Andreas Samuelsson and Angelo Tarallo got all the money in preflop up on the main feature table stage. Samuelsson held the 
to Tarallo's 
. The board ran out 
and Tarallo doubled up. He was all in for 645,000 in chips and Samuelsson had 650,000. That meant Samuelsson was left with just one ante chip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000 | |
|
5,000 |
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Johnny Lodden raised to 85,000 -- the second hand he'd opened in a row. Kevin MacPhee had given it a look the last time, and this time he made the three-bet to 225,000. It wouldn't get through. Next door to MacPhee, Andrey Pateychuk made another raise to 435,000 total, and Lodden folded quickly. MacPhee did not fold quickly, but after maybe four or five minutes, he did finally surrender as well.
From under the gun, Barny Boatman raised to 80,000. Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden called from the button and the flop came down 
. Boatman bet 85,000 and Lodden folded.
Johnny Lodden raised to 85,000, and Yorane Kerignard called right next door. Lodden got a bet of 115,000 in on the 
flop, but the two men checked it down after the 
turn and 
river.
Lodden showed up , and the two men shared a quick conversation and a laugh about what could have been if Kerignard had gotten frisky.
It's been a hard fall from the top for Chris McClung. Starting the day with the chip lead, McClung was down to less than 250,000 when he shoved in with 
. Rocco Palumbo woke up with 
, and McClung needed to pair up to keep his hopes alive.
It was Palumbo who paired, though, and the 
board left McClung wanting. He was unable to catch up, and he's been relegated to the rail here with 13 players left.
Palumbo, on the other hand, has finally gotten himself above the million-chip mark -- or at least very close to it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | 230,000 |
|
Busted |
Patrick Gastaldi opened to 85,000, and Kevin MacPhee three-bet to 235,000 from the blinds. Gastaldi called, and the flop came 
. Acting rather quickly, MacPhee continued out with 175,000, which Gastaldi matched, and the 
landed on the turn. Once again, MacPhee bet quickly -- 510,000 this time. Gastaldi had just less than 1.3 million chips left, but MacPhee didn't realize it because the stack of the T25,000 chips was in back of Gastaldi's stack, almost completely obscured to MacPhee.
Gastaldi eventually folded, and MacPhee had realized the problem. "Can you make him keep his orange chips in front, too?" he asked the dealer. "I didn't even see he had a half-million sitting there."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,750,000 | 550,000 |
|
1,275,000 | -135,000 |
Start-of-the-day chip leader Chris McClung has just been eliminated. Details on the way!
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On the main feature table, Jan Bendik was all in on the flop with the 
for 1.3 million in chips. He was up against Chris McClung and the 
.
The turn brought the 
and the river the 
. Both missed McClung and he was forced to double up Bendik. McClung began the day with a massive 3.148 million in chips, but only has 250,000 left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000 | 1,750,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -1,580,000 |
From the hijack seat, Dimitar Danchev raised to 90,000. Patrick Gastaldi reraised to 230,000 from the button. Action folded back to Danchev. He gave it some thought and then folded. Gastaldi showed the .
