Oded Minond, last season's ninth-place finisher, has been eliminated during Level 2. We picked up the action on a 
board and Minond committed his final 5,500 with 
. His opponent had him demolished with 
, ending Minond's tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
With the board reading 
, the bet was 1,200 to Nacho Barbero. He deliberated briefly before calling, resulting in the 
river card. His opponent bet 2,300 and after a few moments, Nacho re-raised. His opponent spent about 45 seconds in the tank before tossing in his lone 5,000 chip into the pot and called all in.
Barbero tabled 
for a turned set, but his opponent tabled 
for a rivered set to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,500
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
||
With the board reading 
, Fabrizio Gonzalez's opponent tossed out a bet of 1,000. Gonzalez made the call and the river brought the 
. Gonzalez's opponent checked and Gonzalez counted out a bet of 1,325.
Gonzalez's opponent thought for a moment before tossing in a call. Gonzalez flipped over 
for flopped trips, and it was enough to scoop the pot and add to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Players are now on their first fifteen minute break of the day.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
21,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
21,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
20,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
||
|
14,000
11,350
|
11,350 |
|
||
|
13,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
||
|
9,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
16,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
15,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
15,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
13,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
The action opened with the player under the gun tossing out a min-raise to 400. Two players tossed in a call but found last year's champion, Alex Komaromi ready with a three-bet. Komaromi made it 1,550 to go and action folded back around to the original raiser who called. One more player tagged along and the flop fell 
.
The original under the gun raiser checked, as the did the other player. Komaromi continued out with a bet of 2,000 and the player under the gun instantly tossed out another min-raise, making it 4,000. The other player got out of the way and Komaromi threw out two yellow T1,000 chips for a call.
The turn brought the and the player under the gun opted to check. Komaromi bet out 4,200 and received a rather quick call. Fifth street came 
and both players checked. Komaromi's opponent tabled and Komaromi threw away his hand. His opponent, however, wanted to see his cards, and he obliged, showing the table the 
.
Komaromi is now sitting at about 17,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
The tables upstairs are breaking, but there still a few players we recognize up there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
29,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
28,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
24,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
18,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
