Seth Davies was all in for around 850,000 from the big blind and up against button Ben Heath.
Seth Davies: 
Ben Heath: 
Heath shot into the lead on the 
flop, making a pair of queens, and Davies didn't catch any miracles on the 
runout and headed for the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
The action was relayed by the table after the fact. Henrik Hecklen was all in and at risk for his last 400,000 and called by Nick Petrangelo.
Henrik Hecklen: 
Nick Petrangelo:
It was a classic flip situation, but when the board ran out 
, it was the pair of aces for Petrangelo that eliminated Hecklen close to the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted |
Nick Petrangelo raised to 60,000 under the gun and was called by Kevin Paque in the small blind.
The flop came 
and Paque checked over to Petrangelo, who bet 45,000. Paque called and both players checked the 
on the turn.
The river came the 
and Paque led out for 275,000. Petrangelo paused for a moment before calling. Paque showed 
for two pair, aces and sevens, but Petrangelo had rivered trips with 
to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
2,175,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
||
The 11 remaining players are now headed on a 20-minute break.
They will return to play Level 17, with 20,000-40,000 blinds and a 40,000 big blind ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,070,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
|
2,565,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
2,285,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,135,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
||
|
1,800,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
1,435,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
1,290,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
885,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
795,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
410,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
330,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Paul Phua was eliminated in 11th place when he shoved his last 220,000 with 
and ran into the 
of Nick Petrangelo.
The remaining 10 players are now on the money bubble and playing hand-for-hand until one more elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Kevin Paque raised to 85,000 on the button and was called by Nick Petrangelo in the big blind.
Both players checked the flop. The turn came the 
and Petrangelo led out for 350,000.
Paque called as the river came the 
. Petrangelo slowed down and checked, and Paque slid forward a tower of green 25,000 chips for a bet of around 500,000. Petrangelo snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,200,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
The action was picked up in a pot of roughly 600,000 on a board of 
. Erik Seidel checked from the big blind and Kevin Paque bet 140,000, which Seidel called.
On the 
river Seidel checked again, and after some thought, Paque checked back. Seidel quickly tabled 
for a straight and Paque tossed his cards in the muck, sending the pot to Seidel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
With one player remaining until the money bubble, the pace of play has slowed down significantly. Many pots have been raised preflop with no contest.
