Michael "M19" Stebnicki raised to 20,000 from middle position and a player on the button moved all in for 62,000. The action folded back around to Stebnicki who called.
Michael Stebnicki:
Opponent:
It was a race and Stebnicki was well in the lead after the flop. The turn gave his opponent a pair, but the fourth diamond gave Stebnicki a flush and a lock on the hand. The meaningless completed the board and Stebnicki eliminated his opponent.
With hand for hand play lasting just one hand, all the remaining players are now in the money.
Pat Steele is among the players still left in the field and this will mark his 25th MSPT cash. Steele is now the fifth member of the MSPT Hall of Fame.
Steele will join other Hall of Famers Kou Vang, Richard Alsup, Aaron Johnson and Mark Hodge.
The player under the gun moved all in for 44,000. The action folded around to Erick Cohen in the big blind who called.
Opponent:
Erick Cohen:
It was a race and Cohen took the lead right away as the flop came . Cohen was able to fade a nine as the board completed and to send his opponent to the rail.
Ron Bell moved all in for 85,000 from early position and Kwynn Richards went all in over the top. The rest of the players got out of the way and they flipped their cards over.
Kwynn Richards:
Ron Bell:
The flop changed nothing. The turn presented some chop outs. But Bell was not able to improve as the completed the board to send him to the rail. Richards now sits with over 400,000.