Three players checked to Edwin Lau on 
and he shoved for 140,000. One player folded, Grigoriy Shvarts called in the hijack and the last player mucked.
Edwin Lau: 
Grigoriy Shvarts: 
The 
was no help to Shvarts but the 
river gave him the superior pair for the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |
Shaotong Chang shoved for 300,000 in middle position and Thomas Parkes put her at risk with 
in the small blind. Chang was trailing with 
but the 
flop helped her. The 
and 
did nothing to stop her from collecting another double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,330,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
650,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
Roman Valerstein got his stack of 320,000 in from the button with 
against the 
of big blind Peter Ippolito. The 
board brought nothing to trouble Valerstein and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
680,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
305,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
Steve McCullough got his remaining chips, about 200,000, in with in the cutoff and was against the 
of neighbor Hal Rotholz. The board ran 
, no help to McCullough.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,170,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Players are on break.
Roman Valerstein shoved from the cutoff for about 225,000 with 
and was at risk against big blind Shaotong Chang and her 
. Just like the other three times, the shorter stack prevailed, but this time it was Valerstein as he paired his ten on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
295,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
According to Joe Palma, he opened and then called a shove from Marilyn Matthews, worth about 200,000. She was slightly ahead with 
against 
and furthered her advantage by flopping a queen. However, Palma turned a king and rivered a flush to bust her.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted |
Shaotong Chang shoved for 300,000 second to act and Roman Valerstein slid in 500,000 in the small blind. The big blind mucked and left the two rivals squaring off again. This time, Chang had a very slight edge with 
against . The 
was good for her but the turn meant Valerstein picked up more outs with a flush draw. A 
was a total brick on the river and Valerstein dropped to 0-for-3 trying to bust Chang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
280,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
| Seat | Table 10 | Table 11 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ Jamil | Steve McCullough |
| 2 | Edwin Lau | Cody Heuschkel |
| 3 | Joe Palma | Thomas Parkes |
| 4 | Josias Santos | Roman Valerstein |
| 5 | Marilyn Matthews | Rafael Yaraliyev |
| 6 | David Whitnah | Peter Ippolito |
| 7 | Rafal Kordys | Shaotong Chang |
| 8 | Grigoriy Shvarts | Hal Rotholz |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | |
|
1,970,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
1,560,000 | |
|
1,450,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
1,250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
1,230,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
839,000
|
839,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
975,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
610,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
500,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
400,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
350,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
|
255,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
235,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
