Only a few hands into the 3,000/6,000 level, Erik Cajelais and Nikolay Endakov found themselves in a preflop raising war, which resulted in both players committing their entire stacks. Cajelais flipped up 
, but was dominated by the 
of Endakov. The final board ran out 
and the quiet Russian found himself in the Round of 16.
John Juanda made a preflop raise and was smooth called by David Paredes. The flop came 
and Paredes led out for 15,000 chips, only to see Juanda check-raise to 40,000. Paredes pushed his stack into the middle and Juanda called, revealing the 
for top pair and a strong kicker. Paredes was far ahead, however, with 
and when the turn and river came 
,, his set was a winner. Paredes is now in the Round of 16 and has earned at least $67,436 for his efforts.
Level: 8
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
We only caught the end of the carnage, but with a final board reading 
, Andrew Robl shipped a stack of over 125,000 to Olivier Busquet, who held 
for just ace-high.
Isaac Haxton and Jonathan Jaffe have had a back and forth match for most the day. The board was and Jaffe bet 50,000 into a sizable pot. Haxton called and the river came 
. Jaffe moved all in and Haxton called.
Haxton: 
Jaffe: 
Haxton was left only around 65,000 left and in desperate need of a double up.
While we were writing up Jaffe's double up the match came to a conclusion. Haxton committed the rest of his short stack with 
but was in bad shape against Jaffe's 
. Jaffe had a jack in the window and made trips on the flop to eliminate Haxton from the tournament.
With Andrew Robl holding 114,000 chips and the blinds at 4,000/8,000, Olivier Busquet min-raised and Robl shoved his stack into the middle. Busquet made what he later termed "a reluctant call" with and Robl flipped up 
, which had the Frenchman's holding dominated. The flop was revealed to be and Busquet picked up four additional outs. A turn card of was no help, but a 
on the river completed the heads-up specialist's wheel straight and propelled him into the Round of 16.
Level: 9
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
We caught the action late, with a final board reading 
. Timoshenko tabled , which good enough to dispatch Singh's . Timoshenko earned at least $67,436 for advancing to the Round of 16.
Chris Moorman open raised and Richard Lyndaker called to see the 
flop. Lyndaker led out with 25,100 and Moorman moved all in.
Moorman: 
Lyndaker: 
The turn hit Lyndaker's gutshot draw when it fell and Moorman didn't stick around to see the 
river.
