Eric Assadourian busted at the hands of Sorel Mizzi. Assadourian flopped top pair on a 
-X flop, but Mizzi had a set of fives.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
135,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
32,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
Busted |
With the board reading 
, Patrik Antonius checked to Howard Lederer on his left. Lederer bet 7,000 and then Antonius went into the tank. He thought for a bit before putting in a raise to 21,000. Lederer gave it up and Antonius won the pot to move to 185,000. Lederer dropped to 210,000.
On the next hand, action folded to the cutoff seat and he raised to 4,700. Antonius called from the button and they went heads up to the flop, which came down 
. The cutoff continuation bet 5,600 and Antonius called.
The turn card was the 
and both players checked. They also checked after the paired the board on the river.
The cutoff opened up the 
, but that wasn't good against Antonius' 
. Antonius won the pot and stacked up to 200,000.
Team Full Tilt Poker member Phil Ivey peeked down at his 
in the big blind, and after the cutoff shipped for 34,000, he had no hesitation in making the call.
Ivey:
Opponent:
The board ran out a safe 
to see Ivey eliminate an opponent and move to 90,000.
"Nice hand buddy!" stated Patrik Antonius to get a wry smile from Ivey.
Joe Cassidy was all in for roughly his last 45,000.
Cassidy: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Cassidy bumped to the rail.
Jarred Graham saw the last of his chips enter the pot against Emanuel Seal.
Graham: 
Seal: 
Although picking up a sweat on the turn, the final board of 
would end Graham's tournament just shy of dinner break as Seal climbs to 180,000 in chips.
Jarred Solomon has just been granted a lifeline in the main event after finding a double through Michael White.
Solomon opened with a cutoff raise only to have White three-bet to 10,600 from the button. Solomon shipped for 78,500 and White made the call.
Solomon:
White: 
It would be lightning on the turn for the Event 2 winner when the board rolled out 
as Solomon moved to 160,000 and White dropped to 200,000.
Ronnie Shabtay made it 15,000 to go on a flop of 
before Erick Lindgren moved all in.
Shabtay made the call for his tournament life and final 100,600 holding to be in the lead against the drawing 
of Lindgren.
Unfortunately for the Team Full Tilt Poker member, the turn and river landed the and to see him double Shabtay to 235,000 as Lindgren slips to the very same mark.
Eric Assadourian found himself all in for his last 10,600 on a 
flop.
Randy Lew raised to 28,800 as the third player in the hand made an eventual fold.
Assadourian: 
Lew: 
The turn and river landed the and to see Assadourian sent to the rail as Lew climbed to 138,000 in chips.
After the button raised to 4,800, big stack Randy Dorfman called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Dorfman checked and his opponent bet 6,400. Dorfman made the call.
The turn brought the and both players checked to see the 
fall on the turn. Dorfman checked and his opponent fired 9,500. Dorfman called, but mucked when his opponent tabled the .
Dorfman slipped to 355,000 and that looks like it puts him behind Erick Lindgren for the chip lead.
Eric Assadourian raised to 4,500, but was forced to fold after the big blind three-bet to 9,500. "Of course I don't have anything," said Assadourian as he tossed his hand into the muck. "Please raise me next time I raise and put me out of my misery!"
Assadourian is always a playful one at the table, but he doesn't have much play left in his stack. Still, he's grinding away at 28,000.
