Marcus Gaunt raised under the gun with 
to 125,000 and Christopher Lee called with 
on his left. Action folded to the big blind, where Anthony McIe made it 550,000 with 
.
Gaunt tanked and folded and seemed less than pleased when Lee mucked behind him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000 | |
|
585,000 |
Action folded to Andy Spears on the cutoff, who raised to 125,000 with 
and was called by Anthony McIe, who defended his big blind with 
. The flop came 
and McIe checked. Spears bet 100,000 and McIe made the call, bringing the . McIe checked again, and Spears pushed a bet of 260,000 into the pot. McIe thought for a little while, ultimately making the call and taking the two to the 
river. McIe checked a third time, and Spears made a bet of 650,000. McIe was folded, and Spears took down the pot with the nuts, but no showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
Andy Spears opened for 125,000 on the button with 
and got calls from Jason Pickup in the small blind with 
and Dan Wagner with 
.
It was nothing but checks on the 
board until Spears called a river bet and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Andy Spears opened under the gun for 125,000 with and Jason Pickup called on his left with 
.
They checked down 
until Spears bet 175,000. Pickup made it 400,000 and Spears began thinking.
"This is ridiculous," he said with a shake of the head.
Finally, he called and sent some chips to his neighbor's set yet again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
Down to his last 135,000 chips, Marcus Gaunt raised all in from the cutoff with 
and got action from Lydia Waltonbaugh in the small blind, who had 
.
The board ran out 
, giving Gaunt a pair of eights on the turn and keeping him alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
-940,000
|
-940,000 |
|
|
390,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Lydia Waltonbaugh shoved on the button with 
for 520,000 and Andy Spears looked her up from the small blind with 
.
The race went Waltonbaugh's way again as the board came 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
|
630,000
-670,000
|
-670,000 |
Lydia Waltonbaugh opened the action preflop with a raise to 160,000 from the hijack with . It folded to Anthony McIe in the big blind, who made a three-bet of 425,000 with 
. With action back on Waltonbaugh, she shoved for 1.3 million. McIe gave it some thought and ultimately folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
495,000
-1,205,000
|
-1,205,000 |
Christopher Lee shoved with for 420,000 and Dan Wagner picked up 
on the button and reshoved to isolate. The kings held up with not sweat for Lee and he collected a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,000,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
With 230,000 left in the small blind and action folded to him, Marcus Gaunt looked down and found himself and went all in. Christopher Lee called him from the big blind and tabled .
The board ran out 
, and Gaunt faded the gutshot straight draw on the river to double up again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
690,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
|
|
540,000
150,000
|
150,000 |