The flop read 
. Phil Mader moved all in and Devin Garcia called it.
Mader had the 
but was out-kicked by the 
of Garcia.
Mader stood up as the 
and came to finish the board to eliminate Mader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
358,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
Busted |
In a preflop all in, Dheyaa Al Sammarraie held 
against the 
of Will Givens who was looking for an early knockout.
The board ran out 
to secure a big double for Al Sammarraie as the big stack lost a a chunk early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
462,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
|
||
|
330,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Ian Pelz was spotted collecting a double up as his 
held against the 
of Devin Garcia.
The board showed 
to give Pelz the double of his 62,000 stack and keep him in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
124,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Tyler Kolness was all in preflop with the 
against the of Zachary Shitama in a classic flip.
The flop came 
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
as the queens held to give Kolness a big double as he has run his stack from a short stack to start the day up to healthy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
|
170,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
The board read 
on the turn. A call of clock was heard as Dheyaa Al Sammarraie was deep in the tank with a decision for the rest of his chips.
Daniel Sandoval had shoved all in from the big blind with the bigger stack into a pot of about 75,000. Al Sammarraie had about 103,000 behind and was under the gun The floor came over to start the countdown. Al Sammarraie waited until the last possible moment to call as he tossed in the chips after one had been reached on the countdown.
Sandoval showed the 
for a heart draw and Al Sammaraie had the top pair. He stood up hoping to fade a heart which he did as the 
came on the river as he took down the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
260,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
73 players remain, meaning the field is just one elimination away from the money and that hand for hand play has begun.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
As hand for hand play continues, Will Givens was facing a river decision as the board read 
. John Compton bet 42,000 and Givens was in the tank to decide what to do.
Eventually he called and Compton tabled the 
for the nut straight and collected the nice boost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
505,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
||
|
455,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
A large pot of about 160,000 was in the middle as the board read 
. It was a blind on blind battle as John Compton checked from the small blind.
Vincent Moscati pushed forward a bet of 138,000. Compton thought for about 10 seconds before laying it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
503,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
|
375,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
