After a 600-chip bet from a player in middle position, Theo Tran bet the pot. Seated next to him, Michael Binger re-popped it and put him all in. Tran called.
Showdown:
Tran: 
Binger: 
Board: 
Tran is out of the tournament and Binger is now up to 12,000 chips.
What it looks like from where we sit.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
A somewhat comprensive list of the players we're tracking today:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000
33,500
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33,500 |
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22,000
17,500
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17,500 |
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14,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
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12,500
8,000
|
8,000 |
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10,500
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
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10,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
9,500
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
9,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
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8,500
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
7,500
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
7,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
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6,500
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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6,500
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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|
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6,500
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
6,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
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6,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
6,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
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6,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
6,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
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5,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
5,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
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5,400
900
|
900 |
|
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5,000
500
|
500 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Andrew Lichtenberger is out of this tournament. "LuckyChewy" ran his queens into Eugene Castro's aces and the board of 
sealed it.
Liv Boeree opened the pot with a 300-chip bet and Stephen Chidwick re-popped it to 2,100. Liv went all in for more 5,800 and "stevie444" called.
Showdown:
Boeree: 
Chidwick: 
Board: 
That's quads for Boeree who now has 12,000, Chidwick dropped to 14,000.
First into the pot, JP Kelly opened with a raise to 1,400. Jared Jaffey three-bet the minimum, making it 2,800 straight. Kelly promptly moved all in for 3,600 total, and Jaffey quickly called to put his man at risk.
Showdown
Kelly:
Jaffey: 
Kelly couldn't connect hard enough with a board that ran out 
, and our defending champion has been eliminated. Someone new will hoist this pot-limit hold'em bracelet this year.
We just saw Maxim Lykov hit he rail. We don't know how but the PokerStars European Poker Tour Kyiv winner is out of this tournament.
A player in middle position opened to 1,000 and Humberto Brenes made the call for a significant chunk of his remaining stack. In the small blind, Brian Hawkins three-bet to 3,750, and that was enough to fold the original raiser. Brenes, however, made the call all in for his last 2,725 chips, putting himself all in and at risk. The news was good:
Brenes:
Hawkins:
The board ran out safe for Humberto and his cowboys: 
That spells a much-needed double up for Brenes, pushing him up to about 7,500. Hawkins has slipped a bit, but he still has twice the stack of Brenes.
Marc Naalden opened the pot with a raise to 1,025 and Joshua Gibson re-popped it to 3,675. Naalden went all in for about 6,000 more and got called.
Showdown:
Marc Naalden:
Joshua Gibson: 
The board ran out 
and the 2009 bracelet winner is out of the tournament. Joshua Gibson is now up to 45,000 chips.
