We just caught Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang headed for the exit, and he explained to us what happened to his chips.
Huang raised under the gun plus one holding 
and the player on his direct left made it 4,000. The action folded back to Huang, and he moved all in for 15,000.
Huang's opponent called with 
, and the board brought out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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We heard a commotion up at Table 42, and when we made our way over we discovered why.
Three players created a big preflop all-in pot when each woke up with a big pocket pair. Michael Levy had the best of it, and he had to opponents at risk, which included Tamara Volkoff, who you may recall eliminated Phil Ivey late on Day 1c.
Levy: 
Volkoff: 
Third Player: 
The commotion stemmed from the fact that the 
flop gave two players a set, and that was amplified when Volkoff made a set of her own on the 
turn. The 
river was a blank, meaning Levy's hand held to score the double knock out.
Several players, inclduign Volkoff, took out their phones to snap a photo of the wild hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
Busted |
After a raising war we just caught Mostafa Haidary all in and at risk versus the already big stack of James Broom.
"I gotta win a flip!" Haidary said to his friend at another table, as the showdown looked like this.
Haidary:
Broom: 
The flop brought 
, and Haidary's smile grew when the 
hit. Things turned around on the final card, when the sent Haidary to the rail, and Broom to 190,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
39,500
|
39,500 |
|
Busted |
Philipp Gruissem raised to 2,000 from the hijack and his neighbor Sam Steindl from Australia three-bet to 5,100. This forced out the button and both blinds, but not Gruissem as he made the call.
The flop came 
and Gruissem and Steindl both checked. Gruissem then bet out 8,000 on the 
turn and Steindl made the call.
The river came the 
and Gruissem randomly picked 30,000 and tossed them in, believing he had just put Steindl all in. Steindl in fact had 34,500 and made the call after quite some tanking.
Gruissem showed 
and was beaten by Steindl's 
for the rivered straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000
-18,900
|
-18,900 |
|
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Last years champion Manny Stavropoulos has been eliminated from the tournament. Victor Li told us all about it.
Stavropoulos raised from early position and Benjamin Pollak in the big blind made the call. Pollak checked on 
with two clubs and Stavropoulos made a continuation bet of 2,400. Pollak asnwered with a check raise to 5,100 and action was back on Stavropoulos. Stavropoulos shoved all in for about 12,000 and Pollak made the call.
Manny Stavropoulos:
Benjamin Pollak: 
The on the turn was of no influence on the outcome and neither was the on the river. Manny Stavroloulos has left the tournament, a new champion will be crowned this year!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
Busted |
The first break of the tournament just commenced. In 15 minutes the remaining 336 players return for the 500/1,000 level. Just 15 more minutes for players to register, with the start of the next level the registration will be closed.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
On the button, Craig Cockburn raised to 2,000. Ronnie Bardah reraised all in from the big blind to put Cockburn at risk, and Cockburn quickly called off for 15,100 total.
Cockburn had the 
, and Bardah had the 
.
The flop was 
to give Bardah a flush draw and add to the sweat for Cockburn. The on the turn was red, but not a diamond, and then the 
completed the board on the river to give Cockburn the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
41,200
|
41,200 |
|
|
||
|
31,400
8,400
|
8,400 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
235,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
143,000
20,300
|
20,300 |
|
122,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
81,000
37,400
|
37,400 |
|
||
|
80,000
39,700
|
39,700 |
|
72,000
10,600
|
10,600 |
|
||
|
70,000
15,100
|
15,100 |
|
68,000
-15,300
|
-15,300 |
|
68,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
51,000
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
||
|
50,000
10,900
|
10,900 |
|
41,000
5,200
|
5,200 |
|
36,000
-15,100
|
-15,100 |
|
|
34,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
22,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
18,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
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