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Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
The player in the hijack raised to 13,500 and Tom Middleton called from the button after which the player in the small blind three-bet to 60,000. The initial raiser folded and Middleton made the call.
The flop brought out 
and the player in the small blind moved all in for right around 170,000 chips, and Middleton snap-called.
Middleton: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, 
and Middleton sent a player to the rail. Hand-for-hand play started at the completion of this hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
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With the final board of 
in the middle of the table, Joe Serock, who placed second in this event last year for $214,396, fired 50,000 into Dan O'Brien. O'Brien tanked for a little bit, then called for about a quarter of his stack. Sirocco showed him the 
, and O'Brien mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
232,000
190,100
|
190,100 |
|
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|
123,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
The board just read 
when Alex Lynskey checked to Aaron Mermelstein who bet 30,000, and the Aussie pro check-raised to 85,000. Mermelstein made the call and on the river the 
hit.
After a while Lynskey checked, and Mermelstein checked behind.
Lynskey showed 
,and Mermelstein raked in the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,090,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
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|
170,000
40,600
|
40,600 |
The first all in and call on the bubble goes to David Sands, who jammed close to 70,000 with the 
.
Bryan Piccioli made the call with a dominated 
and Sands paired on the 
board to double through.
Hand for hand continues with Sands in a much more comfortable position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
143,200
|
143,200 |
|
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|
170,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
In back-to-back hands, Travis Burch went from about 135,000 to out, falling in 64th place as the tournament's official "bubble boy."
On the first hand, Burch had Justin Young on the ropes with what could have been the bubble. That is, if Burch's held up against the 
for Young. But, the board ran out 
and Young doubled up. He was all in for 119,500.
On the next hand, Burch moved all in for his last 15,000 from the button. Mark Herm called from the big blind with the , meaning Burch was in a dominating position with the .
The flop, turn, and river came 
, and Burch was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000 | |
|
250,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
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|
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
350,000
200,100
|
200,100 |
|
|
||
|
320,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
||
|
300,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
275,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
|
200,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
140,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
75,000
82,100
|
82,100 |
After a raise from Dejuante Alexander, Romy Reyes just moved all in for 115,000 chips and Alexander made the call right away.
Alexander:
Reyes: 
The board ran out 
and Reyes was knocked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
445,000 | |
|
|
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|
|
Busted | |
From the hijack seat, Joe Serock raised to 14,000. Alex Lynskey reraised on the button to 38,000, and then Serock moved all in. Lynskey called it off to put himself at risk for 196,500.
Lynskey had the , and Serock had the 
.
The 
board kept Lynskey in front, and he doubled to 400,000 in chips. Serock was left with 85,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
85,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
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