A short-stacked Tripp Kirk got the last of his chips all in preflop holding 
and was racing against the 
of Harrah’s Rincon Main Event Champion Jonathan Chehanske. Kirk, who finished seventh in the Harrah's New Orleans $1,675 Main Event a couple days ago, got it in good but wouldn't hold as the flop brought an ace. Kirk was unable to reclaim the lead and was eliminated from the tournament.
David Tuthill checked on a flop of 
. Dominik Nitsche fired out 3,300, and Tuthill made the call.
The turn was the 
, both players checked, and the river was the 
. The pair checked again.
Tuthill showed 
for a pair of kings, but it was no good against Nitsche's 
for a rivered straight.
A preflop raising war resulted in Eric Froehlich being all in for roughly 22,000 and up against Bossier City Main Event Champion Jeff Gibralter.
Gibralter: 
Froehlich: 
Froehlich was way behind and in need of some help, but he'd find none as the board ran out 
. Gibralter, who hails from Rockwall, Texas, was pushed the pot while Froehlich made a hasty exit from the tournament floor.
Nevermind, ran tens into the stainers jacks in an incredibly easy fold spot for him. Now to see if I can change my flight! #wsopchampsMay 22 2013Follow
Luke Graham opened for a raise in middle position, Kurt Jewell three-bet from out of position, and Graham called. The flop fell 
, Jewell led out for a bet, and Graham raised to 6,200. Jewell re-raised to 10,850, and Graham called.
The turn was the , Jewell fired out 7,250, and Graham swiftly fired out four gray T5,000 chips, raising to 20,000. Jewell snap-mucked, and Graham picked up the pot.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Mike Leah was all in with two aces, including the 
, on a board of 
. Brent Hanks had him at risk with 
, and held when the 
bricked on the river.
Leah hit the rail and is headed back to Canada, while Hanks now sits with 70,000 chips.
We saw Kyle Julius sitting with a mountain of chips and the seat formerly occupied by Aaron Massey was empty. A quick check with Julius and he confirmed that he'd done the deed.
According to him it happened after Massey opened for 625, Josh Reichard three-bet to 1,500 and Julius four-bet to 2,600. Massey then five-bet to 5,100, Reichard folded and Julius called, bringing about a 
flop. Long story short, Julius held the 
and Massey had . The money actually got in on the turn, and after the river was run out, a dejected Massey took his leave from the 2013 Southern Comfort 100 Proof National Championship.
Allen Kessler opened for a raise on the button, Jason Koon three-bet all in for 16,100 from the big blind, and Kessler made the call.
Kessler: 
Koon:
"You're three-betting everything there," Kessler sighed. "That's really annoying."
Koon held as the board ran out 
, doubling back to the starting stack. Kessler plummeted to 11,000 chips.
After Cord Garcia opened, a short-stacked Matt Glantz moved all in for 4,675. When action reach World Series of Poker bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche in the big blind, he moved all in over the top and drove out Garcia.
Glantz: 
Nitsche: 
It was a bad spot for Glantz and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, he had just a 17.92% chance of surviving the hand while Nitsche was an 81.54% favorite. The 
flop was no help to Glantz and dropped his chances to 8.38%. The 
turn dropped it even further to 4.55%, but it also made a 9.09% chance of there being a chop. Unfortunately for Glantz, the blanked on the river and he was bounced from the tournament.
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