From early position, Ricky Fohrenbach raised to 55,000. As has become a common site as of late, Markus Gonsalves moved all in for 520,000 from the button. Everyone folded and Gonsalves won the pot.
Markus Gonsalves raised to 50,000 from middle position and then action folded to the only woman left in the field, Maria Ho. She reraised all in for 281,000 and won the pot.
Farzad Bonyadi raised all in for 241,000 and Ricky Fohrenbach called from the button. Fohrenbach held the 
and Bonyadi the 
for just one overcard. The board ran out 
and Bonyadi was able to smack a flush on the end to stay alive in this thing.
Fohrenbach dropped back to 1.17 million in chips while Bonyadi doubled to 550,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,206,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
1,150,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
910,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
705,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
690,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
675,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
660,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
620,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
600,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
210,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
From the hijack seat, Richard Lyndaker raised to 65,000. Thomas Ross reraised to 175,000 from the cutoff seat and then Nicholas Blumenthal made it 260,000 to go from the button. That four-bet was good enough to win the pot and Blumenthal scooped the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,995,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
|
|
1,390,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
480,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Thomas Ross raised from middle position to 80,000. Markus Gonsalves reraised to 180,000 from the hijack and action folded back to Ross. He moved all in and Gonsalves called off for 750,000 with the 
. Ross held the 
.
The flop, turn and river ran through 
and Gonsalves was sent to the rail in 15th place. He earned $41,712 for his finish while Ross extended his chip lead to 2.825 million
From middle position, Joseph Kuether raised to 65,000. Frank Rusnak was in the small blind and made the call, as did Brian Lemke in the big blind. The three players took the flop of 
and action checked to Kuether. He fired 85,000 and only Rusnak called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the fall on the river. After Rusnak checked, Kuether bet 155,000. Rusnak folded and gave up the pot. His stack slipped to 140,000 while Kuether moved to 860,000.
Ricky Fohrenbach and Maria Ho got all in preflop with Ho at risk for her tournament life. She held the 
against Fohrenbach's 
. The board ran out 
and Ho held up. She was all in for 310,000 and is back to about 650,000 now.
Allen Bari just eliminated the 2009 winner of this very event Brian Lemke. The money went in preflop with Bari dominating Lemke's with the . The board ran out clean for Bari and his hand held to give him the win and the elimination.
Lemke made an outstanding run after winning this event back in 2009 for over $600,000. He'll add over $40,000 to his pocket with this finish as Bari's stack rose to 1.72 million.
