No sizeable pots have been played over the last handful of minutes as play has slowed down with two tables each playing five handed and the tournament just one elimination away from reaching the final table.
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
Benjamin Guzman was in the small blind and opened to 225,000 upon action folding to him. Eddy Konarsky three-bet all in from the big blind for 2.9 million and Guzman quickly called.
Eddy Konarske: 
Benjamin Guzman: 
Konarske was in trouble but the flop 
changed the tides with a flopped wheel. He wasn't in the clear yet, though, as the turn came 
to give Guzman a set and pick up 10 outs to the redraw. Fortunately for Konarske, the river 
made it all worth the sweat as he scored the double to get to just under 6 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,900,000 | 3,735,000 |
|
1,000,000 | -1,850,000 |
Matthew Frisch went all in on the button and received a call from Erasmus Morfe in the small blind.
Matthew Frisch: 
Erasmus Morfe: 
Frisch hit a queen on the flop but Morfe found three hearts on the board by the river to give him the nut flush and send Frisch home in 12th place.
Moments later, Behrouz Keshtavar got all in from the big blind in a blind-on-blind situation against Noel Diaz.
Behrouz Keshtavar: 
Noel Diaz: 
Keshtavar was drawing dead by the turn as the board ran out 
. He graciously wished the table good luck and made his way to the payout desk moments after Frisch.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,800,000 | 1,835,000 |
|
2,830,000 | 1,380,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Alex Montoya saw action folded to him on the button and went all in for his last 180,000. Both Stuart Brown in the small blind and Ethan Lehrburger in the big blind called.
Action checked to the turn on a board of 
and Brown bet 200,000. Lehrburger folded and hands were tabled.
Alex Montoya: 
Stuart Brown: 
Brown's flopped pair of tens was out in front and held as the river came 
to spell elimination for Montoya in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | -200,000 |
|
2,415,000 | -15,000 |
|
Busted |
Ethan Lehrburger went all in for 1.255 million in middle position and action folded to Alex Montoya in the big blind, who quickly called.
Ethan Lehrburger: 
Alex Montoya: 
Lehrburger let out a sigh and stood up, visibly concerned about the situation he found himself in for his tournament life. However, the flop 
gave him top two pair and put him in commanding shape for the double. He needed to fade one of the remaining three queens in the deck until the turn 
came to give him a full house.
"Sick!" said Lehrburger, feeling dirty about the situation. The river came to complete the runout.
"Gross!" he added in a sincere manner as the dealer counted his stack to be paid for his double.
Meanwhile, Montoya has been left with crumbs and is now the one in need of help.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000 | 1,965,000 |
|
|
260,000 | -580,000 |
Erasmus Morfe went all in from middle position and action folded around to Danny Pham in the big blind, who made the call.
Danny Pham:
Erasmus Morfe: 
The two had a decent chance of a chop until the flop came 
. The turn came 
and the river fell to give Morfe a wheel. Stacks were counted and Pham had 580,000. Morfe had over 600,000 and earned the knockout as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,450,000 | 760,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 20,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,965,000 | 1,665,000 |
|
3,315,000 | 415,000 |
|
|
2,850,000 | -285,000 |
|
|
2,430,000 | -195,000 |
|
|
2,165,000 | 105,000 |
|
1,965,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
1,390,000 | 310,000 |
|
1,175,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
1,085,000 | -350,000 |
|
960,000 | -320,000 |
|
|
840,000 | -525,000 |
|
|
735,000 | -245,000 |
|
|
690,000 | -280,000 |
|
|
620,000 | -265,000 |
The remaining 14 players are on a 30-minute dinner break.
