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Michael Kaufman raised to 52,000 in the cutoff, Andrew Badecker three-bet to 125,000 from the big blind and Kaufman stepped aside and handed the dealer his cards.
The action then folded around Andrew Badecker in the small blind and he raised to 60,000. Abdyl Konjuhi was seated in the big blind and he decided he wanted to see a flop. The flop was 
and a 65,000 Badecker bet won the pot.
Andrew Badecker raised to 54,000 in the hijack and Ryan Schmidt made the call on the button. Michael Kaufman was seated in the big blind and he moved all-in and both players released their hands.
Abdyl Konjuhi raised to 60,000 in the hijack seat and Ryan Schmidt called in the cutoff. The flop was 
, Konjuhi bet 80,000 and Schmidt made the call. The turn card was the 
, Konjuhi fired his second barrel of 160,000 and Schmidt once again made the call. The final card was the 
and Konjuhi checked. Schmidt didn't though - he came out with a 108,000 river bet. Konjuhi made the call and Schmidt showed him pocket aces…seconds later Konjuhi's hand was slid unseen to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
1,800,000
473,000
|
473,000 |
|
||
|
1,800,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
1,600,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,200,000 | |
|
620,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
290,000
-590,000
|
-590,000 |
Ryan Schmidt raised to 50,000 in first position and Michael Kaufman forced him to fold with a 150,000 three-bet from the hijack.
Then Vanessa Selbst raised to 48,000 under the gun and when the action folded to Abdyl Konjuhi he moved all-in for around 280,000. Selbst decided to make the call and we had a showdown with Konjuhi at risk of an elimination.
| Konjuhi |   |
| Selbst |   |
Board: 
No magical eight for Selbst and Konjuhi doubled up.
The players are on a short five-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,990,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,570,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,375,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,080,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
850,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
680,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Right after the break Michael Kaufman started off the action with a raise to 65,000 from the cut-off. Vanessa Selbst was on the button and she opted to three-bet. Both blinds folded and Selbst snap-called when Kaufman moved all-in.
| Michael Kaufman |   |
| Vanessa Selbst |  |
The flop brought 
and it looked like Kaufman was gonna find his much needed double up. The turn was the 
and that opened up a way out for Selbst who was looking to make a straight. When the river brought the 
Selbst hit the jackpot and knocked out Michael Kaufman. We are down to six players and the next player to bust will receive $87,231.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
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|
|
Busted | |
Brent Hanks raised to 60,000 on the button, Andrew Badecker three-bet from the small blind making it 165,000, the big blind folded and Hanks four-bet to 315,000 to force Badecker out of the pot.
In a blind battle we just saw a huge shift in the momentum when Brent Hanks and Vanessa Selbst played a massive pot. The action started off with Selbst raising to 70,000 and Hanks defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Selbst bet 70,000 once again, Hanks called. The turn was the and Selbst fired out 110,000. Hanks took some time and called once more.
On the river the hit and Selbst tanked for a bit before sliding out a big 520,000 chip bet. Hanks went into the tank and called after which Selbst quickly tabled 
. Hanks had 
for a full house and he beat Selbst's straight on the river. Brent Hanks now has a commanding chip lead over the other five players but it's still anyones game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
|
||
|
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1,400,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
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