The Tournament Director has announced that play will stop once 19 players are left, with those players making the money. There are currently 26 players left with an average stack of 173,000.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
After recalling a recent bad beat to PokerNews, Anthony Burns then moved all in against Denise Pratt, who called, putting him at risk.
Anthony Burns: 
Denise Pratt: 
Burns need some help with this one, but the board of 
did no such thing and he was sent to the rail as Pratt stacked her newly acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
Busted |
After some back-and-forth betting, Shane Bissinger and TJ Cunningham got all their chips in the middle before the flop, with Bissinger at risk.
Shane Bissinger: 
TJ Cunningham: 
Cunningham had his opponent heavily dominated going into this matchup, but the flop of 
did him dirty asit gave Bissinger the lead with two-pair. Cunningham could still hit an ace or a queen to win, but the runout of 
did not provide for him and Bissinger was awarded the pot. After the chips were counted, Cunningham was left with less than a big blind and ended up busting a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 15,000 |
|
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Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The remaining 43 players are on another 15-minute break and will return to the felt shortly. The purple 500-denomination chips will also be colored up during this break.
After some back-and-forth betting, William Dixon, TJ Cunningham, and Richard Hughes got all the chips in the middle preflop, with Hughes covering.
William Dixon: 
TJ Cunningham: 
Richard Hughes:
"Come on, hold!" Cunningham shouted as he realized he was the favorite of the trio, and the flop of 
put him further into the lead as he paired his jack. This flop also gave Hughes an open-ended straight draw, and the turn gave him even more outs now that he made a pair of sixes. Unfortunately for Hughes, the river 
was a complete brick and Cunningham scored the triple-up as Dixon was eliminated.
"Wow, I cant believe I held there, the person in first almost never wins in the three-way!" Cunningham said as he scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 | |
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46,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Christopher Conrad moved all in from under-the-gun for 33,500 and was called by big-stack Michael Byers to his direct left. The cards were then tabled, with Conrad at risk.
Christopher Conrad: 
Michael Byers:
Conrad started off behind with his inferior ace, and the board did him no favors as the runout of 
sent the RunGood Ambassador to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | 35,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
After a quick betting war, Scott Brandau, Gene Dubar, and Chico Pho found themselves all in preflop, with Dubar covering both.
Scott Brandau: 
Gene Dubar: 
Chico Pho: 
Pho was the favorite going into this bout with his pocket jacks, and the board of 
kept him in the lead and he scored the triple up while Dubar took the side pot. Meanwhile, Brandau was eliminated and he exited the tournament area to return tomorrow for Flight B.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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120,000 | -10,000 |
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60,000 | |
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Busted |
