With the recent elimination of Jeremy Simon, and with just 29 players remaining, we are now hand-for-hand. The next player to exit the tournament will go home with nothing for their time, while the top-28 players are guaranteed a $8,455 min-cash.
Leo Boxell was close to bubbling this event, but he just got lucky for his tournament life against Benn Skender.
Skender raised pre flop after which Boxell, who was sitting to his direct left, moved all in for 86,000 chips. Skender made the call.
Boxell showed 
and hit a four on the flop against Skender's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
180,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
Ilir Beluli barely had a leg to stand on and has now hit the rail. He got his tiny stack all in holding 
and had to come up against Michael Kanaan's 
. No help came for Beluli and it was all over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Jeremy Simon was just pre flop all in for 96,000 chips against Dale Marsland.
| Jeremy Simon |   |
| Dale Marsland |   |
The board ran out 
, and while Simon had made two pair, he still got crushed by Marsland's set. The bubble is approaching rapidly!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
Busted |
Ismail Ismail has just doubled up against Ilir Beluli, leaving Beluli with an extreme short stack. The hand in question saw Ismail all in holding against Beluli's 
. The board was full of bricks and with that Beluli was left with just 10,000. Beluli double up the very next hand out of the big blind, but is still in desperate need of some help.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
385,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
20,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
Kristian Lunardi had raised pre flop and Mishel Anunu made the call from the big blind. The flop brought 
and Anunu check-called 13,000.
The turn was the , and Anunu check-called 27,000. On the river the 
hit and Anunu check-called 50,000. Lunardi turned over 
, for the nut flush. He's up to 300,000 while Anunu is getting really short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
50,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
525,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
310,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
265,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
225,000 | |
|
175,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
170,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
150,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
135,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
400,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
295,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
285,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
230,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
|
200,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
105,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
85,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
The defending champion Leo Boxell is now one of the shorter stacks in the room as we approach the money bubble. We recently arrived at his table to find a 
board on the felt and with Boxell in the tank with a decision for the rest of his chips. According to the table, this is how the action played out.
Sam Razavi opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Boxell called out of the big blind. Ont he flop, Boxell checked and Razavi put in a continuation bet. Boxell then check-raised and Razavi called. On the turn, Boxell lead with a bet and Razavi shoved, having Boxell well covered.
Boxell tanked for a long, long time, eventually opting to fold, showing the 
as he did so. Razavi raked in his new chips, turning over 
for an open-ended straight draw as he did so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
108,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
Keith Walker was just all in for his final 58,000 chips against chip leader Wayne Bentley.
| Keith Walker |  |
| Wayne Bentley |  |
The board ran out 
, and Walker stayed alive. Bentley has profited in this last hour nonetheless as he's up to almost 700,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
124,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
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