In a battle of the two short stacks on table 29, Alan Schubert got the remainder of his stack at risk with 
. Ryan Hong had that beat with 
and even though Schubert flopped a ten, the Australian could not improve further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,500 | 29,600 |
|
Busted |
It has been a while since we heard anything from David Bowen. He just faced the button all in from Joachim Chia for 9,800 chips and decided to toss in the extra chips with 
. Chia had that beat with 
but the 
flop improved the hand of Bowen. Both turn and river were low cards and the field has been reduced to 29 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 10,000 |
|
Busted |
On the next hand following the one where he doubled up George Danzer, Jeff Madsen opened from the cutoff seat with a raise to 4,400. Brian McAllister reraised to 15,500 from the big blind, and then Madsen four-bet shoved to 40,600. McAllister tank-folded, and Madsen scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000 | -6,000 |
|
58,900 | 18,900 |
On the 
flop, George Danzer checked over to three-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Jeff Madsen. Madsen put out a bet of 5,100, and Danzer went into the tank. Eventually, Danzer shoved for 18,600, and Madsen called it off quickly.
Madsen had flopped top pair with the 
. Danzer was on a draw with the 
and looking for a heart.
The turn was the , but the river delivered the to give Danzer the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 | 16,000 |
|
|
40,000 | -23,000 |
David Profaca doubled up for 23,000 with 
against the 
of Mace Turco on a board of [9c[ 
. Only a few minutes later, Chris Vlahos did so as well with against the 
of Kahle Burns for 14,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 13,000 |
|
49,000 | 33,300 |
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
27,000 | 13,500 |
Bruno Portaro and Zane Ly clashed and Ly was all in for his last 28,100 chips with 
. Portaro had 
and Ly asked the dealer "can we chop it now already?" The whole table sighed on the 
flop, as Portaro now had a flush draw. However, the turn and the 
were two blanks and the tiny difference in the kickers indeed played a vital role.
"Oh my god, did I win?" asked a surprised Ly and indeed he did.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 25,000 |
|
28,100 | -46,900 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
It was pretty much a deja vu from what we just witnessed. Dan Heimiller open-shoved for 20,100 from the button and Piyush Gupta one seat over made the call whereas Jamie Pickering folded the big blind.
Heimiller:
Gupta:
The dealer had no heart for Heimiller except on the river of a 
board. "Ah well. Where is the money?" Heimiller said before heading to the floorman and pick up his payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 19,000 |
|
Busted |
Tony Kambouroglou open-shoved for 22,000 from early position and Bruno Portaro called from the button the two players in the blinds folded.
Kambouroglou:
Portaro:
A classic coin flip would decide over the fate of Tony "Toothpick" and the 
flop immediately improved the hand of Portaro. After the turn, only the two remaining tens were of help to the local hero and he shook hands with his opponent after the 
put an end to his tournament in 32nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 | 23,000 |
|
Busted |
The action continues fast-paced with many short stacks making their moves. Hussein Mrad was one of them and was at risk preflop with }9h]. Thomas Gleeson looked him up with and ther 
board ran out in his favor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 19,000 |
|
Busted |
