Action was heads up with 21,000 in the middle and 7♣J♦2♦5♦ on the board when Blake Ellinghaus sent his opponent into the tank with a shove. After several moments of thought, his opponent tossed his hand in the muck and gave up the pot. Ellinghaus showed a dusty A♥8♠.
Nearby, Deborah Miller raised to 2,500 and Kris Burchfield defended the big blind. The flop was 10♥J♣7♣ and Miller took it down with a 2,500 bet.
Burchfield is back near the starting stack and Miller has given some back, but she is still above 100K.
Players have stepped out for another 15-minute break at the end of Level 6. There are currently 153 entries in the tournament and registration will remain open until Level 9.
An under-the-gun player raised to 1,500 before Jason Like made it 4,200 from the next seat over. Crystal McCusker called from the button and the player in the under-the-gun position joined in to see a flop.
The flop was 5♥10♥2♦ and The first opponent checked. Like tossed in 6,000 and McCusker called before the third player got out of the way.
The turn was J♣ and Like tossed out 20,000. McCuskey called with less and turned over K♥J♥, while Like had A♠2♠. The board finished up with 9♥ and McCusker collected the double with a flush.
James Leonard raised to 1,200 before a player in the next seat over made it 4,000. Brian Arbaugh four-bet to 11,500 and Leonard folded before the third opponent went all in for around 30,000. Arbaugh called quickly and the cards were turned up.
Opponent: Q♠Q♦
Brian Arbaugh: K♥K♣
The board ran out 9♥5♣9♣J♥5♥ and the kings held to send Arbaugh a nice pot.
Meanwhile, Ray Henson is chipping up on the other side of the room and he is near the 100K mark. Thad McNulty is also continuing to trend upwards after he beat quads with a straight flush earlier in the day.
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