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Blair Hinkle got all his chips in preflop and was at risk. He had 
. His opponent had 
. The flop came 
. The turn came the 
and the river the 
. With that Hinkle got a much needed double. He went up to an average stack of 25,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
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JC Tran, who had bled off some chips since the last time we checked on him, fired out 4,600 on the river on a board of 
. His opponent put him all in, and Tran began tanking. Finally, he called off his stack.
"Two pairs," his opponent said, turning over 
. A relieved Tran rolled over 
for a higher two pair, and he's nearly back to his peak stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
The tournament will be resuming by the time this post is live.
Level: 9
Blinds: /
Ante: 300
The players have taken their leave for the last 20-minute break of the day.
We're not sure how it happened but Upeshka Desilva and Rhys Jones got all of Desilva's money in. Desilva was holding 
and Jones held 
.
The board fanned out 
. Desilva received no help and he was sent out the door. Jones however went to a very healthy stack of 46,000 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | |
|
Busted |
Adam "roothlus" Levy called a bet on the 
flop, and both Levy and the bettor checked the on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, both players tapped the table once again.
"Ace," announced Levy, while tabling the 
. His top pair proved to be the winner, and Levy moved his stack over the 20,000 mark with the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,700
20,200
|
20,200 |
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A player fired 3,100 into Matt Berkey, who was on the button, on a board of 
. Berkey called, and the river came 
. Both players checked.
"Ace high," Berkey's opponent said. Berkey tossed in 
for a pair of sevens and a missed straight draw and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,200
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
Ylon Schwartz got it all in preflop against an opponent, and Schwartz turned over 
.
"Wow, I'm drawing dead," his opponent said, tabling .
The board ran out 
, and Schwartz doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
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