Lucas Picking has been moved across the room in the seat on Boris Kromas' left, and both are sitting on two of the biggest stacks in the room.
Fireworks could ensue between the two, with nearly two million chips sitting in front of Kromas and Picking combined.
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Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Guoliang Chen opened to 15,000 from middle position, Anthony Tonzelli three-bet to 37,000 from the hijack, Chen four-bet to 100,000, Tonzelli went all in for 280,000, and Chen called.
Chen was slightly covered going to the showdown.
Guoliang Chen: 
Anthony Tonzelli: 
Board: 
One card away from doom, Tonzelly found the on the river, giving him the win and sending Chen to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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540,000 | 326,000 |
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The under-the-gun player opened to 12,000, Jeremy Flieder called in middle position, and both the hijack and big blind also called.
Action checked to Flieder on the 
flop, Flieder bet 16,000, and only the under-the-gun player called.
Both remaining players checked the 
turn. Facing a check, Flieder bet 25,000 on the river, and got the call. Flieder showed 
, good for a flopped top pair that improved to a river straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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590,000 | 157,500 |
The field has trimmed down to 233 players, and the money bubble has burst.
All remaining players will earn at least a min-cash of $708.
With a massive 225,000 pot in the middle on the river of a 
board, Sean Byars checked from the big blind, and Rod Shifter thought it over for a few moments, then moved all in for 260,000 from early position.
The shove from Shifter sent Byars deep into the tank. After several minutes of contemplation, Byars folded, and Shifter showed pocket sevens.
A discussion ensued about whether those sevens were the best hand, with Byars keeping that information to himself.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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485,000 | 141,000 |
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302,000 | 128,000 |
Lucas Picking opened to 15,000 from the cutoff, and Bruce Shallis called in the big blind.
Shallis led out for 40,000 on the 
flop, and Picking called.
Shallis shoved for 130,000 on the 
turn and Picking tanked for awhile, then folded, showing the face up.
Shallis showed for a flopped straight, and Picking saw that he indeed made the right fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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770,000 | 484,500 |
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240,000 | 31,500 |
The button open shoved for 160,000, and Dan Sweeney called from the big blind, having his opponent covered.
Button: 
Dan Sweeney:
Board: 
An open-ender hit the flop for Sweeney, and the straight completed on the river as Sweeney cracked his opponent's aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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650,000 |