After Aftab Patni opened to 55,000 under the gun with 
and got called by Michael Frierson in the cutoff with 
, Thomas Carroll fired a three-bet from the big blind to 320,000 with 
.
The bet was about half of Carroll's remaining stack and got folds from both of his opponents.
Russell Quick opened to 60,000 in middle position with 
and got three-bet to 165,000 by Justin Macella with 
in the small blind.
Maxwell Young woke up with 
in the big blind and four-bet to 400,000. Quick folded, but Macella quickly moved all in for 1,380,000 effective.
Young called it off and had the chip leader dominated for a potential double-up.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
, bringing Macella a flush draw. He wouldn't have to wait long to complete his flush as the 
fell on the turn, followed by the 
on the river.
The pot significantly extended Macella's chip lead while sending Young to the rail in 8th place.
Maxwell Young raised to 55,000 from middle position with 
and got three-bet to 135,000 by Michael Frierson in the cutoff with 
.
Young called and the flop came 
. He checked to Frierson who took some time before putting out a bet of 140,000.
Young weighed his options briefly before settling on a fold.
Maxwell Young raised to 55,000 in the cutoff with 
and got called by Russell Quick in the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and Quick checked to Young who continued for 50,000. Quick then check-raised to 150,000 and Young called.
The turn 
gave Young two pair, but his opponent kept firing as Quick bet 230,000. Young then moved in for just over a million effective, eliciting an "oops" from Quick as he folded his ace-high.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
After Toby Boas opened to 40,000 in the hijack with and Aftab Patni called on the button with 
, chip leader Justin Macella squeezed to 135,000 in the small blind with .
Both Boas and Patni chose to fold and Macella added about 100,000 to his stack.
Toby Boas raised to 40,000 under the gun with and was called by Russell Quick in the big blind with 
.
On the 
flop, Quick check-called a bet of 40,000 to see the 
on the turn.
Quick checked again, and this time Boas sized up to 150,000 which got a fold from Quick's second pair.
After Bryce McVay put 200,000 of his final 315,000 chips forward from middle position, Aftab Patni moved all in for 605,000 from the small blind.
Justin Macella folded in the big blind and McVay committed the rest of his chips in as bad a shape as he could be in.
Bryce McVay:
Aftab Patni: 
McVay already had an inferior pair, but his chances of making a set were gone with Macella folding the other two nines.
The board came 
, ending McVay's day in 9th place.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
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