Recent eliminations include Chris Hughes, and one of the big stacks coming into the day: Clint Fawcett.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
We got to the table to see Carl Brewington get the last of his stack all in on a flop of 
. Brewington held 
for top two pair but was ultimately behind James Barger's 
for top set.
The turn and river brought the 
and the 
, ensuring that Brewington would be our 24th place finisher today. Barger, on the other hand, is now sitting on roughly 700,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
Busted |
Kyle Cartwright, the owner of five World Series of Poker Circuit rings, has been eliminated from play.
Cartwright was short-stacked for a majority of the day and finally shoved all in for his last 123,000 from under the gun. Jonathan Gaviao called him out of the big blind and the two were racing.
Cartwright: 
Gaviao: 
The board fell down 
and Gaviao's fives were able to hold, eliminating Cartwright from play and dashing his hopes at winning a sixth ring here in Tunica.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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We missed the action as it occurred simultaneously as Kyle Cartwright's elimination, but Andrew Rothfolk is now the proud owner of a boatload of chips. Rothfolk flopped a set on an 
flop with pocket treys against the pocket tens of James Randolph. Randolph did not improve and he was eliminated from play, giving Rothfolk all of his stack in the process. Rothfolk is now sitting on about 1.8 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
1,035,000
|
1,035,000 |
|
|
Busted |
We got to the table to find Corey Harrison all in and at risk before the flop against Emmit Humphrey. Harrison was in the classic race situation and needed help going to the flop.
Harrison: 
Humphrey: 
The board fell 
and Humphrey's queens were able to hold, securing Harrison's elimination in 19th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,240,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted | |
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The remaining 19 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
Level: 24
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 2,000
Bert Ladner open shipped his short stack in from under the gun. It folded around to Pedro Rios who announced a call.
Rios: 
Ladner: 
The board fell 
and through pairing his nine on the turn, Ladner was able to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
270,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
We have another double up here as we eagerly await to see who makes the final two tables.
Norman McKeldin got all of his stack in holding against the 
of Emmit Humphrey. Humphrey flopped an open-ended straight draw when the dealer spread out , but ultimately nothing materialized for him as the turn and river were both eights. McKeldin is now sporting about 560,000 in chips thanks to this double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,160,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
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560,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Emmit Humphrey was eliminated in unknown action. His elimination has thrust us into our final two tables. Seating draw and chip counts are on their way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted |
