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Joel Chang raised from middle position, action folded back around to Ryan Buckholtz in the big blind and he moved his opponent all in. Chang quickly made the call and the cards were placed on their backs.
Chang: 
Buckholtz: 
The board ran out 
and Chang was sent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Action folded all the way around to Eric Baldwin in the small blind, who raised it up to 22,000. Ryan Gentry was in the big blind, and he assembled a huge raise to 280,000, and slid it in the middle. Baldwin wasted little time in moving all in, and Gentry wasted less time in calling. The cards were tabled, and it was a race.
Baldwin: 
Gentry: 
The flop was a disaster for Baldwin, as it came 
. The 
on the turn gave Baldwin some additional outs, but he couldn't catch it, as the 
hit the river. Baldwin didn't look too happy after the hand, saying simply "That was stupid." It was unclear whether he was referring to Gentry's play, or just the hand in general, but we will let you be the judge of that. Regardless, Gentry won the big pot to get up to nearly 800,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
520,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
||
Action folded to Ty Spires in middle position, who raised it up to 30,000. Action folded to Chris Bratene in the cutoff, who went all in for 91,000 total. It got back around to Spires, and he elected to make the call.
Spires: 
Bratene: 
The flop was a decent one for Bratene, coming 
. Bratene flopped quads, yet miraculously, Spires was not dead yet, as he was drawing to runner runner royal flush. You often here the phrase "Its never easy" when it comes to poker, and this was proof of that, as the 
hit the turn. Spires was one queen of diamonds away from pulling the suckout of the century, but he wouldn't get it, as the hit the river. Bratene won the pot, upping his stack to 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
200,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Suzie Matzura opened the pot with a raise to 35,000 before Chris Bratene moved all in for about 200,000. Kris Bailey thought for a while in the big blind position before moving all in for less. Matzura quickly got out of the way.
Bratene: 
Bailey: 
The board ran out 
and despite the sweat, Bratene was able to hold on to the lead throughout, eliminating Bailey in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
The 16 remaining players have taken a 10 minute break. When they return, we will play two more levels, or until we reach a final table, before bagging and tagging for the night.
The players are back in the seats, and the dealers are sending out the cards.
Level: 22
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
On the second hand back from the break, Suzie Matzura open shoved under the gun for 118,000. Chris Bratene was next to act, and he thought for about 15 seconds before calling. Everyone else at the table folded, and the two players flipped their cards up.
Matzura:
Bratene:
Matzura was well out in front, and she got a stranglehold on the hand when the flop came 
. Bratene would need runner runner to knock her out, but it wasn't meant to be, as the 
hit the turn and the hit the river. Matzura secured the double up, and the two are nearly even in chips now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
255,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Eric Baldwin raised under the gun to 27,000, and got calls from Freddy Deeb and Brandon Cantu. Action folded around to David Funkhauser, who shoved all in for 199,000. It folded back to Baldwin, who said "me too", and moved his stack in as well. Deeb and Cantu quickly folded, and the cards were tabled.
Funkhauser:
Baldwin: 
The board was safe for Funkhauser the whole way, coming 
, and he secured the double up to over 400,000, while Baldwin dips just below that mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
390,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
||
Raymond Dandrea raised to 31,000, and it folded all the way to Suzie Matzura in the big blind, who went all in for 96,000. Dandrea made the call, and saw that he was in bad shape heading to the flop.
Matzura:
Dandrea:
The flop brought little help for Dandrea, coming 
. The 
gave him a flush draw, but he didn't get that or the ace on the river, as it came the 
. Matzura doubled up to over 200,000, while Dandrea drops to 700,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
210,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
