From the cutoff seat, Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano raised to 3,000. Istvan Birizdo called from the small blind, and the flop came down . After Birizdo checked, Pagano bet 6,000. Birizdo called.
The turn was the , and Birizdo checked. Pagano bet 7,000, but Birizdo check-raised to about 19,000 and won the pot right there.
From the hijack seat, Benny Spindler raised to 2,400. Next to act was chip leader Brandon Barnes, and he reraised to 6,500. On the button, Joe Kuether reraised to 15,500.
Action then folded back to Spinder before he also folded. Barnes didn't back down, and he reraised to 36,500. Kuether then went into the tank, and he eventually would make it 58,500 to go with a six-bet. Barnes announced that he was all in not too long after, and Kuether quickly folded with about 110,000 behind. Barnes showed a as he pulled in the pot.
Todd Terry found himself all in preflop for 56,200 and dominated by Benny Spindler.
Showdown
Terry:
Spindler:
Terry was in need of some major help, and while he found none on the flop, the turn was just what the doctor ordered. Terry had hit his three-outer to take the lead, and the river ensured his double.
A raising war broke out on a flop between Justin Bonomo and Kyle Julius that resulted in the latter bing all in for right around 30,000.
Showdown
Julius:
Bonomo:
Julius knew he'd stepped in it and was up out of his seat even before the turned. That brought him one step closer to the door, while the river pushed him out of it.
Meanwhile, Chance Kornuth has been eliminated from the tournament.
We didn't catch the preflop action, but we do know Franck Kalfon was all in preflop and at risk against Brandon Barnes.
Showdown
Barnes:
Kalfon:
Kalfon was well out in front, but the flop did give Barnes a flush draw. Luckily for Kalfon, neither the turn nor river filled it and he doubled on the hand.
On the button, Carlo Savinelli raised to 3,000. Andrew Lichtenberger reraised out of the small blind to 6,400, then action fell on Dan O'Brien in the big blind. He took some time, then reraised to 10,500. Savinelli didn't budge. Instead, he five-bet to 16,000 even. Lichtenberger then thought, and he took a minute before reraised all in for 39,900. O'Brien folded, and Savinelli quickly called.
Lichtenberger had moved in with the and was dominating the for Savinelli. From there, the board ran out , and Lichtenberger doubled up.
McLean Karr just eliminated Torsten Brinkmann. There was a raise and a call before Brinkmann reraised all in. Karr woke up to two aces and made the call, while everyone else folded. Brinkmann held a suited , but couldn't improve and was sent to the rail.
From under the gun, Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 2,400. Action moved to McLean Karr in the hijack seat, and he reraised to 5,600. Play then folded back to Jouhkimainen. After a minute, Jouhkimainen reraised to 13,700. Karr gave it up, and Jouhkimainen won the pot.
. After Birizdo checked, Pagano bet 6,000. Birizdo called.
, and Birizdo checked. Pagano bet 7,000, but Birizdo check-raised to about 19,000 and won the pot right there.
as he pulled in the pot.
flop, the 
turn was just what the doctor ordered. Terry had hit his three-outer to take the lead, and the 
flop between Justin Bonomo and Kyle Julius that resulted in the latter bing all in for right around 30,000.
turned. That brought him one step closer to the door, while the 
river pushed him out of it.
flop did give Barnes a flush draw. Luckily for Kalfon, neither the 
turn nor 
river filled it and he doubled on the hand.
for Savinelli. From there, the board ran out 
, and Lichtenberger doubled up.
, but couldn't improve and was sent to the rail.
flop, Shahin Baharan and Franck Kalfon checked to chip leader Brandon Barnes. Barnes fired 4,500, and both of his opponents made the call.
