Tables continue to break and just 80 players now remain in contention. Among those to have recently fallen was Kyna England, who ran pocket kings into pocket aces and found herself unable to get there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
At the end of the previous level, Todd Bartlett opened to 8,000 and the small blind three-bet all in for 51,000. Bartlett called.
Todd Bartlett: 
Small Blind: 
The board ran out 
, leaving Bartlett's eights best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 70,000 |
|
230,000 | 135,000 |
|
220,000 | -4,000 |
|
167,000 | 70,000 |
|
166,000 | 120,000 |
|
155,000 | 92,000 |
|
155,000 | 1,000 |
|
101,000 | -34,000 |
|
95,000 | -1,000 |
|
80,000 | 14,000 |
There was three-way action on a flop of 
and Minnesota's Eric Eelkema was first to act, checking in the small blind. The big blind went all in for 73,000, sending the final player in the hand into the tank from the cutoff. After close to a minute and much deliberation, the player folded. Eelkema quickly dropped a stack onto the felt to call thereafter.
Big Blind: 
Eric Eelkema: 
Eelkema's flopped set had his opponent's top pair, top kicker crushed. The player was unable to find his necessary running outs to stay alive as the turn failed to pair the board further. The river 
then completed the runout, with Eelkema's full house topping his opponent's trip kings to earn him the pot and the accompanying KO.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 240,000 |
A player in middle position opened to 7,000 and James Martin three-bet shoved for 74,000 from the cutoff. The player on the button asked for confirmation of the amount, and while doing so, the small blind slid forward his stack of 94,000 before realizing action was not yet upon him. The player on the button took half a minute, still thinking about his decision, before letting his hand go.
The small blind quickly slid his stack forward once more and the middle-position player folded to bring about the heads-up all-in scenario.
James Martin:
Small Blind: 
Martin found one of the remaining aces in the deck on the flop 
, pulling ahead where he remained through the turn 
and river 
to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
161,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
202,000 | 42,000 |
|
|
180,000 | -27,000 |
|
133,000 | 67,000 |
|
130,000 | 68,500 |
|
|
96,000 | -9,000 |
|
56,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
43,000 | -60,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The tournament has reached its final 10-minute break of the night. Upon its completion, registration will officially close for Day 1a. The tournament clock currently displays 407 entries and 105 players remaining.
Hand #1: Ryan Phan open-limped in middle position and saw the big blind raise to 7,000. Phan put in a "sexy reraise" to 24,500 and his opponent thought for close to a minute before sending his cards to the muck, with the 
face up.
Phan hesitated for a second and then flipped over his top card, showing .
Hand #2: On the very next hand, Phan made it 5,500 and the hijack re-jammed for 18,500. Phan called.
Hijack:
Ryan Phan:
The table remarked upon seeing both hands, making sure to point out that Phan had a slight edge with a suited combo of Big Slick. The flop 
brought some drama along with it, as Phan now was looking at an immediate shot at sending his opponent home. Instead, a clean 
came to result in a chopped pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000 | 24,500 |
