Mike Anderson opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 1,800. A player in middle position moved all in for his last 11,200 and Anderson made the call, dominating his opponent.
Middle Position: A♦10♠ 
Mike Anderson: A♥K♣
The dealer put out 9♠Q♣7♠3♦8♦ and Anderson sent his opponent to the rail while scooping in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,300
32,200
|
32,200 |
Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 23,000 in the pot, and the board showing 3♦7♣8♣9♦.
Norman Rogers bet out 15,000, when Jeffrey Chrin raised all in for Rogers's stack of 48,400. Rogers did make the call to put himself at risk.
Norman Rogers: 10♥10♦
Jeffrey Chrin: 9♠9♥
Chrin turned a set of nines, but Rogers was still alive as he could hit a ten to make a bigger set, or a jack or six to make a straight. But after the river was the 4♣ the set of nine for Chrin were still best, and Rogers was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,700
101,700
|
101,700 |
Early position opened the action with a raise to 1,600. Middle position called before Socheata Ung three-bet to 4,200 from the hijack. Both his opponents called.
Ung continued for 4,200 on K♦5♥5♠ before middle position bumped things up to 10,200. Ung moved all in for 38,200 and after giving it some thought, his opponent released her hand. Ung took down a chunky pot without having to see a turn or river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,400 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Jose Waybright raised to 1,200 from early position, and it folded to the big blind who made the call.
The flop came 6♦8♠10♥ and the big blind check-called a bet of 1,200 from Waybright.
After the 6♥ on the turn, Waybright bet out 3,200. before the big blind raised to 8,500. Waybright chose to make the call and see a river.
Both players checked after the 7♣ river. The big blind showed 3♥3♦ for two pair threes and sixes, but Waybright had the winner once he tabled J♠10♦ for two pair tens and sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,200
20,600
|
20,600 |
Michael Latour opened the action in middle position with a raise to 1,300 before Remo Lupo raised all in for over 50,000 chips from the button. Istvan Szabo called all in for 18,000 from the big blind and Latour put the rest of his stack in the middle.
Istvan Szabo: J♥J♠
Michael Latour: A♣K♣
Remo Lupo: A♠K♦
A great spot for Szabo to triple up, the dealer put out A♥5♠9♥8♦4♣ and he was sent to the rail. Latour and Lupo both were able to chip up nicely after each player paired their Ace.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,200
61,200
|
61,200 |
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
Busted |
Action was picked up with Norman Rogers all in, and Terrence Savage putting him at risk. The board was showing J♥10♦3♠.
Norman Rogers: K♠K♣
Terrence Savage: J♦3♦
Savage had the pocket kings of Rogers in rough shape after flopping top and bottom pair. The 8♥ turn and 2♠ river was not able to improve Rogers's hand, and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,500
7,700
|
7,700 |
Kevin Roche raised to 1,500 from early position, David Chace in the hijack, Robert Armstrong on the button, and the big blind.
After the 5♦Q♥Q♠ flop the big blind checked to Roche who bet out 2,200. The middle position player and Chace folded, before Armstrong called. The big blind folded as well, leaving the players heads up to the turn.
The turn brought the 7♣ and Roche bet 6,500, which got a quick fold from Armstrong to give the pot to Roche.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,400
65,400
|
65,400 |
|
62,500
10,400
|
10,400 |
|
22,400
22,400
|
22,400 |
Vincent Basilicata opened the action from early position with a raise to 1,400. The hijack, cutoff and button all called before Luigi Santoro three-bet to 8,000 from the small blind. The big blind cold called the 8,000 before Basilicata moved all in for 26,400. Santoro called and the big blind folded.
Vincent Basilicata: J♣J♥
Luigi Santoro: A♠Q♥
The board ran out Q♠2♠4♦9♥5♠ and Santoro caught a Queen to send his opponent packing and emerge as the clear table chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
