All the money was in the middle and cards were on their backs.

Chris Arcella:
Hasani Budd:

A bit of a sweat for Arcella on the flop but when the turn and river bricked out he was sent the pot for a double up.

Chris Arcella	300,000	155,000
Hasani Budd	120,000	-130,000

Jerry Hill moved all in from under the gun for 120,000 as did David Masse in the next seat. Hasani Budd sat in the next seat also put his chips in to join the party.

Hasani Budd:
David Masse:
Jerry Hill:

No help for Masse or Hill on the run out and Masse was sent to the rail whilst Hill picked up the bowl of rice side pot and was left on fumes with 10,000.

Hill was sent to the rail two hands later.

Hasani Budd	250,000	182,000
David Masse	0	-71,000
Jerry Hill	0	-140

Action folded around to Jeff Fisher in the small blind who moved all in and had Albert Croteau in the big blind covered, who made the call for his tournament life.

Albert Croteau:
Jeff Fisher:

No help for Croteau on the flop and when the peeled off on the turn he was left drawing to six outs. None was forthcoming on the river and Croteau was sent to the rail in 14th place as the unfortunate bubble boy.

Jeff Fisher	290,000	290,000
Albert Croteau	0	-44,200

Action folded to Len Villani on the button who raised to 90,000. Lafayette Scott sat in the big blind called all in for less and the big blind left them to it.

Lafayette Scott:
Len Villani:

Just the flop Scott wanted to see came of and when the turn filled him up, Villani was drawing dead. The river bricked out and Scott was sent the pot for a double up.

Len Villani	325,000	-35,000
Lafayette Scott	160,000	-65,000

Action folded to Len Villani on the button who moved all in. Merrill Eversman in the small blind called off for less and the big blind folded.

Merrill Eversman:
Len Villani:

Not the flop Eversman wanted to see of and he needed some help to stay alive, none was forthcoming on the turn and when the peeled off on the river Eversman was sent to the rail.

With 15 players remaining and 13 getting paid the clock has now been paused and the tournament has gone hand-for-hand. Two minutes will be deducted from the clock for each hand played.

Heads up to the flop of with 80,000 in the pot and David Shepherd bet out for 60,000 which was enough to put Darron Lewis all in.

Lewis went into the tank for a short while and made the call for his tournament life.

Darron Lewis:
David Shepherd:

No help for Lewis on the and brick of a river and he was sent packing.

David Shepherd	520,000	80,000
Darron Lewis	0

Chontel Crenshaw made it 50,000 to play from early position only for Jerry Hill to three-bet all in for around 70,000. Action came back to Crenshaw who snap-called.

Jerry Hill:
Chontel Crenshaw:

No dramas for Hill on the flop nor the turn and when the peeled off on the river and made him a full house he was sent the pot for a double up.

Robert Savadge limped from the button and action was on David Shepherd in the big blind who raised to 120,000 which was enough to put Savadge all in. Savadge double checked his cards and made the call for his tournament life.

Robert Savadge:
David Shepherd:

No help for Savadge on the run out and he was sent to the rail.

David Shepherd	440,000	150,000
Robert Savadge	0	-48,000

Multi-way to the flop of with 40,000 sat in the middle.

Action folded to Mordy Tapia who jammed all in for around 30,000. Players folded to David Shepherd on the button who made the call and the blinds folded faster than a cheetah on caffeine.

Mordy Tapia:
David Shepherd:

Shepherd had flopped the goods this time and had Tapia drawing dead to runner runner for a chop. The turn and river sealed the deal and Tapia was sent packing whilst the pot was shipped to Shepherd.

David Shepherd	290,000	0
Mordy Tapia	0	-55,000