JD Akins checked from the blinds and saw Scott Mauer bet 7,300 on an 
flop. A player in the cutoff called, and Akins shoved for 30,600. Mauer folded, but the cutoff called.
Akins: 
Cutoff: 
In great shape to double, Akins saw an 
fall to seal it without a sweat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
103,000 | 8,000 |
|
|
90,000 | 15,000 |
Kyle Cartwright has been picking off bluffs left and right, but this time he was the one caught betting without a hand.
He bet 3,100 on an 
flop after three opponents checked, and only Zach Kauffman called. Kauffman check-called 6,500 on the 
turn and 14,000 on the 
river, and Cartwright flipped 
for a missed straight draw. Kauffman showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000 | 23,000 |
|
63,000 | -30,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
Nancy Regan got her last 10,250 in with 
and was called by a player holding . The aces held as an eight-high community came out, Regan's second double with the weapons of mass destruction.
Players are on another 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,200 | 1,950 |
Chris Trotter just headed out of the room, saying he is having trouble breathing. The Georgia-based player is a regular fixture in tournaments in Tunica, with a vast majority of his $83,450 in cashes coming at various Tunica tournaments. Everyone here is hoping nothing serious is wrong. In the meantime, his rather large stack will be blinded down.
Steve McCluskey and Ken Mynatt went bust, the former to JD Akins, who made a king-high straight with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Zach Kauffman raised to 2,400 in middle position and got repopped to 4,200 by Mark Kehrees in the hijack. Kauffman came out betting with 4,000 on the 
flop, he fired another 8,000 on the 
turn. This time, Kehrees woke up with a raise to 20,000, and Kauffman called. Both quickly checked the , and Kehrees showed 
. Kauffman revealed top pair on the flop: 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000 | |
|
|
95,000 | -15,000 |
A player opened for 2,000 under the gun and then called the shove of Jonathan Holloway, who had about 9,000 total.
Holloway:
Opponent:
Holloway won the race as an 
community left the ace-queen wanting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,000 | 4,500 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 | 6,000 |
|
|
93,000 | 22,700 |
|
62,000 | -3,000 |
|
56,400 | 400 |
|
|
32,100 | -6,155 |
|
|
32,000 | -13,000 |
|
|
20,250 | -11,750 |
|
|
16,500 | -1,100 |
|
|
Busted |
