Ali Eslami and Eoghan Odea got all their chips in with Sorel Mizzi making the call to put both of them at risk.
Eslami:
Odea:
Mizzi:
The board ran out . In the end Mizzi lost a lot of chips and was down to just 20,500. Eslami, on the other hand reached 85,000 while Odea has just 20,000.
However, a couple of hands later Mizzi doubled back up to 43,000. A few hands after that Ali Eslami got his all in against the of his opponent on a board. The turn was a and the river was a which eliminated Eslami.
It was folded around to David Sands on the button who potted to 10,500. Jeff Kimber then re-potted to 33,000 from the big blind and Sands quickly raised all in. Kimber called for his 37,000 total and his tournament life would be at risk as the two flipped their hands.
Kimber:
Sands:
The board ran out to give Kimber the scoop and the double.
Gary Bolden limped in middle position and Brandon Paster raised to 11,000 in the hijack as the next to act. It was folded back around to Bolden who made the call as the two checked the flop. They both checked the on the turn as well but it would be like the 4th of July when the hit the river as there were fireworks.
It started out with Bolden betting 20,000 and Paster announcing raise. Paster then slid out two giant piles of yellow T1000 chips totalling 80,000. Bolden then counted out the chips for a call and went into the tank. He got up from his chair and asked Paster how much he had left. Paster counted out his stack and it looked like he had an additional 80,000 behind. Bolden finally announced all in and Paster folded as fast as humanly possible. As Bolden raked in the pot, he showed for a turned royal flush and said that he wished his opponent had held at least aces full. Nevertheless, Bolden, who started the day atop the chip counts, is once again sitting near the top of them as Paster blew quite a few of the newfound chips that he had won a few pots ago.
The title says it all. We are down to 45 players, and of that, only 36 will be paid. We will be sure to keep you posted on all of the bust outs as they come.