Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Hand #78: (There was a dead small blind). Matt Salsberg raised to 130,000 under the gun and took down the pot.

Hand #79: (There was a dead button). Justin Oliver raised from the hijack and took down the pot.

Hand #80: Justin Oliver raised to 110,000 from the hijack and Pierre Milan called from the big blind.

The flop fell     and Milan check-folded to a bet of 110,000 from Oliver.

Hand #73: Pierre Milan opened for 100,000 under the gun. Thad McNulty called from the cutoff, and then Jamie Armstrong moved all in for 630,000 from the button. Milan folded and McNulty did the same.

Hand #74: Thad McNulty opened for 110,000 from the hijack and Pierre Milan called from the big blind. Milan then check-called a bet of 135,000 on the     flop, which was followed by checks on the   turn and   river. Both players held an ace, and with the queen on board they chop.

Hand #75: Thad McNulty opened under the gun and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #76: Barry Hutter raised to 100,000 and Matt Salsberg moved all in from the cutoff for 800,000. Hutter folded.

Hand #77: Justin Oliver limped the button and Jamie Armstrong moved all in from the big blind for 985,000. Oliver tanked for a couple of minutes before making the call.

Oliver:   
Armstrong:   

Armstrong was well out in front, and his position got even stronger when the     flop gave him top pair. The   turn made things interested as Oliver picked up an open-ended straight draw, and wouldn't you know it, the   spiked on the river to complete it.

Armstrong, who began the day as the chip leader, was eliminated in sixth place for $83,486.

Hand #70: Jamie Armstrong raised to 110,000 from under the gun and Thad Mcnulty defended his big blind to see a     flop. Mcnulty check-called 90,000 and then led out for 155,000 at the turn, getting Armstrong to fold.

Hand #71: Pierre Milan raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Jamie Armstrong defended his big blind. The flop fell    and Armstrong check-folded to a continuation bet from Milan.

Hand #72: Matt Salsberg shoved from the under the gun for 735,000 and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #65: Thad McNulty limped from the small blind, Jamie Armstrong checked his option from the big, and the flop came down    , which both players checked. The   on the turn saw McNulty bet 100,000 and Armstrong called. Both players checked the   on the river and McNulty showed pocket fives. Unfortunately for him it was no good as Armstrong had    for aces and sixes.

Hand #66: Barry Hutter received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #67: Thad McNulty opened for 115,000 from the cutoff and Barry Hutter moved all in from the small blind. McNulty folded.

Hand #68: Justin Oliver raised to 110,000 under the gun and Pierre Milan responded with a three-bet to 260,000 from the big blind. Oliver folded.

Hand #69: Thad McNulty opened for 110,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #63: Barry Hutter raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and Justin Oliver called in the big blind.

They checked to the river of a       board where Oliver check-called 250,000 from Hutter. Hutter shows   , but it was second best to Oliver's   .

Hand #64: Jamie Armstrong raised to 110,000 under the gun and Justin Oliver called from the small blind. Thad Mcnulty called from the big blind and the flop fell    .

The blinds checked to Armstrong who continued for 175,000. Oliver folded, Mcnulty check-raised all in for for 550,000 and Armstrong called.

Mcnulty:   
Armstrong:   

The   turn and   river locked up the pot for Mcnulty.

Hand #60: Pierre Milan moved all in for 915,000 from the hijack and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #61: Thad McNulty moved all in from the cutoff for 570,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #62: Jamie Armstrong opened for 100,000 from the cutoff and Pierre Milan moved all in from the big blind for 1.01 million. Armstrong called.

Milan:   
Armstrong:   

The board ran out       and Milan won the pot with a straight.

Hand #55: Jamie Armstrong raised to 100,000 on the button, Barry Hutter called from the small blind and Armstrong took down the pot with a continuation bet on the flop.

Hand #56: Jamie Armstrong raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and collected the blinds and antes.

Hand #57: Pierre Milan limped from the small blind, Justin Oliver checked his option and the flop fell     and Milan took down the pot with a bet of 60,000.

Hand #58: Thad Mcnulty received a walk.

Hand #59: Barry Hutter raised to 100,000 under the gun and Jamie Armstrong three-bet to 260,000 from the big blind. Hutter folded.

Hand #51: Matt Salsberg opened for 115,000 from the button and Pierre Milan moved all in for 635,000 from the small blind. The big folded and Salsberg folded.

Hand #52: Jamie Armstrong opened for 100,000 under the gun and Thad McNulty moved all in from the big blind for 705,000. Armstrong folded and McNulty showed the   .

Hand #53: Thad McNulty raised to 125,000 from the small blind, Jamie Armstrong called from the big, and the flop came down    . Both players checked, the   appeared on the turn, and McNulty bet 150,000. Armstrong called, the   completed the board on the river and both players checked. Armstrong showed the    for queens and sixes, which was good enough to win the pot.

Hand #54: Justin Oliver raised to 105,000 from the cutoff and Barry Hutter raised to 280,000 from the big blind. Oliver made the call and it was heads-up action to the     flop. Two checks brought the   on the turn, and Oliver bet 300,000 after Hutter had checked. Hutter called and then checked the   river. Oliver moved all in for 740,000 and Hutter called with the   . Unfortunately for him he didn't catch a bluff as Oliver held the   .