Bryan Devonshire did well to build his stack back up to 14,000 after being knocked down to 3,000, but his magic has run out. We missed the hand that did him in, but his seat is empty, and Devo is talking to people on the rail. He has been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
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The prizepool has been announced and there is $111,104 up top for the player who emerges victorious. The final 36 players will be paid, each earning at least $2,497. For making the official final table, the competitors will be guaranteed a $10,444 payday.
When you're hot, you're hot, and Joe Kuether can attest to that right now. Kuether came in to today as one of the few people over 100,000, and he has more then doubled his stack to take a commanding lead over the rest of the field. In the latest hand, we caught the action on the flop with the board reading 
. Kuether checked to his opponent, who bet out 18,000. Kuether called, and the turn came the 
. Kuether checked again, and his opponent moved all in. Kuether made the call, and both showed monster hands.
Kuether: 
Opponent:: 
Kuether flopped a set, but would need to avoid a world of outs, as his opponent could catch an eight, seven, or diamond. The river was a scare card on both ends, but it was safe for Kuether, as it came the 
. Kuether collected the monster pot, and is now all the way up to 260,000!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Eric Baldwin opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 3,300. A few players folded before another competitor moved all in for about 32,000 total. The remaining players also folded until it got back around to Baldwin who decided to put his opponent at risk.
Baldwin: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Baldwin is now among our chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
We are 3 levels in, and the players are on their first break of the day.
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
The break is over and the cards are back in the air.
Here are the counts from the notables after they returned from their break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
115,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
||
|
95,000
10,800
|
10,800 |
|
90,000
-400
|
-400 |
|
|
80,000
-29,200
|
-29,200 |
|
70,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
43,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
43,000
-22,600
|
-22,600 |
|
31,000
-22,500
|
-22,500 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
21,000
-11,800
|
-11,800 |
|
19,800
-200
|
-200 |
We didn't catch the action, but we saw that Griffin was counting out a ton of chips to send to his opponent. We did see that his opponent had 
in front of him, on a board that was king high. After that hit, Griffin is now down to 11,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
|
||
Sam Barnhart three-bet shoved his last 16,000 or so and was called by the original raiser. Barnhart held 
and was going to need a lot of help against the 
of his opponent.
The board ran out 
and Barhart was unable to improve, sending him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
