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Cuu Hoang opened to 34,000 only to have Benjamin Smith make it 104,000 to go. Hoang then moved all in for an additional 139,000 more, and after going into the tank for over a minute, Smith made the call.
Hoang: 
Smith: 
The board ran out 
to see Hoang exit and Smith climb to 550,000 in chips.
They're dropping like lemmings on a tightrope at the moment, the latest person accepting money at the cashier with a look of woe being Elia Ahmadian. He found himself all in with 
versus the 
of Nadav Benjosef but was unable to hold on a subsequent 
board.
Benjosef is back up to 170,000 after suffering some earlier setbacks.
Sean Prendiville opened to 24,000 from under the gun, and both Jonathan Spinks and Michael Linn made the call.
The flop fell down 
to see Linn check from the big blind as Prendiville fired out 45,000. Spinks made the call before Linn check-raised to 150,000 total.
Prendiville took his time before folding what he said was 
, while Spinks took his time too, eventually flashing his 
before tossing them into the muck.
As Linn raked in the pot he stated that he held 
while moving to 740,000 as Prendiville and Spinks both slipped to 580,000 and 520,000 respectively.
After slogging his guts out for the last two days, Arthur Copperthite's tournament has come to an abrupt and unfortunate end courtesy of chip leader Mihai Manole. With Copperthite raising it up to 23,000 from early position, Manole made it 73,000 from the button. Copperthite shoved for 250,000, only to be snap-called by Manole who held . Copperthite had slipped down a Manole with .
Despite changing his religion to poker and praying to the Poker Gods with all the will he could muster, his pleas fell on stony ground, the board coming a bleak 
to desaddle the cowboys and send Copperthite home.
Meanwhile, Manole has extended his chip lead to a whopping 950,000.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
665,000 | -101,000 |
|
660,000 | 140,000 |
|
580,000 | 50,000 |
|
570,000 | 65,000 |
|
490,000 | 20,000 |
|
410,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
345,000 | 120,000 |
|
|
295,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
280,000 | -25,000 |
|
260,000 | 30,000 |
|
230,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
230,000 | -50,000 |
|
190,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
180,000 | -105,000 |
|
|
175,000 | -65,000 |
|
160,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
140,000 | -70,000 |
|
95,000 | -50,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000 | 90,000 |
|
350,000 | |
|
310,000 | 80,000 |
|
295,000 | 5,000 |
|
260,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
260,000 | 10,000 |
|
225,000 | 30,000 |
|
170,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
170,000 | 30,000 |
|
150,000 | 55,000 |
|
75,000 | -45,000 |
Benjamin Eilers raised to 23,000 from under the gun, Yanick Ranzi pushed all in from the cut-off for around 115,000 and Eilers made the call.
Ranzi: 
Eilers: 
Board: 
A clinical board means Ranzi is a gonna, whilst Eiler climbs to 360,000.
John Myung pushed all in for his last 96,000 and Michael Berra made the call.
Myung:
Berra:
The board ran out 
to see Myung double through to 210,000 as Berra slips to just 5,000 in chips.
Cuu Hoang and Clint Coffee reached a flop where Coffee check-raised Hoang's lead of 40,000 all in. Hoang made the fold, but punched the table with his fist in a fit of anger upon being shown . Nevertheless, both players are still in with 38 players left, both with around 250,000 left.
