Event 1: Down to 12 Players

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante

A flurry of action just happened in the span of less than 10 minutes to eliminate three players.

Rafiki Brown was all in for about 390,000 with 7s7c against Matthew Goldman, who had AhQd. The board came Ad8s5s3s7h — Goldman paired his ace on the flop, but Brown rivered a set of sevens to double up in chips.

Rafiki Brown  –  860,000  (21 bb)
Matthew Goldman  –  375,000  (9 bb)

Then, Justin Daniels got it all in for about 475,000 with AsJh, but he was dominated by the AcQs of Pasquale Caiazza. The board came Ks10d8h7h5d, and Caiazza took the pot with his queen kicker to eliminate Daniels in 15th place.

Pasquale Caiazza  –  1,750,000  (43 bb)
Justin Daniels  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($2,033)

Less than 30 seconds later, Matthew Goldman was all in for about 370,000 with Ah9d against Rafiki Brown’s AdKd. The board came Ac10c5h10d7d, and Brown won the pot with two pair, aces and tens, and his crucial king kicker. Goldman lost two all-ins against Brown in less than five minutes to bust in 14th place.

Rafiki Brown  –  1,345,000  (33 bb)
Matthew Goldman  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($2,033)

Joseph Casella was all in from the button for 455,000 with QsQd, and he was racing against Steven Karp’s AsKd in the hijack. The pocket queens held up for Casella to win the pot, and he knocked Karp all the way down to 65,000 in chips — about 1 1/2 big blinds.

Joseph Casella  –  1,000,000  (25 bb)
Steven Karp  –  65,000  (1.5 bb)

The next hand, Karp moved all in under the gun for 60,000, Leanne Gelb called from the small blind, and Pasquale Caiazza called from the big blind. The flop came Jd8d2h, Gelb checked, and Caiazza bet 80,000. Gelb thought for a couple moments before she folded, claiming she had an eight.

Karp turned over As10s for ace high, and he’d need to improve to stay alive against Caiazza’s [Jh5d] (pair of jacks). The turn was the 3s, the river was the Js, and Caiazza won the pot with trip jacks to eliminate Karp in 13th place.

Pasquale Caiazza  –  1,995,000  (49 bb)
Steven Karp  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($2,033)

It was an active 10-minute period, but the action calmed down considerably for the next 20 minutes. The remaining 12 players are all guaranteed at least $2,541.