After limps by Jin Lee and Ray Henson, Quan Tran moved in for 18,000.
He got calls from George Abi-Zeid in the big blind as well as Lee and Henson.
The K♦10♥5♠7♠3♠ board was checked down and Tran revealed K♠Q♠9♣5♦ for a king-high flush to quadruple up and stay alive.
A short-stacked Kyle Bowker raised to 40,000 under the gun and got called by Steven McKuin in the big blind.
McKuin then bet the K♠J♥5♠ flop and Bowker committed his final 74,000 chips.
Kyle Bowker: K♣K♦8♣3♦
Steven McKuin: J♠10♠9♣8♦
Bowker was ahead with top set, but the board completed 9♦Q♣ filling McKuin's gutshot straight draw on the river to eliminate Bowker.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 5,000
Just 16 players are left for the first ten-minute break of the day.
After Steven McKuin raised in the cutoff, Gabriel Andrade moved his last 57,000 in from the button. Danylo Turov re-raised in the small blind to 162,000 and McKuin moved in. Turov called off a bit under 100,000 more and was at risk as well.
Gabriel Andrade: 10♦7♠6♣5♦
Danylo Turov: as,ah,qs,9d]
Steven McKuin: K♦K♥Q♥5♠
The board ran out 8♣4♠4♦2♣2♥ with Turov's aces holding up to eliminate Andrade and double up through McKuin.
Kyle Arora raised to 18,000 in the hijack and was met with a three-bet by Chezz Romero to 80,000 in the small blind. Arora moved all in and Romero called off for a bit over 100,000 more.
Chezz Romero: A♠Q♦6♦3♦
Kyle Arora: A♣K♠10♣9♠
The board came 9♥9♣J♥Q♥8♦ giving Arora a king-high straight to eliminate Romero.
| TABLE | SEAT | NAME | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | Thomas Shipp | 275,000 |
| 16 | 2 | Sung Keem | 960,000 |
| 16 | 3 | Kevin Kaylor | 180,000 |
| 16 | 4 | Thai Ha | 1,600,000 |
| 16 | 5 | Carson Wieland | 600,000 |
| 16 | 6 | Steven McKuin | 580,000 |
| 16 | 7 | Gabriel Andrade | 63,000 |
| 16 | 8 | Kyle Bowker | 120,000 |
| 16 | 9 | Danylo Turov | 255,000 |
| 18 | 1 | Jason Fitzpatrick | 400,000 |
| 18 | 2 | Chezz Romero | 215,000 |
| 18 | 3 | Jin Lee | 227,000 |
| 18 | 4 | Ray Henson | 660,000 |
| 18 | 5 | Quan Tran | 107,000 |
| 18 | 6 | Jason Daly | 415,000 |
| 18 | 7 | George Abi-Zeid | 640,000 |
| 18 | 8 | Kyle Arora | 245,000 |
| 18 | 9 | Liam McDonough | 515,000 |
Thai Ha raised to 18,000 on the button and got three-bet to 66,000 by David Shaw in the small blind. Ha called, leaving Shaw very short.
On the 9♠8♦8♣ flop, Shaw committed his final 34,000 and Ha called.
David Shaw: A♠Q♦Q♥6♦
Thai Ha: Q♠6♠4♥3♥
The board completed 7♦5♠ giving Ha an unlikely backdoor straight to bring the field to the two-table redraw.
A quick scan of the room sees two distinct chip leaders in THai Ha and Sung Keem.
Carson Wieland is a distant third with several stacks in the 400-500,000 chip range.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 4,000
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