From under the gun, Chirag Patel tossed out 45,000 in chips. Action folded around to Shirley Shou and she moved all in for 66,900. Patel made the call.
Chou: 
Patel: 
The board ran through 
and Patel was crushed down to just 2,600 chips. Chou increased to about 140,000. Patel was eliminated shortly after.
John Cline moved all in for slightly less than 49,000 on the board of 
. Michael Traylor tanked for a couple of minutes and then made the call saying, "I hope I'm right."
Cline tabled the 
after Traylor called and Traylor yelled out, "God damnit! I was wrong!" before turning over the 
for bottom pair. "I thought you limped in with junk," he said.
The dealer dealt the river card and deliverd the 
to the board, giving Traylor two pair and the winner. His fist flew into the air and he yelled in excitement. Cline could do nothing but shake his head and wish everyone good luck. Traylor had him covered and moved to about 140,000 in chips.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
351,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
289,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
282,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
265,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
199,000
54,100
|
54,100 |
|
|
190,000
53,700
|
53,700 |
|
|
176,000
115,200
|
115,200 |
|
151,000
41,200
|
41,200 |
|
|
147,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
140,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
130,000
107,500
|
107,500 |
|
128,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
||
|
128,000
46,300
|
46,300 |
|
115,000
68,700
|
68,700 |
|
82,000
-45,700
|
-45,700 |
|
|
77,000
-19,900
|
-19,900 |
|
72,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
64,000
-11,600
|
-11,600 |
|
|
63,000
-4,200
|
-4,200 |
|
|
61,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
35,000
900
|
900 |
|
Busted | |
Arthur Copperthite open-shoved his last 35,400 under the gun. A few seats over, Tommy Hoard asked for a count before reraising all in himself. Nobody else wanted to tangle, and Copperthite was heads up for his tournament life. And it was a flip:
Copperthite:
Hoard: 
The flop was in Copperthite's neighborhood as it came 
. He celebrated, and it took an extra second for him to realize that he had to fade Hoard's flush draw now. "No club. Come on."
Turn: 
. Safe and sound. "Come on, no club. Deuce. Deuce!"
River: 
. That's not safe or sound for the all-in player. Hoard's set of tens is enough to tally the knockout, and Copperthite is none too pleased about it. "You gotta be f***ing kidding me! What a joke. You're f***ing kidding!" With that, he stormed out of the room a few shots shy of a payday.
There are 34 players left.
George Saca opened to 11,000 from early position, and Archie Raimer reraised all in for 23,100 total. Michael Traylor asked for a count before folding, and Saca made the call to put Raimer at risk.
Showdown
Saca: 
Raimer: 
The board ran out 
, and Raimer stood up to leave. It's a split pot, however, and Raimer will get his money back with a chance to try it again.
The clock has been paused for a 15-minute break during which the T100 chips will be colored off and free hot dogs will be enjoyed by all.
Michael Traylor was kind enough to give us the lowdown on another huge pot he won to put his stack at 287,000 before the break. Traylor called a preflop raise of 12,00 with the . One other player called and the flop came down 
. The original raiser bet 20,000 on the flop and Traylor just called. He was the only caller and the turn brought the . Traylor called another 20,000-chip bet on the turn and the river landed with a 
, giving Traylor the straight. His opponent moved all in and Traylor called. His opponent just had 
for a pair of queens and Traylor's king-high straight was good.
Level: 19
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 1,000
We're five spots off the money and the players have realized that they're ever so close to cashing. Play has tightened up a bit since the break and we've only lost one player, Loren Cloninger. Play has been a lot slower that the first few levels.
Jeff Lennon had the button and raised to 13,000. He was called by Leroy Patitz in the big blind and he two of them saw the flop come down 
. Both players checked and the 
double paired the board on the turn. Patitz checked and Lennon fired 18,000. Patitz raised to 38,000 and Lennon thought for a bit before making the call.
After the completed the board on the river, Patitz moved all in right away for 56,000. Lennon tanked and tanked. He eventually made the call and watched as Patitz tabled the rags-to-riches 
. Lennon checked his hand again and then mucked.
Lennon was knocked down to 55,000 while Patitz moved up to about 230,000.
