Folded to Darren Kramer on the button he raised to 36,000. Action was now on David McBrien in the big blind. McBrien popped it to 116,000 and Kramer looked at McBrien's stack and contemplated a call. Kramer decided to fold, moving McBrien to 450,000.
Nik Lackovic opened to 36,000 from the cutoff only to have Darren Kramer three-bet from the big blind to 95,000.
The West Australian Lackovic took his time deliberating before slowing passing his cards to the muck to slip to 265,000 in chips.
On the flipside, Kramer is now up to roughly 950,000 in chips.
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Here are the updated chip counts following dinner break
Players are back from the dinner break and the cards are now back in the air!
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The remaining twenty players are heading on a 75-minute dinner break.
See you back here at 8:15 pm EST.
When Barny Boatman shipped his last 160,000 from early position he would be sweating his demise, with Mitchell Pavletich making the call from the small blind.
Boatman: 
Pavletich: 
The board ran out with a on the flop, three blanks and a on the river. Boatman's trips with a low kicker, falling to the might of Pavletich's ace.
Boatman was sent home in 21st place, taking $6,520 for his efforts.
Amir Minagar is no longer with us, his demise coming at the hands of Mitchell Pavletich. All of Minagar's chips were in preflop.
Minagar: 
Pavletich: 
Flop: 
A jack to save Minagar.
The turn- a brick-like 
.
The river- a devestating 
, sending Minagar home. Mitchell Pavletich moves to 360,000.
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