Down to 27 Players

Craig Varnell made it 75,000 to go and was called by Dorel "DorelEl" Eldabach in the big blind. On a flop of , Eldabach check-raised to 290,375 and Varnell pushed to earn a call by the shorter-stacked Eldabach.

Dorel "DorelEl" Eldabach:
Craig "GoBlue" Varnell:

Varnell had flopped the straight and the turn gave him a flush, the river then failed to pair up Eldabach. In the blink of an eye, another two players busted and that reduced the field to the final 27 contenders.