Collin Grubaugh was competing with Maxx Coleman for the chip lead earlier in the day. After he got all in when he three-bet shoved on Aaron Massey he was behind and at risk, holding pocket eights, , to the pocket tens, , of Massey.
The board ran out giving both players a full house, but Massey the bigger one.
Aaron Mermelstein made it 52,000 on the button and then called a three-bet to 162,000 from small blind Chris Hooper. Hooper continued for 250,000 on the flop and Mermelstein called. Both checked the and and Hooper opened . Mermelstein couldn't beat it.
Two players checked to Charlie Claffey on a flop, and he shoved all in for about 280,000, well over the size of the pot, which looked like about 150,000. Aaron Mermelstein tanked a bit in the blinds and folded, but Marvin Rettermaier snap-called and tabled . Claffey had and was left patting the table after the turn and river.
Lisa Sheehy three-bet shoved on Lawrence Porath and he went into the tank. Eventually, Ben Zamani called the clock and just before Porath was out of time he called with .
Porath had opened to 60,000 and Sheehy shoved for 297,000 from the button. She had pocket sevens against the of Porath. Porath flopped a king and turned an ace to eliminate Sheehy from the tournament shortly after the players returned from dinner.
The dinner break is over and cards are in the air with four levels to play before the players bag for the final day. There are currently 34 players remaining.