Pat Lyons put his last 18,000 in from the big blind and was up against a middle-position player and the hijack. They checked a flop of 
to a 
turn. The middle player check-called 20,000 then led out 35,000 on the 
. His opponent tank-folded and he showed 
.
Lyons tossed in his 
and "World Famous" headed for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
407,000 | |
|
200,000 | |
|
170,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
165,000 | |
|
100,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
79,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
77,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
72,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
58,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
49,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
"You got anything?" Martin Zamani wondered as he tanked facing a roughly pot-sized bet of 15,000.
He was on the button against Brandon Eisen, who had bet from early position into a completed board of 
. After a moment, Zamani reached out and placed the chips right by Eisen's bet as if to signal he was giving them to his opponent.
Eisen shook his head and seemed reluctant to show, then turned over 
. It was good, however.
"If it was a cash game, I might have mucked," he said sheepishly as he stacked chips he clearly didn't expect to win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | |
|
30,000
12,800
|
12,800 |
|
||
Justin Brown looks to have the chip lead as the tournament winds toward its final break.
Meanwhile, several players have run dry on chips, including Bill Kachel, who got the last 17K in with 
dominating a player with 
only to see a king on the flop send him packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
244,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
93,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
90,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
85,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
63,000
40,300
|
40,300 |
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Jordan Cristos was down to 5,000 in the big blind and stuck the remaining 4K he had left after posting the ante in there versus an early opener. His 
was dominated by 
. He called for a nine but the 
delivered none, and the turn and river likewise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Derek McMaster's time among the bigger stacks was short-lived. He just lost the last of his money with 
against on a 
board. We didn't see when McMaster's remaining 30K went in, but he headed to the rail toting his beer with a smile.
"Derek, what the hell?" his neighbor teased. "If you were gonna donk them off, why didn't you give them to me?"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Three players saw a 
flop and Derek McMaster had 7,000 in front of him in middle position. Jason Vanstrom was all in for 17,200 and an early player had 75,000 in the middle. McMaster threw his hands in the air and thought a bit but mucked.
Vanstrom:
Opponent: 
The turn gave Vanstrom trips and a near-certain double. The 
didn't trouble him on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
39,500
|
39,500 |
After a cutoff open and a button three-bet to 7,000, Pat Lyons woke up with a cold four-bet shove for 43,700 in the big blind. The opener mucked but the second player snap-called with .
Lyons was in bad shape with 
but got some help with a 
flop. The turn missed him but the 
on the river gave him a winning full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
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