| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,200 | |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
"You missed it!" said Mike Wheeler talking about a hand that had just transpired at Table 8. The winner of the hand was Ranae Rodriguez, and Wheeler stated that Rodriguez raised and then called a three-bet to take action heads up to a flop of 
.
Rodriguez checked and her opponent went all in. She immediately called.
Ranae Rodriguez:
Opponent: 
The player was unable to hit running aces for quads and was eliminated from the tournament, bringing Rodriguez's stack up to 78,000 after getting paid.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
Andreas Ramadanis opened the action with a raise to 2,000 in middle position and received calls from Steve WIlkie in the hijack and Sergio Ruiz, who was on the button. The small blind three-bet all in for 6,000 and Ramadanis reshoved all in for around 20,000. Both Wilkie and Ruiz then called to put any future action into a second side pot
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and WIlkie made a bet of 20,000. Ruiz called. The turn was 
and Wilkie bet another 50,000. Ruiz shoved for a bit more and Wilkie quickly called, prompting all four hands to be tabled.
Small Blind: 
Andreas Ramadanis: 
Sergio Ruiz: 
Steve Wilkie: 
Ramadanis was the only one drawing dead once all hands were shown. The small blind was ecstatic about having outs with his top two pair, while Wilkie needed the board to pair to improve. Everyone was behind Ruiz, who had flopped a flush and was hoping for a safe river. It came 
and he won all the chips, vaulting his stack over a quarter-million to make him the clear chip leader with Level 7 soon coming to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
267,000 | |
|
42,900
-110,100
|
-110,100 |
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Alex Montoya opened the action with a raise to 2,400 in middle position and action folded around to Keith Wright, who put in his last 6,800 on the button. The players in the blinds folded and Montoya confirmed the amount before quickly making the call.
Keith Wright: 
Alex Montoya: 
"They're live," said Wright as the cards were tabled. However, he watched the board run out 
to leave him unimproved and out of chips, "Yep, eights did me in twice. Good luck, guys," said Wright, making his way from the room shortly thereafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,500
105,500
|
105,500 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
244,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
138,100
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
127,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
98,000
52,800
|
52,800 |
|
||
|
91,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
|
74,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
53,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
|
52,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
47,300
-24,500
|
-24,500 |
|
|
45,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
43,500
-35,500
|
-35,500 |
|
41,000
32,200
|
32,200 |
|
|
30,400
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
|
28,400
-16,800
|
-16,800 |
|
|
25,000
-17,900
|
-17,900 |
|
|
22,000
-19,500
|
-19,500 |
|
20,300
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
12,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Jason Vanstrom was in middle position and opened to 2,500. Efrain Carabeo called from the hijack and action made its way around to the big blind, who defended. The flop fell 
and the big blind checked to Vanstrom, who made a continuation-bet of 2,700. Carabeo folded and the big blind called.
The turn came 
and the big blind led out with a bet of 2,500. Vanstrom called, bringing the river 
where the big blind checked. Vanstrom threw out a bet of 13,500 and quickly received a fold, earning him the pot.
Moments afterwards, Steve Wilkie shared that he had been seated to Vanstrom's direct right for one hand. The two got stacks all in preflop with Wilkie having two kings and Vanstrom having two aces. Vanstrom held and Wilkie went straight to the registration desk to fire again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,400
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
26,100
-17,400
|
-17,400 |
|
|
25,000 |
Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
