Frank Pasquale opened to 800 in middle position and Joseph Collado three-bet to 2,300 from the hijack.
Action folded back around to Pasquale, who put in a four-bet to 5,900. Undeterred, Collado five-bet to 17,000, which prompted a snap-fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000 | |
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28,000 |
Patrick Dalton opened to 900 from under the gun and Yaser Al-Keliddar three-bet to 3,100 in middle position. Naftali Rosenberg flat-called in the small blind and Dalton folded.
Rosenberg checked on the flop of 
and Al-Keliddar continued for 3,500. Rosenberg laid it down.
The next hand, Al-Keliddar opened to 700 and got two callers, including Dalton in the big blind. Al-Keliddar bet 1,000 on the flop of 
and both opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000 | |
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35,000 | 5,000 |
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32,000 | 32,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000 | 35,000 |
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35,000 | 35,000 |
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35,000 | 35,000 |
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35,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
The hijack opened to 600 and a player called behind before Ren Lin also called in the big blind.
"Never fold!" Lin said as he tossed in his chips.
The flop landed 
and Lin checked. The hijack bet 1,100 and only Lin called. "NEVER FOLD!" Lin repeated.
The turn brought the 
and Lin led out for 3,500. His opponent laid it down.
As he placed out his small blind for the next hand, Lin joked to his table mates that "this is a straddle table."
Just as quickly as he entered the tournament, Alex Foxen was eliminated.
As relayed to PokerNews by the table, Foxen opened to 500 and received two callers, including Frank Bland. Foxen bet 500 on the flop of 
and only Bland called.
Foxen sized up to 3,000 on the 
turn and Bland again called. The river completed the board and Foxen bet 10,000. Bland moved all in and Foxen called with a smaller stack.
Bland showed for sevens full of deuces, while Foxen showed an inferior full house with 
for sixes full of deuces.
Foxen quickly bought back into the event and sat down with a fresh starting stack of 35,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000 | 75,000 |
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35,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
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East Coast native Alex Foxen has taken a seat in the Mystery Bounty event as the high stakes pro looks to add to his $27 million in live earnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000 |
WSOP bracelet winner Yaser Al-Keliddar was in the big blind in a heads-up pot against Naftali Rosenberg in the cutoff on a flop of 
.
Al-Keliddar checked on the flop and Rosenberg bet 500. Al-Keliddar check-raised to 2,100 and Rosenberg called. Al-Keliddar then checked on the 
turn and his opponent checked back.
Al-Keliddar checked again on the 
river and Rosenberg bet 1,800. Al-Keliddar once again check-raised, this time to 9,000, and his opponent laid it down.
"Nice hand — nice bluff," said Rosenberg. "I should have just checked back."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |