Blake Napierala defended his big blind against a Chris Meyers cutoff raise. Napierala check-called bets of 50,000 and 80,000 through the turn on an all-diamond board.
The flush was complete on board after the river came down and both players checked. Napierala happend to have the in his hand and took the pot down, edging into the chip lead over Meyers.
One short stack shoved in and found a call before Bud Salhab pushed in, having them both covered. The original caller did so again, putting his tournament life on the line with the .
The shorty had the and Salhab had the best of it with the . The board ran out and Salhab made Broadway, sent two players home and climbed up near the top of the counts.
Jason Nablo shipped short with the and Chris Molica called with the dominating .
There was a five in the window and a king right behind it. The rest of the board bricked out and Nablo busted. With that, 20 players remain and they are redrawing for seats at the final two ten-handed tables.
Big stack Chris Meyers opened with the and the big blind defended.
Meyers flopped a pair of threes and led out for a little more than a third of the big blind's dwindling 150,000-chip stack. The big blind jammed with the for a flush draw and two overs. Threes held after two bricks on the turn and river, and as the big blind hit the exit, Meyers extended his lead.
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and Johnson's tournament life was riding on the 
. The board rolled out 
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, flopped a king and the rest, including Foster, is history. 
river came down and both players checked. Napierala happend to have the 
in his hand and took the pot down, edging into the chip lead over Meyers.
. The board ran out 
and Salhab made Broadway, sent two players home and climbed up near the top of the counts.
and Chris Molica called with the dominating 
.
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and the big blind defended.
for a flush draw and two overs. Threes held after two bricks on the turn and river, and as the big blind hit the exit, Meyers extended his lead.