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Martin Welch had Steven Mavrigiannakis all-in and at risk preflop. The flop came 
and both discarded their third card.
Mavrigiannakis: 
Welch: 
Mavrigiannakis needed some help but after the turn 
and river 
bricked out, he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000 | 263,000 |
|
Busted |
Jason Conforti, Maurice Simard, and William Blais got all in preflop. Conforti was the short stack with only 29,000, and Blais had Simard covered. Simard would overtake the chip lead and eliminate Conforti thanks to the turn card.
The flop came 
and the three players each decided which cards to throw away. After the discard, Blais showed 
, Simard showed 
, and Conforti showed 
. Conforti was in the lead.
The turn was the 
, giving Simard the pot and the river was of no consequence. Conforti was sent packing and Simard took over the chip lead from Blais. As Conforti was walking to get his payout, Simard waved goodbye.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
605,000 | 306,000 |
|
561,000 | -405,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
966,000 | 231,000 |
|
|
307,000 | 102,000 |
|
|
299,000 | 74,000 |
|
291,000 | -49,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 90,000 |
|
|
176,000 | 70,000 |
|
154,000 | -46,000 |
|
|
133,000 | 32,000 |
|
|
65,000 | 23,000 |
William Blais just picked up two bounties in bac-to-back hands.
First, he knocked out Hagay Brener with 
calling Brener's preflop shove. Brener held 
after the flop, and the board ran out 
, giving Blais a pair of nines on the turn.
The very next hand, David Cadoche moved all-in preflop, Vasilios Sklavounos called, and Blais three-bet shoved. Sklavounos folded and the flop came 
. After both players disposed of a card, Blais tabled 
. Cadoche had outs holding 
but bricked the turn and river — 
to bust in 13th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
735,000 | 35,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Joshua Ridolfo moved all-in preflop and William Blais called. The flop came 
and both player discarded one card.
Ridolfo:
Blais: 
Ridolfo tournament life was on the line and he was in trouble. Blais faded the on the turn and on the river to bust Ridolfo on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000 | 190,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000 | 366,000 |
|
|
340,000 | 273,000 |
|
290,000 | 126,000 |
|
|
225,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
205,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 94,000 |
|
|
110,000 | 16,000 |
|
|
106,000 | 74,000 |
|
|
101,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
72,000 | 46,000 |
|
|
65,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
57,000 | 23,000 |
|
|
55,000 | -34,000 |
|
|
50,000 | -44,000 |
|
|
42,000 | -12,000 |
Tyler Lee moved all-in preflop, Martin Welch shoved all-in for a little more, and Arthur W called, putting them both at risk.
The flop came 
and all three players mucked one of their cards.
Lee: 
Welch:
Arthur W: 
The board ran out 
and Welch's pocket tens, held to score the triple up and eliminate Lee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 | 74,000 |
|
Busted |
The remaining 21 players are now on a 15-minute break. When they return blinds will increase to 3k/6k with a 500 ante.
Average stack is 113000.
