Mark Roberts moved all in for his last 77,000 with the 
and once again it was Chris Damick putting a player at risk with the call. Roberts was ahead of Damick's 
, but Damick hit the 
in the door and held on to eliminate Roberts in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
We missed the hand, but Tom Smolinksi was sent packing in 11th place to set up the 10-handed final table. We'll have a seat draw for you shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
They're going down quickly now. On a flop of 
Travell Thomas — while on the phone — called a check-shove by Chris Damick with 
but was way behind Damick's 
. Once again, Damick's hand held up and he extended his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
Busted |
Todd Saffron moved all in for 75,000 and Chris Damick called. Saffron was flipping with the 
against Damick's 
but failed to improve on the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |
Peter Raimondi moved his short stack all in with 
and needed to come from behind against 
. Raimondi flopped an open-ender on the 
flop, but he bricked the turn and river and made his way to the cage to collect his $616 payday.
Chris Damick raised to 12,000 from middle position and Jimmy Thomson called from the big blind. On the 
flop, Thomson checked, Damick bet 15,000 and Thomson moved all in. Snap call.
"S***!" said Thomson as he showed the 
for a stone bluff. Damick showed the 
for an overpair and it held up to send Thomson out in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
Action folded to Dave Schrader in the small blind and he raised to 20,000. Alex Rivera fired back with a reraise to 65,000 from the big, and Schrader paused before announcing all in. Rivera snap-called.
Schrader:
Rivera: 
Tough spot for Rivera, and he was unable to improve on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
210,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
With the eliminations of Araj Ham Imani and another player the final 15 players are in the money and guaranteed at least $616.
