Event #7: $500 PLO drew 45 entries and generated a prize pool of $19,350. Ritesh Patel outlasted the field to take home $6,881.
| Place | First Name | Hometown | State | Payout |
| 1 | Ritesh Patel | St. Augustine, FL | FL | $6,881 |
| 2 | Matthew Leecy | Tampa, FL | FL | $4,586 |
| 3 | Walton Whitten | Greensboro, GA | GA | $3,057 |
| 4 | Garrett Dukes | Marietta, GA | GA | $2,123 |
| 5 | Yi Li | Jacksonville, FL | FL | $1,538 |
| 6 | Hollie Harmon | Daytona Beach, FL | FL | $1,165 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Phillip Krnyaich limped in from late position and Adam Wells made it 1,600 from the button. Krnyaich called and the flop was 
. Each player checked the flop and 
came on the turn. Both players checked again to see 
on the river. It went check-check again and the cards were turned up. Wells showed 
for a pair of tens and Krnyaich tossed his hand in the muck.
A couple of hands later, Michele Lawson checked a board of 
. Wells bet 3,400 and Lawson made it 8,400. Wells thought better of it and tossed his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000 | |
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|
26,500 | |
|
22,500 | |
Action was heads-up with 5,000 in the pot and 
on the board when Ron Germany checked from the big blind. James Abrams bet 2,200 and Germany called to see 
on the river.
Germany fired 6,700 and Abrams leaned forward to think it over. After he considered his options, Abrams tossed out the chips to call and turned over 
. Germany tabled 
for quad deuces to crack the pocket aces and take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | |
|
54,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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Players have stepped out for their first 15-minute break of the day. There are currently 174 players registered for the tournament after three levels.
Action was heads-up with over 5,000 in the pot and 
on the board when Aja Owens bet 2,000 from the small blind. Yuval Bronshtein called from late position and the turn was .
Owens continued for 8,500 and Bronshtein called again. The river was .
Owens shoved the river with her last 10,900 and Bronshtein went deep into the tank. After several minutes, he emerged from thought and tossed out the chips to call. Owens showed 
for queens and nines, while Bronstein flashed 
and nodded before he tossed the losing hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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67,600
42,600
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42,600 |
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59,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
45,800
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
45,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
29,700
4,700
|
4,700 |
|
|
28,500
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
21,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
19,300
13,700
|
13,700 |
|
12,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
Ramon Martinez raised to 800 and a player on the button went all in for his last 3,300. Action folded around and Martinez called.
Button:
Ramon Martinez: 
The board ran out 
and Martinez made a pair of threes to secure the elimination.
On the next hand, Martinez raised to 800 and Kelly Slay called from the small blind. The flop was 
and both players checked to see on the turn. Slay check-called a bet of 800 from Martinez and the river was 
. Slay changed gears on the river and fired 4,000, which sent Martinez into the tank. After a few moments, he tossed his hand in the muck and gave up the pot.
"I had ace-ten," he told PokerNews.
"That was a really good fold if you had ace-ten," Slay said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
22,000 | |
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