Kevin LaMonica limped in. Action folded around and Brandon Shack-Harris called from the small blind and Andrew Kelsall checked his option in the big.
The flop came and Shack-Harris moved all in for his last 4,000. Kelsall called. Lamonica completed the bet to 30,000, then Kelsall folded.
LaMonica:
Shack-Harris:
The board completed with the and giving LaMonica the winning flush. Shack-Harris hit the rail in ninth place, taking home $14,339 for his efforts and bringing the final eight players to the official final table.
Wayne LaMonica raised and was called by Esther Taylor from the small blind. Brandon Shack-Harris folded his big blind and the two went heads-up to a flop.
On the flop, Taylor checked to LaMonica. LaMonica bet and Taylor called.
On the turn, Taylor checked again. LaMonica bet again and Taylor called.
Both players checked the river. LaMonica showed for a pair of kings and that was good enough to beat Taylor for missed low and straight draws. The hand left Taylor with an extremely short stack of just 18,000.
Esther Taylor raised from under the gun and Kevin LaMonica re-raised from the cutoff which Taylor called.
On the flop Taylor bet, was raised and called all in.
Taylor:
LaMonica:
Taylor flopped a low while LaMonica was ahead with two pair for the high but needed to dodge some of Taylor's straight outs. The turn and river came and and the pot was chopped.
The next hand LaMonica raised from the hijack and Taylor defended.
On the flop Taylor was again all in after a series of raises and again she made the low while LaMonica won the high and they chopped another pot.
Kevin LaMonica has been referred to by his fellow players as extremely aggressive.
LaMonica opened from early position and was raised by Brandon Shack-Harris on the button. Mike Coombs capped the action from the big blind and the three players saw a flop where LaMonica bet out after Coombs checked.
Shack-Harris and Coombs both called and the action was the same on the turn except Coombs folded.
On the river LaMonica fired a third bet and Shack-Harris made the call.
LaMonica announced "Small flush" and turned over and won the hand.
The very next hand he raised blind from under the gun and everyone folded.
After the betting was capped on third street, Sokoloff was all in and at risk. He was ahead going into seventh street with aces and LaMonica looked at his last card and said that Sokoloff was good.
However as is the procedure with any all in, all cards must be turned up and LaMonica didn't realize that he had made a straight and Sokoloff was eliminated.