A player from middle position opened with a raise and Bryan Skreens three-bet from the small blind. Action folded back too the initial raiser who jammed for roughly 25,000 and Skreens snap-called.
Bryan Skreens: 
Opponent: 
Skreens had his opponent crushed and the 
runout secured him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
111,200 | 12,500 |
Four more levels have come and gone, which means the field has been sent on a 10-minute break.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Justin Rustvold raised to 2,700 on the button and the small blind player called to see a 
flop.
The small blind player led out for 5,000 and Rustvold called bringing the 
turn. The small blind player led out once again for 10,000 and then called off his remaining stack after Rustvold raised all in.
Justin Rustvold: 
Opponent: 
Rustvold pulled ahead on the turn and the 
river secured him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,200 | 101,200 |
Action on the table folded around to Matt Alexander who got his short stack in the middle from the cutoff and Dale Berger called from the small blind.
Dale Berger: 
Matt Alexander: 
Alexander was behind holding live cards but didn't find any help on the 
flop.
The turn wasn't bad for Alexander as it gave him straight and flush draws with possible chop outs, but the river paired the board 
ending his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
132,400 | |
|
|
124,500 | 58,300 |
|
|
120,300 | 19,100 |
|
|
115,600 | 44,600 |
|
112,900 | 26,200 |
|
103,400 | 23,400 |
|
99,800 | |
|
50,000 | -33,700 |
|
27,600 | 2,600 |
|
24,000 | -7,200 |
|
15,200 | -6,900 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
189,700 | 1,000 |
|
|
145,000 | |
|
140,500 | 52,300 |
|
|
115,200 | 4,000 |
|
110,000 | |
|
81,700 | 7,200 |
|
61,200 | -10,000 |
|
58,700 | 17,500 |
|
42,300 | 28,100 |
|
41,300 | 13,000 |
|
41,200 | 21,100 |
|
|
40,000 | -32,300 |
|
16,500 | -8,500 |
|
16,200 | -76,200 |
|
|
10,000 | -30,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
