First in from middle position, Viktor "Islidur1" Blom made a minimum raise to 10,000, and Bryn Kenney three-bet to 26,000 on the button. "Raise," Blom announced, stacking out 62,000 total. Kenney took pause to consider, then announced a shove for about 235,000 total. Blom snap-called, and the look of pain on Kenney's face told the rest of the story.
Showdown
Blom: 
Kenney: 
Kenney was looking for an ace, but he'd find none. The board ran out 
, and Blom earns the knockout to pip up into the Top 5 with 19 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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660,000
348,000
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348,000 |
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Busted | |
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on the river changed nothing, and Hall doubled.
, giving the pot and the chip lead to Haxton.
on the river was a brick, and Kenney doubled to over 280,000 chips.
, but it wasn't nearly as raggy as it first appeared. Seidel checked to the raiser, and Benefield continued out with a bet of 12,000. The check-raise came, though, and Seidel made it 26,500 total. Benefield popped it right back to 44,000 total, and Seidel made it 85,000. Now Benefield had only one play left, and he shoved in for about 175,000 total. When Seidel called, the cards were on their backs, and it was quite an ugly sight for the at-risk player.
