A run of bad luck just sent Tony Parete packing.
First he lost most of his stack with pocket kings all in preflop when his heads-up opponent with 
turned an ace.
Then it was a player with 
finding ace in the window to crack his pocket fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Jeremy O'Brien and Kimlong Trieu currently hold the biggest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
95,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
With registration and the re-entry period now closed this second flight of the event drew 136 total entries.
The board currently shows 29 players remaining and they will suspend play when they reach 17 or the end of the 15th level.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
The players are now on a 10-minute break.
One hand after getting it in with a set against an under-pair then chopping when the board flushed, Kimlong Trieu moved into chip boss position getting the same player to pay him off after making trip aces.
Now down to 28 players and three tables remaining Trieu has over 80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
The players below have busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Jeremy O'Brien just jumped into the chip leader's chair busting a player in rather exciting fashion.
He bet 6,000 into a pot of about the same size before his heads-up opponent pushed all in for 12,000 more on a 
board. O'Brien got the count and made the call with 
and was well behind his opponent's 
.
The river can change things fast, however, and it did when the was revealed, giving O'Brien trips and sending his opponent home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
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