Erik Lemarquand was just the victim of a cooler to the red-hot Andy Spears. The two players saw a flop of and Lemarquand checked to Spears, who bet 31,000. Lemarquand fired back with a check-raise to 68,000, and Spears called. The arrived on the turn and Lemarquand checked again. Spears bet 46,000, and Lemarquand paused before declaring he was all in. Spears called immediately.
Lemarquand:
Spears
Spears needed to face an ace to send Lemarquand to the rail, and the obliged. LeMarquand looked stunned as he made his way to pick up his $3,688 check. Spears has retaken a big chip lead with 920,000.
The completed board read and there was already well over 100,000 in the middle of the table. Andy Spears checked over to Brian McCormick who cut out a bet of 90,000. After a moment of pondering, Spears announced a call and watched as McCormick flipped over for two pair. Spears mucked his hand McCormick pulled in the pot. McCormick is now sitting around 570,000 in chips. This pot moves Spears out of the chip lead for the first time in a few levels.
Long Nguyen opened with a raise to 18,000 from early position. Brian McCormick three-bet to 58,000 from the cutoff, and the action was on Travell Thomas, who went deep into the tank for about two minutes. He eventually folded, and the action moved quickly from there: Nguyen shoved and McCormick snap-called.
Nguyen:
McCormick:
The board ran out an anti-climactic and Nguyen shook the hands of his tablemates before hitting the rail.
Mike O'Halloran quietly snuck into the money today, but his run ended here in Level 18. O'Halloran shoved his last 65,000 in preflop with but ran into Tom Clayton's in the big blind. Clayton locked it up on the flop, and the meaningless and completed the board. Clayton, meanwhile, is back around the 300,000 mark.
Scott Aitchison moved all in preflop for 56,000 from the hijack. Martin Feijo asked for a count on Aitchison's stack before re-raising all in for 93,000 total from the button. The blinds released, and Aitchison was at risk.
Aitchison:
Feijo:
Aitchison was in a huge hole and he wasn't able to dig himself out of it as the board ran out . Feijo increased his stack to 131,000.
. Feijo was up against Alex Barker who held 
.
and Feijo was unable to improve. He was sent to the rail in 13th place and will collect $3,688 in tournament winnings.
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and Lemarquand checked to Spears, who bet 31,000. Lemarquand fired back with a check-raise to 68,000, and Spears called. The 
arrived on the turn and Lemarquand checked again. Spears bet 46,000, and Lemarquand paused before declaring he was all in. Spears called immediately.
obliged. LeMarquand looked stunned as he made his way to pick up his $3,688 check. Spears has retaken a big chip lead with 920,000.
for two pair. Spears mucked his hand McCormick pulled in the pot. McCormick is now sitting around 570,000 in chips. This pot moves Spears out of the chip lead for the first time in a few levels.
and Nguyen shook the hands of his tablemates before hitting the rail.
but ran into Tom Clayton's 
in the big blind. Clayton locked it up on the 
flop, and the meaningless 
and 
completed the board. Clayton, meanwhile, is back around the 300,000 mark.
