Two Todds went to war at Table 26, but it was Todd Melander holding 
and crushing Todd Breyfogle's 
.
"Not gonna use my one time," Breyfogle said. "On to the cash game."
The board ran out 
, and Melander collected Breyfogle's stack of about 20,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
129,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
96,000
25,300
|
25,300 |
|
80,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
61,000 | |
|
||
|
54,500
46,550
|
46,550 |
|
48,200
10,200
|
10,200 |
|
44,300
32,700
|
32,700 |
|
41,350
21,350
|
21,350 |
|
32,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,500
-27,400
|
-27,400 |
|
|
29,300
-1,700
|
-1,700 |
|
|
24,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
22,600
22,600
|
22,600 |
|
19,000
-26,800
|
-26,800 |
|
|
||
|
15,625
-9,975
|
-9,975 |
|
7,525
-12,175
|
-12,175 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Steve Belland opened for a raise and then call off the remainder of his stack of 15,000 or so after some thought with 
. His opponent had 
, but Belland found a third queen on the 
flop. Unfortunately for Belland, the turn and river brought 
and 
, giving his opponent a straight and leaving Belland in disbelief.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
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Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Mike Holm opened from the button and then tank-called the shove of a player in the blinds who had just over 11,000.
Holm: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and the jack kicker played.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,300
-16,200
|
-16,200 |
Kou Vang shoved his last 6,575 from the button over a small blind bet of about 3,000 on a 
flop. The small blind called with 
and had the best hand for the moment against Vang's 
for a monster draw. Two bricks fell (
and 
) though, and Vang hustled away from the table.
Nick Pupillo also busted out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
We found Barry Reuther pushing 35,500 into the pot from the hijack against an opponent on the button who put in 12,000 on the 
flop. The player on the button called, and Reuther shipped his last 18,725 on the turn. His opponent called, and Reuther turned over the flopped nuts, 
. His opponent had top two with , and a 
river meant the straight remained best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
