We've reached the first break of the day with 33 players left from our original 67. At the conclusion of the break, Level 16 will begin with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big-blind ante.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Drew Kinder got all his money in the middle with 
against two players, Cory Aurentz holding 
and Daniel Snowden holding . We missed the action and arrived as the pot was being pushed. The board read 
, giving Aurentz a straight to take down the massive pot. Kinder was eliminated as the short stack, while Snowden was left with 11 big blinds.
With Drew Kinder's elimination, it will be up to Kyle Kinder to uphold the family honor. The elder Kinder brother is doing well, working a stack of 545,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
545,000
41,500
|
41,500 |
|
255,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
69,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
Busted |
27 players remain in the Main Event and we have redrawn for seats. We'll bring you a look at the new seat assignments and keep the updates coming when the clock restarts.
We missed the action, and arrive at the table as the pot was being pushed. According to observers, Shane Fuller limped in, Tim Black completed from the small blind, and Cory Aurentz checked his option. The flop came 
. Everyone checked. The turn brought the 
. Reports are mixed on the betting action on the turn, but all three players saw the river, which brought the 
.
All three players got their stacks in the middle on the river, and when the hands were turned up, Shane Fuller showed 
for a flopped full house. Tim Black tabled 
for a turned full house, and Cory Aurentz turned over 
for a rivered wheel. Fuller's full house was best, sending him to the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
736,000
618,000
|
618,000 |
|
53,000
-158,500
|
-158,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | Vinodkumar Kumar | 242,000 |
| 16 | 2 | Shannon Scott | 686,000 |
| 16 | 3 | Shane Fuller | 723,000 |
| 16 | 4 | Patrick Smith | 83,000 |
| 16 | 6 | Kurt Haiss | 333,000 |
| 16 | 7 | Frank Kennedy | 124,000 |
| 16 | 9 | Kyle Kinder | 648,000 |
| 17 | 1 | Lance Hendricks | 465,000 |
| 17 | 4 | Eric Kelly | 620,000 |
| 17 | 5 | Randy Ritterbush | 361,000 |
| 17 | 6 | Shane Young | 141,000 |
| 17 | 7 | Nic Petree | 260,000 |
| 17 | 9 | Li Wu | 191,000 |
| 21 | 1 | Matthew Blackwell | 143,000 |
| 21 | 2 | Joel Farris | 670,000 |
| 21 | 4 | James Traber | 251,000 |
| 21 | 5 | Norm Glueckert | 49,000 |
| 21 | 6 | Papa Karn | 90,000 |
| 21 | 7 | Clyde Lorance | 890,000 |
| 21 | 9 | William McCracken | 540,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
In typical fashion, the speed of play is starting to slow down as we reach the final two tables. The players are keenly aware the short stacks are under pressure and the bigger stacks are waiting them out.
Shane Young just exited in 19th place and the players will redraw for seats.
The action folded to Eric Kelly in the lojack position and he raised to 22,000. Joel Farris called in the cutoff and everyone else folded. The flop came 
. Kelly counted out chips and bet 33,000. Farris quickly called.
The turn brought the 
. Kelly didn't slow down, betting 47,000. Farris took a little longer this time but called again. The completed the board and Kelly put out a bet of 111,000.
Farris put his head in his hand and sighed heavily. He picked up his cards and flashed them to the nearby players, saying "What the hell was that turn?" The cards he flashed were 
for a flopped full house.
Another minute in the tank and Farris slides his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
571,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
275,000
-179,000
|
-179,000 |
