Clemen Deng opened to 10,000 on the button, and David Stefanski defended his big blind.
On a flop of 2♥K♦9♠ Stefanski checked, Deng bet 6,500, and Stefanski put in a check-raise to 15,500. Deng put in the call.
The turn A♦ fell, and Stefanski slowed down with a check, before calling Deng's bet of 17,000. Action went check-check on the 5♦ river. Stefanski tabled K♥8♥ but Deng had turned the best of it, as his A♥10♣ claimed the pot.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | David Stefanski | 517,000 | 103 |
| 1 | 2 | Drew O'Connell | 298,000 | 59 |
| 1 | 3 | Jeremy Becker | 96,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 4 | Matt Glantz | 189,000 | 37 |
| 1 | 5 | Michael Wang | 184,000 | 36 |
| 1 | 6 | Nicholas Palma | 122,500 | 24 |
| 1 | 7 | Michael Gagliano | 211,000 | 42 |
| 1 | 8 | Clemen Deng | 83,000 | 16 |
| 1 | 9 | Brock Wilson | 336,000 | 67 |
Brock Wilson open-jammed from the button, covering both blinds. Daniel Escherich called off for his tournament life in the big blind, sliding his 40,000 forward.
Daniel Escherich: 8♥8♦ 
Brock Wilson: 3♣3♦
Escherich was well in the lead, and that didn't change on the 4♥6♣6♠ flop. The 3♠ turn was a brutal one, however, as he was reduced to just four outs for survival. The A♣ river wasn't one, however, sealing his position as the bubble boy.
Nicholas Palma limped in from the small blind. Daniel Escherich moved all in from the big blind, and Palma snap-called.
Nicholas Palma: A♠K♣
Daniel Escherich: A♣Q♥
It wasn't to be another three-outer against Palma, as he held on the 10♣6♥10♦3♣10♥ runout to double.
Small blind Brock Wilson and big blind Nicholas Palma both got their chips in preflop. Wilson had 139,500, and Palma had him covered.
Brock Wilson: K♦Q♦
Nicholas Palma: A♠Q♣
Palma looked set to burst the bubble, until the K♣10♠7♠ flop came down, firing his opponent into the lead. He couldn't find a way to improve on the 8♥8♦ runout, and was left with just ten bigs to his name.
Action folded to David Stefanski in the small blind, who made it 20,000 to go. Big blind Brock Wilson put in the call.
Action checked all the way to the river, leaving the board to read 7♣J♥A♦5♣7♦. Stefanski tabled 9♥5♦ which was good for the pot, taking him above the 400,000 mark.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
One elimination away from the money, the tournament has now entered hand for hand play.
Michael Gagliano opened to 9,000 from the cutoff, before Brandon Hamlet jammed his 30,500 from the button. Small blind David Stefanski made it 55,000 to go, and Gagliano folded.
Brandon Hamlet: Q♠Q♦
David Stefanski: A♠J♣
Hamlet had a commanding lead, but lost it almost instantly as the A♥10♠4♣8♣6♣ runout secured his bustout.
On the other table, Michael Wang knocked out Jonathan Tamayo.
Michael Wang moved all in preflop from middle position for just under 30,000. Nicholas Verderamo on his left reshoved, before Matt Glantz to the left of Verderamo did the same. All other players folded.
Michael Wang: 2♥2♠
Nicholas Verderamo: A♣K♦
Matt Glantz: Q♣Q♥
Glantz looked set to score the double knockout, until Wang hit a boat on the river of the 8♥8♠3♦7♠2♦ runout to win the main pot. Glantz wasn't left empty-handed, however, as he scooped the side pot that was contested between himself and Verderamo.
On the other table, Justin Vaysman fell to Michael Gagliano to end his tournament.
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