We missed the action, but came upon the table to see Brandon Steven scooping double up chips. Steven's 
held through a 
run out and he's now sporting a sizable stack of approximately 165,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
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Jacob Bazeley was standing up ready to go as his 
was in bad shape... until the dealer put a straight out on the board to create a three way chopped pot. "Nice try boys," Bazeley joked.
He would put his remaining 11,500 in the next hand and score a triple up when his 
hit a set to best 
and 
. He was up to 42,500 after scooping that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
Darren Rabinowitz raised to 8,000 from middle position and it folded to Jacob Bazeley who three-bet shipped for 42,000 from the cutoff. Action came back to Rabinowitz and he called.
Rabinowitz: 
Bazeley:
Bazeley was behind and needed to improve but found no help through the 
runout. Rabinowitz scored the elimination and brought his stack to about 110,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
Busted |
"God D***it!!! F***!"
Those were the words yelled from a player two tables over from the media desk. We walked over to see the cause of the commotion.
The board showed 
. Sitting in front of our upset player was 
. In front of his opponent... 
. The upset player wasn't eliminated but the loss crippled him down to less than 20,000 in chips.
"Brutal game," said an observer.
Indeed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Darrell Hopkins is currently sitting with the biggest stack in the room with a healthy 470,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000 |
There are 92 players remaining meaning the tournament is 41 eliminations away before they make the money and wrap up play for the night.
Jim Willerson opened to 12,000 from under the gun and it folded around to the player in the hijack who three-bet to 25,000. Action came back to Willerson and he four-bet shipped for 59,500 total, sending his opponent into the tank. After over a minute, his opponent slid out a call.
Willerson: 
Opponent:
The board fell 
, giving Willerson's opponent the nut straight for the knockout. The World Series of Poker bracelet winner made a quick exit from the tournament room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
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 |
