Ben Anderson is the next to head to the pay window from the final 18 in the Main Event.
Anderson takes home $1,940, and 16 players remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
The eliminations have come fast and furious since the field trimmed down to 18 players, with Bob Hoag the first elimination from the final two tables.
The local San Diego resident Hoag takes home $1,940 for the 18th-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Bob Hoag got his 90,000 stack in preflop from the hijack, against Spencer Tep on the button.
Tep had the bigger stack going to the showdown.
Bob Hoag: 
Spencer Tep: 
Board: 
Hoag found a pair of jacks on the flop, which held up through the river to ensure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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455,000 | 65,000 |
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210,000 | 90,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Bruno Mello open raised from early position, and Steve Potashnick called in the big blind.
Potashnick checked the 
flop, and Mello shoved, putting out a big overbet for 285,000 into the 50,000 pot.
Potashnick went deep into the tank, exposing the 
face up. After much deliberation, Potashnick made the call, with Mello covered.
Bruno Mello: 
Steve Potashnick:
Looking for a heart to hit, Potashnick instead saw the 
come in on the turn, leaving him drawing dead to Mello's full house. The inconsequential 
hit on the river, and Mello took in the 600k-plus pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
615,000 | |
|
|
137,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
757,000 | 82,000 |
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615,000 | 519,500 |
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480,000 | 288,000 |
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390,000 | 50,000 |
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385,000 | 94,500 |
|
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310,000 | 211,500 |
|
225,000 | 43,000 |
|
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210,000 | 115,000 |
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201,000 | -134,000 |
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185,000 | 25,000 |
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
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155,500 | -6,500 |
|
145,000 | 49,500 |
|
145,000 | 30,000 |
|
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143,000 | 15,000 |
|
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137,000 | -38,000 |
|
132,000 | -28,000 |
|
130,000 | 71,500 |
|
120,000 | 13,500 |
|
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120,000 | -60,000 |
|
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120,000 | -20,000 |
|
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100,000 | 2,500 |
|
100,000 | |
|
88,000 | -77,000 |
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70,000 | -46,500 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
| Seat | Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Potashnick | Joe Walters | Imad Kero |
| 2 | Thien Phung | Yary Hing | Joe Zomorrodi |
| 3 | Bruno Mello | Mark Feinberg | David Para |
| 4 | David Avina | Chris Smith | Tim Acker |
| 5 | Bob Hoag | Ben Anderson | [Removed:236] |
| 6 | Travis Brooks | Rich Aronow | Aaron Knapp |
| 7 | Spencer Tep | Papa Karn | Chris Carney |
| 8 | Richard Lanes | Kevin Meyers | Robert Fortuno |
| 9 | Jesus Gonzalez | Zheng Yuan | Patrick Mitchell |