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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000
13,600
|
13,600 |
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 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
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 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
-24,300
|
-24,300 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
31,800
-8,600
|
-8,600 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
94,500 |
Christian Francia opened under the gun to 2,000 and called a three-bet to 5,500 from small blind John Lytle. Lytle fired 7,500 on the 
flop and then called for about 10,000 more when Francia shipped.
Francia:
Lytle: 
Bricks fell on the turn and river, and Francia doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | |
|
40,400
-64,600
|
-64,600 |
Following the river of a 
board with about 10,000 in the pot, Robert Cheung bet 13,500 from the cutoff. Dan Howe called from the button.
Cheung mucked his cards, and Howe dragged the pot without showing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
154,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
37,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
||
After a series of raises, a player is all in from under the gun for 56,700 with 
against Vinny Pahuja in middle position with 
.
The board ran out 
, safe for Pahuja to score the elimination.
"That was a gift," commented a player at the table. "Guess he had somewhere to be."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
119,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Jaime Staples pushed all in for what looked like 7,700 in middle position, and Nick Aguilera casually dropped in a calling chip from the small blind.
Staples:
Aguilera: 
Staples needed a lot of help and the PokerStars Team Online Pro found none on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000
26,400
|
26,400 |
|
Busted | |
|
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