After a couple of preflop raises, we found Seung Woo Yoo putting a player at risk for about 17,500 preflop with 
. He needed to improves against a pair of jacks, and an ace-high flop sent the pot to Yoo.
Tyson Apostol raised to 2,000 from the button and Nick Palma called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Palma checked to Apostol who continued for 2,000. Palma called.
The turn was the 
and Palma checked to Apostol who bet 3,000. Palma called.
The river was the 
and Palma checked for a third time. Apostol bet 4,000 and Palma called.
Apostol tabled 
for a ten-high straight, Palma mucked, and Apostol won the pot.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Dan Howe bet 2,300 into a pot of nearly 10,000 in a battle of the blinds, and his opponent made it 6,100 with 
on the felt. Howe called and both players checked the 
. Howe checked the 
river and his opponent jammed for 12,300. Howe tanked awhile and called, mucking upon seeing 
.
Mathieu Aymerich limped under the gun and saw Alex Foxen jam for what looked like about 8,000 on the button. Aymerich instantly called with aces when action got back to him, and Foxen showed 
. He got help but it wasn't enough as the board came 
.
The player under the gun raised to 1,300, Matthew Mendez three-bet shoved from the cutoff for 12,100, and the initial raiser called with 
, trailing Mendez's 
.
The board ran out 
, safe for Mendez to double up with a pair of fives.
Dan Howe bet 5,600 from the cutoff on a board and got action from his opponent on the button. On the 
river, Howe continued his aggression with another 12,800. That was good enough to win the pot after about two minutes.
Big blind Matthew Wantman was heads up with a hijack opponent on a 
board. He checked and saw his opponent bet 6,500. Wantman fired in a check-raise to 15,500 and got a fold after a minute or two.
Jennifer Shahade opened to 1,500 from middle position and Michael Gagliano called from the big blind.
They checked to the turn of a 
board where Gagliano bet 3,100. Shahade called after about 30 seconds.
The river was the and Gagliano took about 45 seconds before he bet effectively 8,400. Shahade tanked for more than two minutes before she called all in.
Gagliano tabled 
for a ten-high straight, Shahade mucked, and Gagliano scored the elimination.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
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