A. player in the big blind moved all in for 43,000 and Spike Smith called on the button.
All-In Player: 3♥3♣ 
Spike Smith: 10♦10♠
Smith had his opponent dominated with his tens, and the 2♥K♦6♠J♦7♦ kept him in the lead to earn him the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Around 60,000 was already in the pot as Lorri Riley and Patrick Davey went to the turn on a board of 5♥5♣7♥6♣. Riley then bet 25,000 from early position, Davey moved all in for 80,000 on the button, and Riley quickly called.
Davey showed Q♦Q♠, but Riley had trips with 5♠4♣. The 6♠ river improved her to a full house, and Davey was sent to the rail as Riley stacked up around 300,000 with that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
Busted |
Rosie Paules raised to 8,000 on the button before Janet Lehman moved all in for 30,000 in the small blind. Larry Christiensen then reshoved for 47,500 in the big blind, and Paules folded A♥K♥.
Janet Lehman: 7♣7♥
Larry Christiensen: A♣A♦
"That's why," Paules said after Christiensen turned over his aces. The board ran out K♦2♠5♠8♣J♥ and Lehman was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
85,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Jeffrey Bowen bet 7,000 from the button on a flop of 9♣4♠3♦ and Michael Campbell called in the big blind.
Bowen bet another 7,000 on the 6♥ turn, but this time Campbell raised to 17,000, Bowen tanked for a minute until folding.
The next hand, Richard Kielscher limped in from the hijack and Campbell raised to 7,000 in the small blind. Kielscher called, and the flop came Q♣4♦5♣.
Campbell then bet 5,000, and Kielscher called to see the 9♥ turn. Campbell continued for 11,000, and Kielscher folded this time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
80,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
40,000 |
Arlie Brandvold moved all in for 14,500 in the small blind and Spike Smith called under the gun, as did Josh Matti in early position.
Smith and Matti checked down the 10♣2♦9♣K♠9♦ board. Brandvold then turned over J♦J♠, but Smith had K♦Q♣ for two pair to win the pot and send Brandvold to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
|
150,000 | |
|
Busted | |
Daniel Larson raised to 5,000 in early position and Seth Thomsen called in middle position. Mark Steffen then moved all in for 29,500 in the hijack and Larson reshoved for 46,000. "This is going to win," Thomsen said as he folded A♦3♦.
Mark Steffen: Q♣Q♥
Daniel Larson: 8♣8♦
"I know an ace is coming," Thomsen continued as Steffen had Larson crushed with his queens. The board came out K♠6♣5♠J♦9♥ and Steffen held on to earn the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
65,000 | |
|
|
18,000 |
Patrick Davey raised to 4,500 under the gun and Ross Lebo moved all in from early position. The small blind called for 9,000, while Davey got out of the way.
All-In Player: Q♠J♠
Ross Lebo: A♣7♦
The at-risk player picked up a straight draw going to the river on a board of 10♠7♥3♦9♣, but he missed the 2♣ and Lebo scored the knockout this time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Alan Curl and Ross Lebo had built a pot of around 30,000 as they went heads-up to the 4♥Q♠10♠ flop. Curl then bet 16,500 from the big blind, Lebo moved all in from the button, and Curl called for 88,500.
Alan Curl: A♦Q♦
Ross Lebo: J♠7♠
More than 200,000 was in the middle as Curl's top pair needed to hold against Lebo's flush draw. The 4♣ turn was safe, while the J♥ came on the river and Curl earned the massive double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
40,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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