We arrived at the action to see two players all in on a board of 
. Bob Peppe, was all-in and risk for 62,000 but held 
for the nuts, besting the 
of his opponent. The win rebuilds Peppe's stack to about 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | -10,000 |
Howard Hankin is no more!
With 26 players remaining, action folded to Sye Barton raised enough to put the pressure on the blinds. Amanda Heidbrick folded from the small blind and Hankin opted to call off his last 37,000 from the big.
Adam Thomas: 
Sye Barton: 
Hankin got it in good, but he was not destined to win as a queen appeared on the flop. Anyone at the venue wanting to know more about the hand, feel free to ask Hankin, who'll be more than happy to tell you all about it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Kyna England raised to 16,000 from the hijack and the action folded around to Praise Ogwo in the small blind, who raised all-in for 103,000. The action came back to England who made the call and was pleased to see that her 
was up against 
.
Things looked promising for England on the flop of 
, but as the board ran out 
the best hand belonged to Ogwo. While Ogwo stacked his 221,000 chips, England was left with 22,000, less than four big blinds. She went all-in the next hand, but wasn't able to recover and was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
221,000 | 131,000 |
|
Busted |
After a player raised to 15,000 from the hijack, Bryant Miller three-bet jammed for 89,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and the original raiser called.
Bryant Miller: 
Hijack:
Miller had the superior pocket pair and it held strong as the board ran out a safe 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 70,000 |
We came to the table with two players all in; a shorter stack player with about 40,000 in the middle holding and one of the chip leaders, Steve Federspiel, with 
.
A very clean board for Federspiel of 
added another chunk to his chip-leading stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | 40,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000 | 140,000 |
|
220,000 | 118,000 |
|
200,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
160,000 | -85,000 |
|
140,000 | 65,000 |
|
140,000 | 40,000 |
|
130,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
90,000 | 5,000 |
|
85,000 | -35,000 |
|
|
82,000 | 32,000 |
|
|
45,000 | -35,000 |
Amanda Heidbrick moved all in for around 65,000 from early position and action folded all the way around to the player in the big blind, who paused for a few beats before making the call.
Amanda Heidbrick: 
Big Blind:
Heidbrick was way out in front and stayed there as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 85,000 |
From middle position, Yousef Saleh raised all-in to 48,000. with 
Saleh exchanged some friendly banter with the big blind player who ultimately called him with .
The board ran out 
giving Saleh the full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
102,000 | 102,000 |
