$1,100 Thursday Thrilla
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 BB Ante
Entries: 183
Players remaining: 21
Derek Gomez raises to 12,000 from the hijack and the player in the big blind defends. They are heads-up to a flop of [Jc][8h][6c]. The big blind checks and Gomez moves all in, for effectively the big blind’s remaining 40,000.
The big blind quickly calls and is in great shape with [6d][6s] against Gomez’s [4c][4s].
Gomez is dead to runners with an underpair to the board against the big blind’s bottom set. The turn is the [5s], giving Gomez a little bit of hope, and the table groans as the [7d] peels off on the river to give Gomez a straight and eliminate the big blind. Gomez is on the verge of yet another cash at the series after already earning a title and multiple other final table appearances.
With that knockout, there are now 21 players remaining and hand-for-hand play begins. Normal play will resume after one more elimination and the final 20 players will all be in the money.
Derek Gomez – 210,000
