Benjamin Purer raised to 10,000 in the hijack, and Brandon Artis answered with a three-bet to 30,000 from the cutoff. Brian Durr made the call in the small blind, and Purer also slid in a call.
Durr and Purer checked the 8♣J♦3♠ flop, and Artis announced all in for 170,000. That resulted in a pair of folds, as Artis stacked up the chips.
Shortly after David Collins chipped up while eliminating Joshua Shapiro, Chen Chen moved all in from the cutoff. James Lyle announced all in for more on the button, leaving Chen at risk.
Chen Chen: Q♣J♥ 
James Lyle: K♠K♦
Lyle was the only one to improve on the K♣A♦9♥7♦9♦ board, finishing with a full house to bring the money bubble even closer.
Action was three-way to the 2♠J♦2♦ flop, where Brandon Artis led out for 21,000 from the big blind. David Collins called in early position before Joshua Shapiro raised to 58,000 in the cutoff.
Artis took a moment before announcing all in, and Collins let his hand go. Shapiro called, and the hands were revealed.
Brandon Artis: 8♠2♥
Joshua Shapiro: A♦J♣
Artis turned over his trip deuces, improving to a full house on the 8♥ turn. The K♣ river completed the board, as Artis earned the double-up through Shapiro.
Andrew Bucaric raised from the hijack, and Baruch Biniaminov defended his big blind to the 6♥Q♥9♣ flop. Biniaminov checked, making the call when Bucaric fired 8,000 into the middle.
Another check from Biniaminov followed the 5♦ turn, where Bucaric sized up to 26,000. That was enough to claim the pot, as Biniaminov let his hand go.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Chen Chen raised to 8,000 in the hijack, making the call when James Lyle moved all in on the button for 42,000.
James Lyle: A♣6♣
Chen Chen: K♠Q♣
Lyle flopped a flush on the K♣10♣2♣8♣7♦ runout, easily doubling his stack through Chen. Robert Olufs was not as lucky, as he was the next to exit shortly after.
Christina Hicks opened to 10,000 from under the gun, and Brian Durr was the only caller in the cutoff. The dealer fanned out the 5♥8♣J♥ flop, and Hicks continued by leading out for 11,000.
Durr took a moment before sending his cards into the muck, and Hicks raked in the pot.
Joshua Shapiro raised from the cutoff to 10,000, and Benjamin Purer stuck in a call from the small blind. Brandon Artis checked his cards in the big blind and came along to the 4♠8♠A♦ flop.
Purer and Artis checked to Shapiro, who continued for 17,000. Only Purer called to see the 8♦ turn, where both players checked.
The board paired again on the 4♥ river, and another pair of checks followed. Purer showed A♠J♠ for aces and eights, collecting the pot as Shapiro mucked.
John Mingus raised to 8,000 from the hijack, and Brian Durr defended his big blind to the 2♦J♦8♠ flop. Durr and Mingus both checked, with action repeating after the J♠ turn.
Durr led out for 15,000 on the 6♣ river, and Mingus did not take long to let his hand go.
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