"I'm out!" announced "Boston" Rob Mariano as he walked over to the PokerNews blogging desk.
Mariano explained that following a button raise to 6,000, he shoved all in for his last 30,000 holding 
.
The button called holding 
and there was "No bueno" for Mariano.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
With 15,000 in the middle and the flop reading 
, Andy Peplinski bet out 7,700 and his opponent Reuben Moss check-called from the big blind.
The turn of the 
went check, check as the river landed the 
and Moss checked to Peplinski who bet out 17,700.
Moss deliberated for several moments before calling.
Peplinski tabled his 
for trips and Moss mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
107,700
|
107,700 |
|
|
175,000
35,900
|
35,900 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
312,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
273,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
230,000
11,800
|
11,800 |
|
215,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
205,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
200,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
140,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
130,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
115,000
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
115,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
105,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
95,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
90,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
77,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
||
|
|
66,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
65,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
49,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
23,500
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
|
Busted | |
Alex Lavinthal opened in late position to 8,500 only to have Chrystal Shiarla three-bet shove all in from the small blind for 35,500. Lavinthal called and the cards were tabled.
Lavinthal: 
Shiarla: 
The board ran out 
and Shiarla doubled to roughly 80,000 as Lavinthal dropped to below 250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
244,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
78,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
Tournament Director Mike Nelson has announced that the 25,000-denomination "Cheetah" chips are now in play.
Albert Ng opened the button to 6,500 and Jimmy Zeledon called from the big blind to see a 
flop fall.
A bet of 7,000 was enough for Ng to capture the pot as he moved to 140,000 after starting the day with below starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
118,700
|
118,700 |
|
40,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
Brandon Boatman opened with a raise to 6,700 and Brian Ebert called next to act, along with the big blind.
The flop fell 
and the big blind open-jammed for 43,700. Boatman called, and Ebert folded.
Boatman: 
Opponent: 
The turn and river landed the 
and and Boatman eliminated his opponent while moving to 380,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
176,000
1,600
|
1,600 |
The remaining 82 players are heading on a 15-minute break.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
