Justin Bonomo had an early exit in the $25,000 8-Handed event but bought back in and has taken a seat at Table 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000 | |
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Two of the more aggressive players in the field were involved in a hand that started with Michael Addamo betting 2,500 from middle position on a flop of 
. Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 7,000 from the hijack and Addamo called.
Addamo checked on the 
turn and Ponakovs checked back. The 
river completed the board and Addamo used a time bank before betting a sizable 27,000. Ponakovs quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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140,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
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|
150,000 | |
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150,000 | |
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Dylan Destefano just sat down and already found himself tangling in a big pot with Chris Brewer.
In a blind versus blind confrontation with the board reading 
, Brewer led out for 25,000 into the pot of about 30,000 and Destefano called.
The 
river completed the board and Brewer bet 45,000 to leave himself just a single 500 chip behind. Destefano laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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122,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000 | |
Stephen Chidwick was in the cutoff in a heads-up pot against Eric Worre in the cutoff on a board of 
.
Worre checked on the flop and Chidwick bet 3,000. Worre check-raised and Chidwick called. Worre then bet 27,000 on the turn and Chidwick laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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140,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Ben Heath opened to 3,000 on the button and Brian Kim three-bet to 13,000 in the small blind. Aleksejs Ponakovs then cold four-bet to 29,000 in the big blind to bring a fold from Heath. Kim then five-bet jammed with a starting stack and Ponakovs snap-called with slightly less
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 
Brian Kim: 
Ponakovs was pipped and couldn't get ahead as the board ran out 
to mark the Latvian's early elimination.
"You might be close to chip leader at this point!" laughed Brek Schutten.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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295,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
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147,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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Busted | |
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