and fours, but Leventhal made a six-high straight on sixth street to put Harris on the ropes. After peeling his seventh-street card, Harris turned over the and was eliminated in 18th place.
Cheryl Denzik was all in yet again, this time up against two opponents. Joseph Cappello and Tom Koral were heads-up for the side pot, and the hands were quickly tabled.
Koral had a pair of nines, which was good for the side pot as Cappello just had a pair of eights. Denzik's board was //. Her buried queens were good for the triple-up.
After being down to just 1,500 chips earlier this level, Denzik is now up to 80,000.
Alexander Freund completed, and Andre Akkari called.
On fourth street, Freund bet, and Akkari called. On fifth street, Freund checked, Akkari bet, and Freund called. On sixth street, Freund bet out, and Akkari raised. Freund called and then checked seventh street. Akkari thought briefly and bet. Freund folded, and Akkari took down the big pot with no showdown.
Michael Harris completed, and he was called by Alexander Lukyanov. Marcel Luske called all in for less. and Harris and Lukyanov were heads-up for a side pot. The two live players checked all the way down, and the hands were tabled.
Harris:
Lukyanov:
Luske:
Harris had a pair of threes, Luske had a pair of eights, and Lukyanov's pair of jacks was best. He won the pot and eliminated Luske in 20th place. Luske received a payout of $3,142 for his finish in the tournament.