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Action folded to Ben Kreupp on the button who moved all in for around 30,000. Man Nguyen released and Robert Pfeister went into the tank. After about a minute he called and Kreupp didn't look pleased.
Showdown
Kreupp: 
Pfeister: 
"Wow," Kreupp said after seeing Pfeister's hand.
The board ran 
and Kreupp headed towards the exit.
Level: 18
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Action folded to David Zeitlin who opened to 7,800 on the button. Brad McFarland three-bet to 22,000 from the small blind and Dylan Drazen went deep into the tank before folding his big blind. Zeitlin thought for a moment then four-bet to 49,200. McFarland five-bet jammed for 144,000, Zeitlin snapped it off and we had ourselves a 300,000-chip pot.
Showdown
Zeitlin: 
McFarland: 
The 
flop did not make McFarland a pair, but he was now drawing to the nut-flush. The turn wasn't a heart, but the 
was enough for McFarland to snatch the lead away. The 
bricked on the river and McFarland is now around 300,000 chips.
Zeitlin is still somewhat healthy, he has over 75,000 chips.
We've lost seven players during the first half-hour of play today, leaving us with 74 still with chips. All of those appear present and accounted for except for one, Robert Johnson, his starting stack of 113,000 sitting patiently at his chair.
Maybe he got caught in a traffic jam down at the crossroads.
Michael "The Huginator" Hug opened to 6,000 from middle position and Mike "goleafsgoeh" Leah three-bet to 16,000 right next to him. The action folded back to Hug who called and the flop came down 
.
Hug checked to Leah who continued for 8,500. Hug called.
The turn was the and Hug checked again. Leah fired 18,500, Hug folded and Leah was shipped the pot.
Patrick Houchins and John Andress were heads up in a raised pot with the board reading 
. Houchins checked, Andress bet 7,500 and Houchins check-raised to 27,500. Andress called.
The turn was the and Houchins led for 32,000. Andress min-raised to 64,000 and Houchins called.
Both players checked the on the river and Houchins opened for a pair of eights. Andress mucked his hand and was angry at himself for not firing a third bullet. Houchins slapped the table with elation and raked in the monster pot to push his stack to 360,000 chips.
Andress got some back the very next hand though. He opened with 
and Brett Rehfeld moved all in for around 20,000 with . Andress called and the board ran 
, eliminating Rehfeld and increasing Andress' stack back to 130,000 chips.
Dylan Drazen opened with a raise to 7,100 from middle position, then Matthew Mazzeo reraised to 17,700 from the cutoff. It folded to Ellis Frazier in the small blind who pushed all in for a little over 100,000. Drazen thought a while, then announced he was reraising over the top, forcing Mazzeo out of the hand. Cards on their backs...
Frazier 
Drazen
The board came 
, and Frazier lightly tapped the felt with his fist, glad for the double-up. He's up to 220,000 now, while Drazen slips to 165,000. Meanwhile, Mazzeo sits with about 135,000.
Pratyusm Puddiga opened to 6,200 from early position and the action folded to 2009 November Niner Eric Buchman who three-bet shoved for 36,200 more. Puddiga called and we were off to the races.
Showdown
Puddiga:
Buchman:
There was paint on the flop, but it missed Buchman. The 
on the turn was a brick and so too was the 
on the river, sending him to the rail.
"I don't feel too bad," Albert "vtlaxer09" Winchester said after the hand. "He did finish 4th in the Main."
Max Bock actually began today sitting at the recently-eliminated Greg Bock's table. Max was also short-stacked to start today, and just now got his remaining 7,500 in the middle with from middle position and was called by David Zeitlin in the small blind with 
.
The flop came 
, pairing Zeitlin. The turn was the and river the , and two Bocks have busted in the early going.
Zeitlin is up over 240,000 now.
Greg Bock started today with 26,700, and soon after play began had his entire stack in the middle only to get reraised all in by Rick Austin.
"Guess I picked a bad spot," said Bock, tabling his 
. Indeed he had, as Austin turned over 
. The board ran out 
, and Bock was eliminated. Austin now has just over 70,000.
