Stuart Rutter opened with a raise to 7,000 and Antonio Esfandiari made the call before Andy Philachack moved all in from middle position. Rutter folded but Esfandiari made the call.
Esfandiari:
Philachack:
The flop ran out and Esfandiari fades the flush outs to send Philachack to the rail.
"Man, how do you fade that? You might be the best!" chirped Shaun Deeb following the hand.
A few moments later Esfandiari was giving Deeb some advice on visiting adult entertainment establishments.
"I don't pay for lap dances...but I say 'Here is some money for hanging out' and they just...trust me...a couple of magic tricks...trust me..." added Esfandiari.
On a flop, Kristof Harris checked to Scott Clements who bet 5,600. Harris made the call and the hit the turn. Harris checked and Clements fired 10,400.
This time Harris check-raised all in, and Clements was forced to fold as he slips to 31,000 chips.
Ryan Schmidt was faced with a decision for the the rest of his stack, 48,200, on a flop. Chau Giang raised enough to cover Schmidt's stack and after a few moments, Schmidt made the call for his tournament life.
Schmidt:
Giang:
The turn and clinched the hand for Schmidt and he is up to over 110,000. Giang drops to 48,000.
Ted Lawson raised to 4,100 from early position before David Benefield popped it to 11,500 from the cutoff. With 75,000 behind, Lawson thought long and hard about his decision, until the clock was finally called on him.
Catching the action on a board of , Hieu Luu fired out 20,000 before Chino Rheem raised it up to 55,000. Luu responded with a re-raise to 95,000 and Rheem made the call.
The river brought the and Luu moved all in to send Rheem into the tank.
"You're gonna show me a stone-cold bluff if I fold my hand aren't you?" sighed Rheem. "If I fold and show you a set will you show your hand?" he added before making a frustrated fold.
Luu is now our chip leader with 380,000 while Rheem slips to 81,000.
Tony G was all in for his last 25,000 with and was facing Jeremy Wien's . The board ran out and Tony G was sent to the rail just before the end of Level 12.
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and Esfandiari fades the flush outs to send Philachack to the rail.
flop, Kristof Harris checked to Scott Clements who bet 5,600. Harris made the call and the 
and commented, "I was calling!"
flop. Chau Giang raised enough to cover Schmidt's stack and after a few moments, Schmidt made the call for his tournament life.
turn and 
, Hieu Luu fired out 20,000 before Chino Rheem raised it up to 55,000. Luu responded with a re-raise to 95,000 and Rheem made the call.
and Luu moved all in to send Rheem into the tank.
and was facing Jeremy Wien's 
