"November $100,000 II" (Day 2): Eddie Medoff Sends Field Into The Money

"November $100,000 II"
$250 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 18 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/500)
Total Entries: 571
Players Remaining: 49

Eddie Medoff (Margate, FL) eliminated Wilmer Diaz on the money bubble, keeping the field from having to enter hand-for-hand play.

The tournament supervisor made an announcement for dealers to complete the hand they were on, and then pause...which meant that the field was on the stone bubble (and hand-for-hand play was going to begin).  There were two tables that were still active moments after the announcement, one of which was Table 2.  As the table was approached, Flight 1A chip leader Wilmer Diaz shoved on the river (of a board reading K♦ Q♥ 10♠ 2♥ 7♠), against Eddie Medoff (who had him covered).

Media quickly made the call, tabling his hand (J♦ 9♦), having flopped a straight.  Diaz pushed his cards into the muck (without showing), and tapped the table as he exited.  Diaz's elimination meant that the field could pass on hand-for-hand play, as everyone left was in the money.  The (53) players that remained are all guaranteed at least $485, but everyone's eyes are on the $22,530 up top.

The official results will be posted here on the blog (at each pay jump), with updated action continuing through the tournament's conclusion.