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Eugene Katchalov opened to 1,000 from middle position, a player in the cutoff three-bet to 2,300, Katchalov four-bet shoved for 7,000, and his opponent called.
Katchalov: 
Opponent: 
Katchalov was dominated, and couldn't catch up as the board ran 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Ryan Fair was involved in a pot against one other opponent. We caught action on the river with the board showing 
.
Fair bet 9,475 into a pot of over 15,000. His opponent tanked for awhile before making the call.
Fair turned over 
for a flopped full house to take down the pot. He now sits with around 75,000 in chips.
When we arrived at the table, Shaun Deeb had the button and 2,725 sitting in front of him, and his neighbor in the small blind had all of his stack -- 17,200 -- in front of him. Deeb was standing up and rubbing his chin, deep in thought over whether or not to call. Finally he dropped a stack of yellow chips out in front. His opponent tabled 
, and Deeb winced at the sight as he showed his 
.
The board came 
, and the better hand preflop had held. Deeb still has about 40,000.
When we reached the table the flop had fallen 
. Jason Mercier was heads up with an opponent who checked, and Mercier tossed out 2,700. His opponent called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn, and after the 
rivered Mercier's opponent led for 6,000. Mercier screwed up his face, tanked for thirty seconds, and folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000 | |
|
||
David Benyamine was just all in for his tourney life, having committed his last 11,575 before the flop with 
and hoping for his small pair to hold versus an opponent's . The community cards came 
, and Benyamine managed to survive. He's now at about 25,000.
The players are now on a 20-minute break.
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
A player in middle position raised to 1,500 and Lauren Kling moved all in for her remaining 4,000 chips from the small blind. The original raiser made the call.
Kling: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out and Kling doubled up to around 10,000 in chips.
Dan "Wretchy" Martin opened to 1,500 from the cutoff, Matt Affleck called on the button, and so too did Ryan Fair in the small blind. The flop came down , Fair checked, and Martin tossed out 3,000. Only Affleck called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn, and the river brought the . Martin led for 6,500, and Affleck tank-called. Martin opened up 
for queens and sevens, and Affleck studied the board before angrily mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
55,500
|
55,500 |
|
|
43,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Brett Richey had raised from the button, and Nick Binger had shoved his short stack all in from the small blind. It folded back to Richey who called, tabling . "Ugh," said Binger. "Not a queen," he added with a grimace as he showed his 
.
The board came 
, and Binger is out. Richey now has about 55,000.
