Action exploded on a 
flop between Ross Reichert and Gary Germann. The latter got his stack of roughly 70,000 all in and was at risk against Reichert.
Reichert: 
Germann: 
Both players had flopped top pair, but Reichert's kicker had him well out in front.
"Jack," Germann called when the 
appeared on the turn. He could win it with either a jack or queen, but it was not meant to be as the 
blanked on the river.
Nicholas Trimble had been nursing a short stack for quite some time, but his luck has finally run out courtesy of Mike Harris.
We missed Trimble's bust, but Harris said explained Trimble got his chips in with 
and he called with 
. The board ran out all low cards, and that was all she wrote for Trimble.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Michael Sanders opened for 4,500 from middle position and MSPT Team Pro Matt Alexander called from the cutoff. The player in the big blind came along, and three players saw a flop of 
. The big blind checked, Sanders bet 9,500, and only Alexander called.
When the 
appeared on the turn, Sanders moved all in and Alexander snap-called off for 34,900.
Alexander: 
Sanders: 
Sanders turned a flush draw, but he was drawing dead as the same card gave Alexander a full house. The meaningless 
was run out on the river, and Alexander was shipped the double.
Action folded to a short-stacked player on the button, and he moved all in for right around 9,000. Ross Reichert folded from the small blind, but Ben Keeline opted to defend from the big.
Keeline: 
Opponent:
Keeline had his opponent dominated, and he was awarded the pot after the board ran out a lowly 
.
After an opponent had opened for 5,000, Norecia Austin three-bet jammed from the hijack for 23,300. Action folded back to the original raiser, who made the call.
Austin: 
Opponent: 
Austin was in prime position to double, which is just what she did after the board ran out a safe 
.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
We saw Karen Novotny exiting the tournament area, and a quick check with Michael Sanders, who did the deed, confirmed that she'd been eliminated.
According to Sanders, he opened with a raise and Novotny called. The player on the button came along and the three players saw a flop of 
. Sanders continued, Novotny called, and the other player got out of the way.
When a 
peeled off on the turn, Sanders checked, Novotny bet most of her stack, and Sanders check-raised all in. Novotny, who began the hand with roughly 40,000, called off.
Novotny: 
Sanders:
Sanders had turned a straight, meaning Novotny could only chop with a queen. It wasn't in the cards though as the river was a blank.
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