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There was about 22,200 in the middle when the dealer flopped 
and both Alexander Ivarsson and Justin "Boosted J" Smith checked.
The two checked when the 
turned as well, but Ivarsson led for 25,000 after the 
rivered. Smith called.
Ivarsson opened 
for a turned straight and Smith mucked his hand.
Smith dropped to 110,00 chips while Ivarsson increased his count to 290,000.
Joseph Bartholdi opened to opened to 5,700 from the cutoff and Andrew Robl was his only caller out of the small blind.
The flop fell 
and Robl check-called 7,000 from Bartholdi.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and the on the river.
Robl opened 
for a winning pair of kings chipping up to 97,000. Bartholdi slipped to 167,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
263,000
157,500
|
157,500 |
|
230,000
164,200
|
164,200 |
|
|
205,000 | |
|
185,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
180,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
160,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
159,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
151,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
||
|
146,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
140,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
140,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
135,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
132,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
130,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
112,700
-9,300
|
-9,300 |
|
||
|
|
96,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
91,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
88,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
87,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
86,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
60,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
58,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
|
55,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
50,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
The action folded to Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck who shoved all in for 30,900 from the small blind. Klinghammer Thibaut tanked in the big blind and finally made the call.
Showdown
Mayrinck: 
Thibaut: 
The board ran 
and Mayrinck hit the rail. Thibaut, who just finished second in Event #20: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for $158,698, is up to 112,000 chips.
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Jon Friedberg moved all in for roughly 18,000 before Michael Rofman moved in over the top for around 60,000. Daniel Negreanu then put all his chips at risk and the three players turned their cards on their backs.
Friedberg: 
Rofman: 
Negreanu: 
The flop came down 
and Negreanu was sitting pretty with his kings. The turn solidified it for Negreanu and the river fell the .
Friedberg was sent to the pay desk while Negreanu chipped up to 122,000 and Rofman dropped to around 9,000.
Jeff Shulman was all in and at risk preflop against Alexander Ivarsson. Shulman held against Ivarsson's 
.
The board ran 
and Shulman was eliminated.
Ivarsson continues to chip up and now sits with 252,000 chips.
A few hands later, Danny Estes and Sarah Schussler got it all in preflop with Estes holding and behind Schussler's 
.
The board bricked for Estes and he was sent to the rail.
From the cutoff, Daniel Negreanu made it 4,800 before Danny Estes from the button moved all in for 9,300. The blinds got out of the way and Negreanu made the call.
Estes showed 
while Negreanu tabled 
.
The board came down 
and Estes doubled his stack. Negreanu sits with 22,900.
