In a preflop all in flip, Eric Salazar held the 
against the 
of Brett Apter with Apter's tournament life at stake.
The flop came 
, the turn sewed it up as another came off and the river was a meaningless 
to end Apter's tournament with a min cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Soon after the three table redraw hand for hand play started as the field was just one elimination away from reaching the money. After three hands it was burst.
Arkadiy Tsinis raised from under the gun to 15,000. John Dollinger called. From the small blind, Corey Thompson moved all in for about 30,000. Tsinis re-shipped his remaining stack which was counted out to be 91,000.
Dollinger went into the tank and thought it over before eventually he folded his hand.
Corey Thompson 
Arkady Tsinis 
The flop have Tsinis the lead as it came down 
the turn was the 
and the river came the and Thompson became the final elimination left without money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
121,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
463,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
||
|
395,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
360,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
303,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
290,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
265,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
226,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
|
180,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
167,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
155,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
135,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
121,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
||
|
110,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
104,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
103,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
95,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
91,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
|
||
|
75,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
||
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
54,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player |
| 9 | 1 | James Calderaro |
| 9 | 2 | Romeo Mendoza |
| 9 | 3 | Eric Salazar |
| 9 | 4 | Ben Diebold |
| 9 | 5 | Peter Walsworth |
| 9 | 6 | Andrew Kelsall |
| 9 | 7 | Joseph Di Rosa Rojas |
| 9 | 8 | Thomas Lance |
| 9 | 9 | Brett Apter |
| -- | ||
| 13 | 1 | Arkadiy Tsinis |
| 13 | 2 | Phillip Hui |
| 13 | 3 | John Racener |
| 13 | 4 | Doyle Elliott |
| 13 | 5 | Duff Charette |
| 13 | 6 | Michael Wang |
| 13 | 7 | John Dollinger |
| 13 | 8 | Corey Thompson |
| 13 | 9 | Brian Altman |
| -- | ||
| 14 | 1 | David Russell |
| 14 | 2 | Steven Veneziano |
| 14 | 3 | Hamid Izadi |
| 14 | 4 | Miguel Hernandez |
| 14 | 5 | William Medina Diaz |
| 14 | 6 | Brock Wilson |
| 14 | 7 | Brad Albrinck |
| 14 | 8 | Peter Vitantonio |
| 14 | 9 | Ryan Van Sanford |
John Dollinger was down to nine big blinds not long ago. In a preflop all in holding he rivered a deuce to crack ace-king to stay alive at the last possible moment when the board ran out 
.
He has since chipped up considerably and is in healthy position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
There was a flurry of preflop action happening as Peter Vitantonio raised from early position, Brad Albrinck three-bet to 40,000. John McNulty four-bet jammed his stack. Vitantonio then five-bet came over the top with a jam of his own.
Albrinck went into the tank and looked tortured by the decision before eventually folding.
Vitantonio held which was ahead of the of McNulty.
The board ran out 
and McNulty was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
130,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Andrew Kelsall found himself with pocket aces at the right time as his 
were well ahead against the 
of Alex Rocha.
The board would not procure any kings as it ran out 
and Rocha was eliminated as Kelsall continues to swell his large stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
495,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
