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Ankush Mandavia opened to 2,300 under the gun and Seth Davies called out of the small blind. Igor Yaroshevskyy sat in the big blind and three-bet to 9,000 getting looked up by just Mandavia.
A 
flop was spread and Yaroshevskyy bet 10,000. Mandavia just called. The 
hit the turn and Yaroshevskyy slowed down, check-calling a bet of 16,000 from Mandavia.
The 
completed the board and Yaroshevskyy led out with a bet of 25,000. Mandavia moved all in and Yaroshevskyy snap-called.
Mandavia tabled the 
turning quads and a disgusted Yaroshevskyy threw his cards down and pushed his stack into the middle. Yaroshevskyy's 
were revealed as the table let out a collective gasp.
After the stacks were cut down it was determined Mandavia's all-in was for 74,200 leaving Yaroshevskyy with about seven big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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221,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
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9,000
41,000
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41,000 |
Action folded around to Anthony Zinno in the cutoff and he raised to 2,500. Jose Gonzales called from the small blind and Steffen Sontheimer called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and all three players checked.
The turn brought the and Gonzales checked. Sontheimer bet 5,000, Zinno folded, and Gonzales called.
The 
fell on the river, Gonzales checked, and Sontheimer bet 12,300. Gonzales showed the 
and folded. Sontheimer flashed the 
before he mucked and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
208,000
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
47,100
10,900
|
10,900 |
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17,100
32,900
|
32,900 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
203,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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123,500
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
||
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103,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
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100,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
||
|
99,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
||
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93,500
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
||
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69,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
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41,200
18,100
|
18,100 |
|
|
31,700
22,700
|
22,700 |
|
17,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
Stephen Chidwick opened from the cutoff with a raise and Igor Kurganov three-bet to 11,000 from the button. Chidwick called.
The flop came 
and Chidwick checked. Kurganov bet 9,200 and Chidwick called.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The fell on the river and Chidwick bet 16,000. Kurganov went into the tank and used one time bank slip before he ultimately folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
179,400
104,400
|
104,400 |
|
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145,500
100,400
|
100,400 |
|
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On the flop of a 
board, Ankush Mandavia bet 13,000 and Lawrence Greenberg raised to 36,000. Mandavia quickly moved all in and Greenberg snap-called, putting himself at risk.
Mandavia: 
Greenberg: 
Mandavia was poised to scoop yet another massive pot, needing to fade any pair. The on the turn was safe but the on the river gave Greenberg a full house and Mandavia was forced to pay 89,500 Greenberg's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,000
84,500
|
84,500 |
|
|
145,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
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Justin Bonomo opened to 2,500 from middle position and was called by Daniel Dvoress in the big blind. The flop came 
and Dvoress checked to Bonono who continued for 3,700. Dvoress called and the 
paired the board on the turn.
Dvoress checked again and Bonomo fired an additional 4,000. Dvoress thought briefly before folding and sending the pot to Bonomo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
||
|
|
76,500
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
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There were about 10,000 chips already in the pot and the board read 
. Steve O'Dwyer checked from the big blind and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau bet 3,600 from under the gun. James Calderaro called from the cutoff and O'Dwyer folded.
The turn brought the and Vaskaboinikau bet again, 6,700 this time. Calderaro called.
The fell on the river and Vaskaboinikau checked. Calderaro tossed out two yellow T-25,000 chips, putting Vaskaboinikau to a decision for his stack. He folded and Calderaro took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
171,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
143,000
94,500
|
94,500 |
|
|
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|
28,100
21,900
|
21,900 |
Igor Yaroshevskyy ran into a cooler situation where he made the nut full house but ran into quads and would bust his first bullet soon after that. After coming back for round two, things didn't fare much better for him.
On a flop reading 
, Yaroshevksyy got all of his chips in the middle holding 
and was up against Steve O'Dwyer's 
. The turn was no help to Yaroshevskyy and the 
on the river only improved the hand of O'Dwyer. Yaroshevskyy bolted out of the tournament area as his run has come to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Two more levels are in the books and the remaining players have been sent on their final 20-minute break of the night.
