Eric Habrich eliminated one player when he got all in three ways with pocket kings.
He was against pocket jacks and 
.
Habrich won the hand and scooped the pot, stacking just over 60,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000 |
The registration for the Council Bluffs Main Event is closed and there are 400 entries, making the prize pool $200,000.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The players are on their final break of the day. Registration will close at the start of level nine.
Kipp Smith was sitting with 6,300 and called from the cutoff after a 19,000 shove from middle position.
Smith showed 
and was in a race against 
. Smith flopped two pair and held as the board ran out 
.
The next hand, Smith shoved from the button with 
and the big blind called with 
.
The board ran out 
and Smith doubled up again. He had discussed rebuying before the end of registration but may not have to thanks to a couple timely double ups.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
17,900
|
17,900 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Jeff Tebben moved all in on the button for 6,500 and Papa Karn called from the small blind.
Run Good Ambassador Julie Cornelius was in the big blind and reraised all in, having both Tebben and Karn covered.
Karn debated for awhile, holding his remaining 8,000 in his hand before eventually tossing it into the pot.
Cornelius was in the lead with 
against the 
of Tebben and the 
of Karn.
The board ran out 
and Cornelius won the hand, eliminating both Tebben and Karn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,300
75,300
|
75,300 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
42,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
33,400
33,400
|
33,400 |
|
|
26,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
18,600
6,200
|
6,200 |
|
|
14,100
14,100
|
14,100 |
|
|
11,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
