Ryan Meese had just pushed Samuel Warren off a mid-sized pot with a hefty river shove when Warren open-shoved under the gun for 130,000.
Meese was the only caller from the small blind and it turned out Warren would be racing for his tournament life with the 
versus the 
.
Meese's small pair held on a 
board that came with quite a sweat, but still sent Warren out seventh.
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Tom Pschar raised to 25,000 from the cutoff, Bradley Snider three-bet shoved from the small blind for about 100,000, and Pschar called with 
, leading Snider's 
.
The board came down 
, no help to Snider, ending his run in eighth place.
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Eliano Mesquita made it 20,000 from the button and once the small blind folded, Garrett Smith jammed it in for 260,000-plus.
Mesquita all but snap-called with the and Smith looked to be in great shape to double up with the 
, until the 
flop made Mesquita a set.
Smith could still find the double with a deuce or a five, but the 
turn and wasn't either, sending him home ninth.
Eliano Mesquita opened to 20,000 from early position, Darren Maglio called from the hijack, and Bradley Snider called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and action checked to Maglio who bet 30,000. Snider folded, Mesquita check-raised all in with a covering stack, and Maglio called all in for 115,000 with 
, leading the 
held by Mesquita.
The turn and river completed the board, safe for Maglio to double up.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Pschar | USA | 255,000 |
| 2 | Samuel Warren | USA | 175,000 |
| 3 | Bradley Snider | USA | 180,000 |
| 4 | Marino Lios | USA | 200,000 |
| 5 | Eliano Mesquita | USA | 415,000 |
| 6 | Brett Gordon | USA | 210,000 |
| 7 | Garrett Smith | USA | 265,000 |
| 8 | Darren Maglio | USA | 135,000 |
| 9 | Ryan Meese | USA | 510,000 |
William Noonan open-jammed the button for around 100,000 and Marina Lios decided to defend her big blind, calling all in for a little less with the 
.
Noonan was live, holding the 
, but drawing thin after the 
made Lios two pair. The 
turn opened up some possibilities for Noonan, but the river didn't help.
Lios doubled, Noonan was left with just a few chips and a chair, and he left those behind the very next hand, sending the nine players left in the event onto the final table.
As relayed to us, Robert Elias raised all in on the button for about 80,000 and Ryan Meese isolated with a shove from the small blind with 
, leading Elias' 
.
The board came down 
, giving Meese trip aces to eliminate Elias in 11th place.
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
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