The last woman remaining in the field has been knocked out of the tournament. Deb Blair called all in for 59,000 from the small blind after Richard Alm raised to 60,000 from late position. Alm was also called by Philip Yeh in the big blind.
The flop came down . With Blair all in, Yeh checked to Alm, who bet 100,000 into the side pot. Yeh made the call. Both players checked through the turn, with Alm saying "I'll check this one time."
On the river, Yeh bet out 300,000. He was snap-called by Alm, who tabled . That wasn't enough to beat Yeh, who showed . Blair showed and was eliminated.
Alm is now down to about 600,000, while Yeh is the chip leader with over 1.5 million.
Oh, those draws. They're fantastic when they come in, but frustrating when they miss. Bobby Firestone must feel pretty frustrated after he raised all in on a flop of holding . He was called by Tony Gargano, who had bet the flop with middle pair, . The turn and river came , missing Firestone and allowing Gargano's eights to hold. He now has about 740,000 chips, while Firestone slips to 230,000.
Frank Simpson call all in for his last 139,000 in the pot with Big Slick, but he was racing against the pocket tens of Carl Jerome. The board blanked out 8-high, allowing Jerome to knock Simpson out of the tournament and pick up some much-needed chips. His stack now stands at approximately 400,000, while Simpson heads to the cage to collect $21,792.
It was a classic all in battle on Green #14. Richard Alm raised preflop and was called only by Carl Jerome out of the big blind. Jerome checked the flop over to Alm, who immediately pushed all in for 303,000. Jerome, holding the nut flush draw with , made the call. Alm tabled , having made top pair. Neither an ace nor a diamond hit the turn or river, allowing Alm to double up.
After the hand, Alm had about 750,000 chips, while Jerome sank to about 200,000.