Fabian Quoss opened for a raise from under the gun, Bertand "ElkY" Grospellier three-bet all in for around 120,000 from the small blind, and Quoss called.
Grospellier showed two sixes, Quoss tabled 
, and the board came 
.
Grospellier hit the rail, while Quoss is up to 485,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
485,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Vivek Rajkumar open-shoved for 164,000 from under the gun, and Scott Seiver called on his direct left. The rest of the action folded, and the hands were opened:
Rajkumar: 
Seiver: 
Rajkumar was overjoyed to be flipping, and made a straight when the board came 
. He doubled to 335,000 chips, while Seiver dipped to 1.62 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,620,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
||
|
335,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
Nick Schulman opened in the cutoff, David Benefield three-bet jammed for around 145,000 from the small blind, and Antonio Esfandiari called out of the big blind. Schulman folded.
Benefield tabled two tens with the 
, Esfandiari showed 
, and the flop was a doozy: 
. Esfandiari made a pair, but any club or ten would give Benefield the best hand.
The turn was the , taking away one (
) of Benefield's outs, and the 
completed the board. Benefield was eliminated, while Esfandiari is now up to 1.15 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Vivek Rajkumar had the button, and raised to 28,000. Scott Seiver called out of the small blind, and the flop fell 
. Seiver checked, Rajkumar continued for 30,000, and Seiver called.
The turn was the 
, Seiver led for 32,000, and Rajkumar called.
The 
completed the board, Seiver fired 60,000, and Rajkumar called. Seiver went to muck, prompting Rajkumar to show the winning hand: 
.
Seiver slipped to 1.36 million chips, while Rajkumar is back up to 510,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,360,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
510,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,875,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,562,000
412,000
|
412,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,263,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,161,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
996,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
909,000
239,000
|
239,000 |
|
||
|
854,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
||
|
845,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
773,000
471,000
|
471,000 |
|
|
||
|
725,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
||
|
626,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
562,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
||
|
|
525,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
457,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
437,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
||
|
390,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
348,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
252,000
418,000
|
418,000 |
|
|
||
|
209,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
147,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 13
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
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Action folded around to Steve O'Dwyer in the cutoff and he moved all in. Erik Seidel was next to act on the button and moved all in himself, which inspired both blinds to fold.
Showdown
Seidel: 
O'Dwyer: Pocket Nines
Seidel had two overs, but he was left wanting after the board ran out an uninspiring 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
335,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
170,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
|
||
There was around 310,000 in the middle when we reached the table, and the board read 
. Philipp Gruissem led out for 150,000, and Vladimir Troyanovsky moved all in for effectively 525,000.
Gruissem tanked for around five minutes, then folded. Troyanovsky showed 
, and Gruissem said he could beat trip tens, then did a little happy dance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,380,000
384,000
|
384,000 |
|
|
375,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
||
Mike Watson opened to 36,000 from early position, Bill Perkins called on the button, and Vivek Rajkumar three-bet to 100,000 from the big blind. Watson called, and Perkins released.
The dealer fanned , and Rajkumar led out for 50,000. Watson folded, and Rajkumar raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
305,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
|
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