In a preflop all in Matt Ezrol had 
against the 
of Jun Deloneone. The board would do nothing to help the at risk player and the money bubble was breached after three hands of hand for hand play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
665,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
Busted |
15 players remain and the two tables will now plunge into hand for hand play.
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
On a flop of 
Chris McLaughlin raised his opponents bet of 65,000 to 220,000. His opponent had to think it out for a while but eventually did lay it down and McLaughlin added more to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
775,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
As the field has converged to two tables with 17 players remaining, play has slowed down considerably before the money bubble.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Shane Edwards's short stack was all in preflop with 
up against 
. The flop and turn looked as though the players were headed for a chop pot but a third heart of the river gave Edwards the best hand to give him a critical double up, even though he remins short stacked,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
In a blind on blind situation, the small blind moved all in and was quickly called by Matt Ezrol in the big blind.
Ezrol was well ahead with 
against the 
of his opponent. The board run out would not save the small blind despite a three appearing on the flop and Ezrol added a boost to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
|
490,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
