Josh Mancuso, one of the more accomplished players in the field with north of $800,000 in career cashes, just busted when he jammed his last 10,000 or so from the small blind with 
and the big blind woke up with 
. Mancuse was unable to find a king to pair up, and he busted out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Donald McArthur opened to 1,600 under the gun, and Chris Trotter three-bet to 3,600 on the button. McArthur slid his whole stack forward, and Trotter quickly called with 
, dominating McArthur's 
. A king appeared on the flop though, and Trotter didn't find the last queen in the deck to pull the miracle.
Players are on break for 15 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,300
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
27,500
3,400
|
3,400 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 75
Rob Przygoda opened for 2,100 in the cutoff and got calls from Chris Trotter and Nancy Regan before Chris Moneymaker shoved in the big blind for about 12,000 total. Przygoda mucked, but Trotter called, while Regan also folded.
Trotter: 
Moneymaker: 
The Hollywood Poker Open ambassador found zero help as 
rolled off the deck. He knuckled the table and wished everyone good luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000
7,700
|
7,700 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Kyle Cartwright opened for a raise to 1,700, Rob Przygoda made it 4,000 to go in the cutoff, and Zach Kauffman called in the small blind. Cartwright got out of the way, and the remaining two saw a 
flop. Kauffman checked and Przygoda bet 7,000. Kauffman made it 15,000, and Przygoda called. The turn made a scary board scarier, and Przygoda check-called 7,000. On the 
turn, he opted to lead out for 20,000, and Przygoda folded fairly quickly.
Kauffman showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
29,500
-30,500
|
-30,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
93,000
22,700
|
22,700 |
|
|
||
|
62,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
56,400
400
|
400 |
|
|
32,100
-6,155
|
-6,155 |
|
|
32,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
20,250
-11,750
|
-11,750 |
|
|
16,500
-1,100
|
-1,100 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
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
|
4,500 |
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
|
-15,000 |
