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Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Rex Robinson was short-stacked and open-shoved in the cutoff to put himself at risk. He was called by Bobby Randolph in the small blind.
Rex Robinson: K♥9♥ 
Bobby Randolph: A♦K♦
Randolph pulled ahead further on the 7♦A♣A♥ flop, improving to trips. The 2♦ turn and 4♥ river offered no help to Robinson and he was sent to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
Busted |
Jesse Jones raised to 20,000 under the gun and Brian Winter three-bet jammed on the button for 190,000 to put himself at risk. Rex Robinson called in the big blind and Jones got out of the way.
Brian Winter: A♠10♥
Rex Robinson: 8♠8♣
The board ran out K♦7♦2♠3♠10♣ with Winter pairing his ten on the river to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
70,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
Joshua Hatfield raised to 25,000 in middle position and Josh Wyatt three-bet shoved for close to 150,000 in the cutoff to put himself at risk. Hatfield quickly called.
Josh Wyatt: 9♣9♥
Joshua Hatfield: A♠A♥
There were no nines to be found on the 10♠6♠2♠J♣10♦ runout, ending Wyatt's impressive tournament run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
Busted |
James Haver open-shoved in middle position for 61,000 to put himself at risk and was called by Bobby Randolph in the small blind and Coulter Conner in the big blind.
The flop came K♠4♣9♣ and Randolph bet 45,000, prompting Conner to get out of the way.
James Haver: A♦8♣
Bobby Randolph: K♣Q♦
The Q♠ turn left Haver drawing dead and the Q♣ river completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
||
|
|
545,000
359,000
|
359,000 |
|
Busted | |
Cory Aurentz got it all in for just over 50,000 in the small blind against the under-the-gun Brian Winter who had the covering stack.
Cory Aurentz: 10♣9♣
Brian Winter: K♦J♥
It was a fair fight but Aurentz found no help on the 6♦3♠2♦4♣A♦ runout and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
Busted |
Jason Gambill was under the gun and got it all in on a flop of K♠10♣6♣ against Randy Cramer in early position who had the covering stack.
Jason Gambill: K♦8♦
Randy Cramer: 10♦10♥
Gambill found a little bit of help on the 8♥ turn but the 3♦ river was a blank and his tournament run came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Alonte Smith was in the small blind and got it all in on the turn against Jesse Jones in late position with the board reading 10♠3♦Q♥9♠.
Alonte Smith: J♥9♦
Jesse Jones: K♣10♥
Smith still had plenty of outs with his pair and an open-ender against Jones' pair of tens but the 2♥ river was a blank and he was sent to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,230,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
