A player moved all-in under the-gun for 16,500 and action folded to Aaron Van Blarcum in middle position who three-bet to 34,000 which folded out all other action.
Opponent: 
Aaron Van Blarcum: 
The board ran out 
which gave no improvement to the short stack and Van Blarcum eliminated another player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000 | 23,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Kevin Berthelsen raised to 5,500 in early position and was called by three players including one player seated to his immediate left.
The flop came out 
and action checked to Berthelsen who bet 8,000. The player to his left moved all-in for 190,000 and action came around to Berthelsen who was covered. After thinking about it for a bit he called.
Kevin Berthelsen: 
Opponent: 
Berthelsen's hand was not affected by the 
on the turn, but the river 
gave Berthelsen a straight and he was able to double up through his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
149,000 | 103,000 |
Action was picked up with two players all-in and Mike Giardina having two players covered in a pot that was worth roughly 100,000.
Opponent 1: 
Opponent 2: 
Mike Giardina: 
The board ran out 
and Giardina flopped a set of sixes to scoop both players and cross the six figure mark with his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
121,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Rafael Reis raised to 3,000 in the cutoff and in the big blind, Ryan Phan defended.
The flop rolled out 
and Phan checked to Reis who bet 3,000 and Phan called.
The landed on the turn and Phan checked to Reis who sized up his bet to 12,000 which Phan thought about for a second before throwing it away.
At another table, Ari Engel was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
113,000 | 10,000 |
|
61,000 | 33,000 |
|
Busted |
A player in the hijack opened to 3,000 and action folded to the button where another player three-bet to 9,000.
CJ Peake in the small blind looked at both of his opponents before four-betting to 28,000 and getting two quick folds as the 2022 MSPT Firekeepers Runner-Up added more to his growing chip stack.
At another table Mike Del Vecchio was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
178,000 | 178,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Action was picked up on the turn of a pot containing 21,500 in the center between Ben Underwood in the small blind and a play on the button.
The board read 
and the action checked through to the that saw Underwood bet 6,000 and his opponent folded, ceding him the pot.
At another table, Frank Lagodich was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000 | 49,000 |
|
Busted |
The players have returned from their dinner break and the tournament clock reads 890 entrants. The players will play a 15 full levels as 441 remain.
Payouts will be confirmed soon.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
