Players are off on their final fifteen-minute break of the evening. When they return, they'll play three more 40-minute levels before bagging and tagging for the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Tom Koral raised to 7,000 from the small blind, and Brian Brunner defended his big blind.
Koral bet 5,000 on the 
flop, and Brunner looked over Koral's stack before raising to 25,000. Koral, who only had 26,000 left in his stack, didn't take long to release his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
26,000 | -5,000 |
A player raised to 4,500 from early position, and Roger Campbell called in middle position.
The early position player checked a 
flop to Campbell, who bet 7,000. Campbell's opponent called.
Both players checked the 
turn, and the early position player bet 7,500 after the 
fell on the river.
"I'll pay you off," Campbell said, but after his opponent revealed 
, Campbell turned over 
for two pair and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 20,000 |
Credit to HPT's Korey Stewart
After a raise from Robert Lay in middle position and a three-bet from Nick Davidson in the small blind, Lay four-bet jammed to put Davidson at risk for his last 59,200, and Davidson snapped him off.
Nick Davidson:
Robert Lay: 
Lay couldn't find a third queen on a 
board, and he sent a chunk of his stack over to last year's champ.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 56,800 |
|
110,000 | -40,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Tim Barany got his last 48,000 in preflop from the small blind and was at risk against Robert Lay in the hijack.
Tim Barany: 
Robert Lay:
Lay found a third queen on the 
flop, and Barany was left dead after the turn filled up Lay. The completed the board on the river, and Lay scooped in another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | 40,000 |
|
Busted |
Todd Ivens raised to 3,500 from middle position, and Mike Shin made the call from the hijack.
Ivens continued for 3,000 on the 
flop, and Shin called.
The turn was checked by Ivens, and Shin announced a bet of 9,000. Ivens instantly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 8,000 |
|
95,000 | -25,000 |
Yanni Orfanos raised to 5,000 from the hijack, and Steven Jungmann three-bet to 13,000 in the big blind.
Orfanos tanked for a minute, then asked Jungmann, "You got anything behind?"
Jungmann showed Orfanos his remaining stack and said, "Eighteen-one."
Orfanos tanked for a bit longer, then asked, "Show me if I fold?" Jungmann nodded, and Orfanos folded a few moments later. Jungmann revealed the 
, and Orfanos nodded as Jungmann took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,500 | 12,200 |
|
33,000 | -36,000 |
