On a heads-up completed board of 
, the early position player bet 3,000 into the 8,000 pot. She was then raised to 9,400 by Dylan Meier in middle position and she then went into the tank.
After several long moments, she finally shook her head and made the laydown. Meier then showed 
for trip fours on the river as he was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
After raising to 2,500 preflop and getting multiple callers, the small blind then moved all in on the flop of 
. Lawrence Vigel then moved all in for more right behind, and the other players quickly folded.
Small Blind: 
Lawrence Vigel: 
Since Vigel already had a set of sevens, his opponent could only hit running spades to win, but the turn 
dashed those hopes as he was then drawing dead. The board completed with the 
and the small blind was eliminated as Vigel raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |
PokerNews missed the hand, but it was relayed after the fact.
Adam Friedman opened under-the-gun to 900 and was called by five players, including Michael Williams in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Williams checked to Friedman, who made a pot-sized bet of 5,200 and a player behind called. When the action got back around to Williams, he moved all in for 40,000. Friedman moved all in for less, and the player behind folded so the cards were then tabled, with Friedman at risk.
Adam Friedman: 
Michael Williams: 
Although Friedman was ahead going in, the river came the 
to give Williams a straight, and Friedman was sent to the rail as Williams was pushed the pot.
Friedman then instantly reloaded for another go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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25,000 | |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
The players are now on their first 10-minute break of the afternoon and will return to the felt shortly.
On a turn of 
, Mike Estes in early position bet 2,000 and was called by the player in late position. '
The players went heads-up to the 
river and Estes continued for 5,000, but then was raised to 10,000 by by his opponent.
Estes then went into the tank for several moments before finally deciding to make the call. His opponent then showed 
for nine-high and Estes flipped over for a pair of fours to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
On a multi-way flop of 
, all players decided to check around a see a free card on the turn, which came the .
Peter Asmuth in the small blind then decided to bet 6,000, and found one call from the cutoff.
The river was the and Asmuth fired again for 6,000, but this time the cutoff decided to lay it down and the pot was pushed to Asmuth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,000 |
PokerNews only caught the tail end of the hand, but on a completed board of 
, the cutoff player had moved all in and the action was now on the button player, Alan Curl.
WIth his tournament life on the line, Curl was deep in the tank for a good while before deciding to call it off.
The cutoff didn't look too happy with that decision as he was forced to reveal his hand of for seven-high. Curl then triumphantly tabled his 
for a pair of queens to win the pot for a big double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000 |