Alvin Allen got it all in preflop with one of the short-stacked players at the table.

Opponent:
Alvin Allen:

The dealer put out a monotone flop of with Allen flopping his opponent close to dead with the nut flush.

The turn landed the and the river brought the and the pot was pushed Allen's way.

Lori Hill was seen stacking her chips after having doubled up with pocket queens against pocket nines.

At a nearby table, Nancy Larson eliminated a player with versus her opponent's .

Debbie Murphy	350,000	350,000
Nancy Larson	255,000	255,000
Lori Hill	85,000	85,000

The player in the cutoff limped, as did the player on the button, and Susan Pell checked in the big blind.

The flop came and Pell led out for 4,000. The cutoff called and the button folded.

The turn and river went check-check and Pell tabled the winner with for top pair.

Susan Pell

60,000

60,000

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The under-the-gun player open shoved for close to 100,000 and Martin Sams made the call in the cutoff for 52,500 to put himself at risk.

Martin Sams:
Opponent:

The board ran out , with Sams drilling a six on the turn to keep his tournament hopes alive.

The very next hand, Sams got it all in on a flop of against the same player.

Opponent:
Martin Sams:

The turn landed the , improving Sams' opponent to a flush but Sams filled up on the river to send his opponent packing.

Bill Acerra	200,000	200,000
Martin Sams	162,500	162,500

The player in middle position raised to 9,000, Alex Vanderweele Ortman three-bet to 20,000 in the cutoff, and the player on the button cold four-bet jammed for 54,000 to put himself at risk. Middle position folded and Vanderweele Ortman thought for a moment before making the call.

Button:
Alex Vanderweele Ortman:

Vanderweele Ortman pulled ahead on the flop, pairing his ace. He improved to two pair on the turn and the river landed the .

Alex Vanderweele Ortman

205,000

-235,000

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Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Angelo Gambrelis in the big blind and Gerald McKinney Jr who was under the gun.

With the board reading , Gambrelis bet 2,500 and McKinney Jr made the the call bringing the river.

Gambrelis led out again, this time for 3,000 and McKinney Jr bumped it up to 10,000. Gambrelis thought for a brief moment before surrendering his hand.

McKinney Jr, also known as "LOVEALL" is representing the Eastern Poker Tour. He final-tabled the 2024 Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship, finishing in 4th. He's looking to make another deep run here in Vegas.

Angelo Gambrelis	148,000	-2,000
Gerald McKinney Jr.	57,500	57,500

The player in the hijack raised to 12,500 and Carmen Crespo flatted in the cutoff.

The flop came and the hijack moved all in for about 45,000. Crespo called with the covering stack.

Hihack:
Carmen Crespo:

The board ran out , and Crespo's pair of jacks held to propel her over the 200,000 chip mark.

Carmen Crespo

250,000

250,000