A short-stacked Malgorzata Kurtyko moved all in preflop and was put at risk by John Fluder.
Malgorzata Kurtyko: 
John Fluder: 
The board ran out 
and Kurtyko collected $347 for ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
Busted |
janet Tricoli got it in good against Player Unknown with 
to 
. The unknown player caught an eight on a 
board and Tricoli busted in 10th place for $274.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Kaplin | 260,000 |
| 2 | John Abraham | 70,000 |
| 3 | Marty Derbyshire | 60,000 |
| 4 | Janet Tricoli | 80,000 |
| 5 | Jeff Dio | 170,000 |
| 6 | Malgorzata Kurtyko | 65,000 |
| 7 | Player Unknown | 290,000 |
| 8 | Ben Bracken | 160,000 |
| 9 | John Griswold | 240,000 |
| 10 | John Fluder | 125,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
260,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
240,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
170,000 | |
|
160,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
125,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
80,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
65,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
60,000 |
Calvin Stewart has bubbled the final table after flopping top pair but unfortunately, his opponent, Jeff Dio, flopped a straight. Stewart was unable to improve and busted in 11th place.
The final table is underway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
Busted |
A shirt-stacked Marty Derbyshire was all in and at risk, racing against John Fluder.
Marty Derbyshire:
John Fluder: 
The board ran out 
giving Derbyshire quads to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
60,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
290,000 | |
|
|
180,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
175,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
|
110,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
95,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
76,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
65,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
45,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
32,000 | |
|
|
29,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
The players have been sent on a 10-minute break while the T-500 chips are raced off.
After a sizeable pot was created preflop, an unknown player, let's call him Sam, blasted an all in bet of 92,000 on a 
flop. The other player in the hand was chipleader Leo Kaplin who quickly made the call.
Leo Kaplin:
Sam: 
The 
on the turn left Sam drawing to the river. The dealer patted the table and laid the down giving Sam a straight as the massive pot was pushed his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
200,000 |
