Chris Bell was crippled right before the dinner break, and came back with just 1,000 chips. Half of it went towards the ante, and the other half went in when the action folded to him in the cutoff. A player on the button raised to 13,000, and the blinds released.
Bell was trailing with 
against his opponent's 
, and the board ran 
, eliminating him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Michael Dentale and Alok Arora were both eliminated with 73 players remaining, so they will split the 72nd-place prize of $2,611.
Dentale was left with just 3,000 chips after losing a massive race, and got the remainder of his stack in the middle with 
. An opponent had him at risk with 
, and flopped a king.
Arora got the rest of his stack in with kings agains two players. The board ran 
, and one of the players held 
for a pair of aces.
The two players will receive $1,306 each, and will both be credited with 72nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
We found Matthew "Muffins" Mazzeo and Oscar Castagna in a hand on the flop of 
. Mazzeo moved all in and Castagna called asking, "You got the nuts?"
Castagna tabled 
and Mazzeo replied, "Not yet."
The turn gave him the nuts when it fell 
and a meaningless 
came on the river.
The action folded to Orson Young in the small blind who moved all in for around 90,000. Ryan Higgins tank-called in the big blind, and the hands were opened.
Showdown
| Young |  |
| Higgins |  |
The 
flop was interesting because it gave Young a pair of nines, but he only had a 53% advantage according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator.
The turn was red, but the did not improve Higgins' hand. The on the river did however, and it also eliminated Young from the tournament.
Higgins is now flirting with 400,000 chips, while Young is off to the cage to collect some cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
385,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Sal Busacca moved all in preflop with , but was dominated by Troy Erickson's 
.
The board ran 
, and Busacca was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
Busted |
Norman Rodriquez opened in early position for 12,500 and the player in the big blind called. The flop came 
, the big blind checked and Rodriguez bet 13,500. The big blind raised to 30,000 and Rodriguez snap-shoved.
The big blind called and didn't want to show his hand after Rodriguez tabled pocket nines. The dealer flipped his hand, pocket fours, and ran the rest of the board - 
.
There was an open to 11,000 from early position, and three callers, including Julian Schulman and Dave Johnston. The flop fell , and the action checked to the original raiser who continued for 26,000. Only Schulman called.
The turn was the 
and the original raised moved all in for effectively 82,500. Schulman quickly called.
Showdown
| Schulman |  | 75% |
| Opponent | | 25% |
*Odds are according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator
The bricked on the river, and Schulman doubled to 265,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
261,000
214,200
|
214,200 |
Len Vizirov moved all in preflop with his short stack and action folded around to Dave Novak in the small blind. Novak called and the hands were tabled.
Novak: 
Vizirov: 
The board ran 
and Novak's kings reigned supreme.
Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Oscar Castagna moved all in from early position, Eddy Carroll re-shoved right behind him, and the rest of the players folded.
Showdown
| Castagna |  |
| Carroll | |
The 
flop pushed Carroll even further ahead, but the on the turn kept Castagna alive. The case queen would save him from elimination, but it was the that fell on the river.
Castagna is out, while Carroll now has over 400,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000
360,700
|
360,700 |
|
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Busted |
