Alex Foxen raised with 
and called off his 1,035,000 when Kahle Burns shoved with 
.
The board ran out 
, sending Foxen a double courtesy of a backdoor flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,335,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
|
||
|
2,190,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
||
Bryn Kenney raised to 135,000 from the hijack with 
and Kahle Burns flatted on the button with 
. Aaron van Blarcum came along, calling with 
from the big blind.
The 
flop gave Burns a huge draw and he was the only player to call Kenney's 165,000-bet.
The 
brought a straight for Burns. Kenney checked and Burns checked back.
The completed the board and Kenney tried one last attempt at taking the pot, firing 645,000. Unfortunately for him, there was no way he could force Burns out from his nutted hand. Burns raised to 2.1 million and Kenney quickly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,505,000
2,315,000
|
2,315,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,700,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
|
|
||
Michael Soyza raise to 130,000 with 
and got called by Kahle Burns in the hijack with 
, Aaron van Blarcum on the button with 
and Alex Foxen in the big blind with 
.
Action checked to van Blarcum on 
and he bet 315,000. Both Soyza and Burns stuck around for the 
turn. Van Blarcum barreled for 640,000 and Soyza folded. Burns used a time extension then called. Both players checked the 
river and Burns added to his lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,255,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,110,000
-1,310,000
|
-1,310,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 18
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Kahle Burns has been on a heater, getting dealt premium hands almost nonstop. He found on the button and raised to 175,000. Short-stacked Sam Grafton folded from the small blind but Aaron van Blarcum peeled 
in the big blind and he three-bet shoved for 1,030,000. The coin flip went van Blarcum's hand as the board came out 
.
Van Blarcum moved to the second place while Burns remained a commanding chip leader even though he'd lost 13 bigs in the aforementioned encounter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,700,000
-1,030,000
|
-1,030,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,180,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |
|
|
||
Alex Foxen min-raised with under the gun and big blind Timothy Adams gave him action with 
.
Adams check-raised all in for 350,000 on the 
flop and needed runner-runner. The 
got him halfway there but the river was a .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,700,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
2,465,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
2,140,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
1,775,000 | |
|
|
||
|
1,155,000 | |
|
||
|
495,000 | |
|
||
Sam Grafton raised all in for 265,000 from the button and Alex Foxen looked him up from the big blind. Grafton was ahead with against 
and he locked the double when the 
board arrived.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,120,000
-345,000
|
-345,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
610,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
||
Sam Grafton shoved all in for 610,000 in the cutoff with 
and Bryn Kenney called in the big blind with .
The board brought a whole lot of nothing and Grafton hit the rail after a valiant short-stacked fight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Kahle Burns made it 165,000 in the cutoff with 
, Aaron van Blarcum flatted on his button with 
, and Bryn Kenney joined them to the flop from the big blind, holding .
The three players checked to the river of the 
board where van Blarcum fired 265,000, having rivered the nut straight. Kenney called with the bottom pair, providing van Blarcum with some value.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,570,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,160,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
|
||
