According to a bystander, Matt Bond got it all in on the river against Ross Bybee with 
, good for trip aces. Unfortunately for Bond, Bybee had nailed a nine on the river with 
, making a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
After losing a chunk of his top-three stack to Brady Bullard in a preflop raising war, Brett Wells limped under the gun and called 27,000 from Sam Panzica. On the 
flop, Wells open-shoved for about 160,000 and was called immediately.
Wells: 
Panzica: 
Wells had a few outs, he found no threes or deuces on the 
turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
710,000
392,000
|
392,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 2,000
Melinda Hettick, the last woman in contention, just busted out in a hand we didn't see.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Matt Bond check-called 35,000 from Noah Nodine on a board of 
, and he checked the 
river. Nodine bet 54,000. Bond agonized for two or three minutes before dropping in a call. Nodine had the goods: 
for trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
51,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
Ben Reason and Eric Bunch both checked a flop of 
, and Reason bet 26,000 on the 
turn. Bunch pushed forward 60,000, to which Reason responded by announcing all in. Bunch quickly called.
Bunch: 
Reason: 
It was set-over-set, and Reason didn't make his quads on the 
river. Former chip leader Bunch is now back to about where he started the day.
At the other table, Steve Eoff went bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
326,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
217,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
Busted |
Brady Bullard and Duy Lai were getting all in preflop when we arrived at their table.
Lai: 
Bullard:
Bullard was dominated, but he found a third ten on the 
flop. Two babies hit the board after that, and Bullard counted down his stack, confirming he had Lai covered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
458,000
252,000
|
252,000 |
|
Busted |
Mesgana Tesfaridet was all in from an early position when we arrived at her table, having been put at risk by Melinda Hettick, who woke up with 
in the blinds. Tesfaridet was drawing very thin with 
, and a board of 
meant she had naught but a missed straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
101,300
|
101,300 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
467,300
|
467,300 |
|
470,000
433,900
|
433,900 |
|
335,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
318,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
295,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
260,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
220,000 | |
|
210,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
206,000
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
140,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
130,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
