We found Brandon Fish in the aftermath of an all in. He had 
in front of him on a board of 
against an opponent with 
. He's fighting to get back to the average stack after starting the day fairly short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
18,300
|
18,300 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Action folded around to Damian Salas in the small blind. He called, and David Chiu checked his option in the big blind. The flop fell 
, and Salas led out for 1,200. Chiu threw out 2,100 as he tried to raise, and the dealer informed him that the minimum raise is 2,400. Chiu complied, and the dealer turned the 
. Salas led out again, this time for 3,300, and Chiu called. The river brought the the 
, and Salas checked. Chiu bet out for 5,200. Salas thought about it for a moment, and slid his cards toward the dealer. Chiu took the pot and is up to 72,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
6,700
|
6,700 |
|
||
We just saw Ryan Tepen getting out of his seat shortly after the dealer called for a payout at his table, so he's presumably been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Norbert Szecsi has quickly stacked up to among the chipleaders today. He did just lose a flip though, when he got 
all in preflop against the 
of Tim Beusmans. The board ran out 
, and Beusmans doubled up with a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
127,500
26,700
|
26,700 |
|
||
|
45,000
23,600
|
23,600 |
We came to the table on the river with the board reading 
to find Matt Matros putting in a raise after the only other player in the hand bet out. Matros's raise was called, and he showed down 
for a pair on the flop that improved to a full house on the river.
Matros, who was the chip leader at the beginning of the day, is picking up right where he left off last night.
We found David Chiu not wasting any time getting into the action at his new table. In an already-bloated heads-up pot, he announced all in for 32,900 on the turn. The board was 
, and his opponent thought for about a minute before letting his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,300
15,300
|
15,300 |
|
|
||
David Chiu opened to 2,500 from middle position, and Isaac Baron made it 5,500 from the button. Chiu made the call.
Chiu checked the 
flop, and Baron came out with 5,000. Chiu quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
Bustouts are coming fast and furious as short stacks try to chip up. In the first 30 minutes of play today, the tournament has already lost at least 30 players.
We found Thomas Butzhammer firing away again, this time for 35,500 on the end with the board reading 
. Yuri Dzivielevski jammed, and Butzhammer folded pretty quickly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
-68,800
|
-68,800 |