$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 8: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 70

Jack Duong opened to 9,000 in middle position, and Michael McNeil three-bet to 23,500 on the button. Duong four-bet shoved for about 90,000 total, and McNeil double-checked his hole cards before calling to put his opponent at risk.

Duong:
McNeil:

The flop was just about the end of it, as McNeil flopped tens full to leave Duong dead to running cards. The turn and river completed the board, and Duong was eliminated in sixth place.

Michael McNeil – 290,000 (73 bb)
Jack Duong – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 7: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 70

Brad Patton opened to 8,000 on the button, and Michael Aron defended his big blind.

The flop was . Aron checked, Patton continued for 8,000, and Aron called. The turn was the , and Aron check-called another 18,000. The river was the . Aron checked again, and Patton bet 32,000. Aron contemplated for about a minute before calling.

Patton flashed what looked like , and Aron took his cue to table , winning the pot with a pair of sevens.

Michael Aron – 300,000 (100 bb)
Brad Patton – 75,000 (25 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 7: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 70

Jerry Wong got the rest of his short stack into the middle preflop, heads up for his tournament life against Nick Palma.

Wong:
Palma:

The board ran out , and Palma won the pot with two pair, aces and kings. Wong was eliminated in seventh place.

Nick Palma – 245,000 (82 bb)
Jerry Wong – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 6: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 70

Lawrence Paden open-shoved for the second hand in a row, this time for 37,800 and it was called by Michael Aron in the small blind.

Aron was ahead with against but Paden his the flop. Aron still had plenty of draws and hit the turn to take the lead with a queen-high straight. The river was the , sealing Paden’s elimination.

Michael Aron – 250,000 (104 bb)
Lawrence Paden – Eliminated in 8th place ($2,173)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 6: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 70

Lawrence Paden opened to 6,000 in early position, and he was called by two players, including by Michael McNeil in the small blind.

The flop was . It checked to Paden, who continued for 20,000. The third player in the hand folded, but McNeil check-raised all in for 102,700 total. Paden talked though his spot, then said, “Well, I didn’t come here to win twenty-five hundred.” He called to put McNeil at risk.

Paden: (pair of tens)
McNeil: (set of nines)

The turn made things interesting for a moment, but the improved McNeil to quad nines, clinching his double-up.

Michael McNeil – 226,600 (94 bb)
Lawrence Paden – 11,000 (5 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 6: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 70

Michael McNeil opened to 5,500 under the gun, and Mark Smith three-bet shoved for 32,800 a couple seats over. From the button, Brad Patton slid out a small re-raise, and it was enough to isolate himself against the at-risk player as McNeil folded out of the way.

Smith:
Patton:

The board ran out , and Smith doubled up with queens up.

Mark Smith – 77,300 (32 bb)
Brad Patton – 125,000 (52 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 5: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 70

Nick Palma opened to 4,000 in middle position, and Jerry Wong three-bet to 14,000 in the small blind. Palma four-bet shoved for 91,900 total, and Wong quickly called to put him at risk.

Palma:
Wong:

The board ran out , and Palma doubled up with a set of queens.

Nick Palma – 188,200 (94 bb)
Jerry Wong – 85,000 (43 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 5: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 70

Nick Palma opened to 4,000 under the gun, and Mark Smith three-bet shoved for 9,200 next to act. Palma called to put him at risk.

Palma:
Smith:

The board ran out , and Smith doubled up with two pair, fives and treys.

A few hands later, Palma opened to 4,000 in the cutoff, and Smith three-bet shoved for 19,600 on the button. Palma called to put him at risk once again.

Palma:
Smith:

The board ran out , and Smith doubled up again, this time with a pair of aces.

Mark Smith – 44,600 (22 bb)
Nick Palma – 86,000 (43 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 4: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 70

Haim Toorgeman opened to 5,100 in middle position, and Lawrence Paden called in the cutoff. From the small blind, Brad Patton three-bet to 22,000. Toorgeman moved all in for 54,600, Paden folded, and Patton called the remainder to put his opponent at risk.

Toorgeman:
Patton:

The board ran out , and Patton turned aces up to win the pot. Toorgeman was eliminated in ninth place.

Brad Patton – 155,000 (97 bb)
Haim Toorgeman – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 4: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 70

Jean Gaspard moved all in for 8,000 in early position, and Jack Duong called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Gaspard:
Duong:

The board ran out , and Gaspard could not catch up. Duong won the pot with ace-queen high, eliminating Gaspard in tenth place.

Jack Duong – 85,000 (53 bb)
Jean Gaspard – Eliminated