Jonathan "xMONSTERxDONGx" Karamalikis just sent Greg Cook to the rail. Karamalikis had the mother of all hands with the 
and was dominating the 
for Cook as all the money went in preflop. The board ran through 
to give Karamalikis the win and send Cook out the door. Karamalikis now has 90,000 in chips.
Here are the updated chip counts as we return from break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
115,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
95,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
90,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
90,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
85,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
60,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
51,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
50,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
50,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
50,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
49,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
48,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
44,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
40,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
33,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
30,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
30,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
25,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
||
|
15,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
13,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
The cards are back in the air!
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 75
The remaining players are now on a 10-minute break.
Tino Lechich has just been sent to the rail by Tom Rafferty.
Lechich: 
Rafferty: 
The final board read 
to see Rafferty make a straight to end Lechich's tournament just prior to break.
From the cutoff seat, Tom Grigg raised to 1,500. The player in the small blind called the the flop came down 
. Grigg's opponent fired all in for 4,375 and Grigg made the call.
Grigg: 
Opponent: 
The turn brought the 
and the river the 
. Grigg's nines held and he sent the player to the rail to move to 45,000 in chips.
Reza Vakili has just soared to the chip lead with 120,000 and change.
Holding 
, Vakili found himself in a cooler spot against an opponent's 
on a final board of 
.
Bradley "BaZa88" Bower raied all in from the cutoff seat for 8,625. The big blind called and off to the races they went with Bower holding the against the two black sevens for his opponent.
The board ran out 
and although Bower made trip kings, his opponent held the winning full house. Bower was eliminated.
