Just as Bruce Angeski was being eliminated on one table, Edward Weiss moved all in from the small blind on the other. Daniel Camillo, who was in the big blind, made the call and showed .
"I've got two overs," Weiss said as he showed . The flop came , which kept Camillo in the lead. The didn't help Weiss and neither did the on the river. He was eliminated from the tournament in tenth place and will take home $28,221.
Since two players were eliminated before the final ten players could combine to one table, the remaining nine players will reconvene at the official final table.
Jay Hong raised to 90,000 from the hijack and Bruce Angeski called all in for 60,000. Carlos Pianelli called from the big blind and the flop came .
Hong and Pianelli both checked the flop and the on the turn. However, when the hit the river, Pianelli checked and Hong contemplated making a bet.
"Ah, you're going to get greedy. You're going to regret getting greedy," Pianelli explained. Hong made a big bet anyway and Pianelli instantly called. Hong turned over for the nuts. Pianelli paid Hong off while Angeski was eliminated in eleventh place ($28,221).
With about 280,000 in the pot and a board of , Daniel Camillo bet 300,000. Jack Ward asked, "Really?" before making the call. Camillo showed for ace high. Ward flipped over to take down the pot.
"Now we're playing the game," Ward boasted. He is now up to 1.34 million while Camillo dropped to 1.33 million.
Mike Minetti raised to 62,000 from the hijack and was called by Bruce Angeski from the button and Carlos Pianelli in the big blind.
Pianelli bet out 50,000 on the flop and was called by Minetti. Both players checked the on the turn and saw the hit the river.
Pianelli checked and Minetti bet 110,000. Pianelli called but mucked after seeing Minetti's . Pianelli dropped to 460,000 while Minetti is up to 1.48 million.
Since Jeanne Nelson's elimination, play has slowed down quite a bit. Flops are rare with preflop raises usually being enough to take down the blinds and antes.
With the tables playing five and six-handed, it is only a matter of time before the blinds wear them down and force the action.
According to tournament director Robbie Thompson, players will combine to one table and move to the secondary featured table in the corner of the Amazon Room once one more player is eliminated.
Jack Ward raised to 75,000 from the hijack only to have Jeanne Nelson move all in for around 350,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Ward made the call:
Nelson:
Ward:
Nelson was in big trouble and the flop wasn't much help. She was drawing to running tens and amazingly, the turn was the . All she needed to do was catch one of the remaining two tens left in the deck to stay alive and double up.
The dealer burned and put the on the river. Ward took down the pot and increased his stack to 790,000. Nelson, the last woman in the field, was eliminated in twelfth place ($28,221)
John Woo was in the cutoff and raised to 75,000. John Wrona, who was in the small blind, made the call and the two saw a flop of .
Wrona moved all in for around 260,000 and Woo called. Wrona had flopped top pair with the but was still behind Woo's . The on the turn and on the river didn't help Wrona and he was eliminated in thirteenth place ($22,085). Meanwhile, Woo is up to 1.3 million.
Players have returned from their break and the cards are back in the air. It'll be interesting to see if action remains as fierce as it was in the first two levels.