We're unsure of the action, but can confirm that Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler has been eliminated from play late in the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
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Players are on 15-minute break.
Sean Drake moved all in first to act for 84,000 and was called by Adam Foster. The rest of the table folded and Drake would need some help with his 
as Foster held 
. The board ran out 
to eliminate Drake from the tournament. Foster would be at 435,000 in chips at the completion of the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000 | |
|
Busted |
Noah Vaillancourt raised to 12,500 from the cutoff only to have the player on the button re-raise all in for 59,000. The blinds got out of the way and Vaillancourt plopped out a call.
Vaillancourt showed 
and was racing for his opponent's tournament life with 
. The flop of 
hit the felt, keeping Vaillancourt in the lead. The 
paired the board on the turn and the 
completed the community cards. Vaillancourt's opponent took his leave and Vaillancourt brought his stack up to about 270,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 145,000 |
Darren Rabinowitz opened in middle position and found callers from the small blind and Shawn Rice in the big blind. The flop came 
and it was checked to Rabinowitz who bet 20,000. Only Rice would come along. The turn was the and Rice checked. Rabinowitz quietly announced that he was all in and Rice snap-folded leaving himself with 310,000 behind while Rabinowitz moved up to 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | -45,000 |
|
150,000 | 60,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Chris Tong made it 10,500 to go from the button and the player in the big blind responded by three-betting all in for 77,500. Tong called and the hands were turned over.
Tong:
Opponent: 
The board came down 
, giving Tong's opponent a winning tens full of deuces. With this hit, Tong's stack dropped to about 175,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | -60,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000 | 80,000 |
|
355,000 | 225,000 |
|
|
240,000 | -5,000 |
|
185,000 | 119,000 |
|
135,000 | -30,000 |
|
125,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
105,000 | -120,000 |
|
|
90,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
82,000 | -3,000 |
It was one of those classic cooler situations that saw Rodeen Talebi picking up 
on the button and the player in the big blind finding . As one might expect, the chips started flying and they were all in the middle before it was all said and done. Talebi had his opponent slightly covered and would deliver the knockout blow when the board ran out 
.
The veteran poker player with over $900,000 in career tournament earnings moved to 405,000 in chips with that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000 |
