Tristan Wade raised to 85,000 from the cutoff only to have Joe Ebanks three-bet to 220,000 from the big blind. Never one to back down, Wade four-bet to 435,000, which was enough to push Ebanks of the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
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1,850,000 | |
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It has been awhile since our last elimination, but we just had one occur. It began when Jeremy Menard raised to 90,000 from the cutoff only to have Chris Moorman move all in from the big blind. Menard called off his stack and it was what you might expect . . . a race!
Moorman: 
Menard: 
Menard was at risk and no doubt looking for an ace or king. The 
flop was no help, and neither was the 
. Menard had just six outs headed to the river, which ended up being the 
. Menard's big slick was no good and he was eliminated from the tournament in 8th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,850,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
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|
Busted | |
With Jeremy Menard's elimination, the remaining seven players will combine to a single table over at the ESPN Main Stage, which has affectionately become known as the "Thunder Dome!"
It's Thunder Dome time.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Sowers | 1,425,000 |
| 2 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 2,575,000 |
| 3 | Joe Ebanks | 3,150,000 |
| 4 | Tristan Wade | 2,100,000 |
| 5 | Chris Moorman | 2,650,000 |
| 6 | Ben Tollerene | 1,290,000 |
| 7 | Taylor Paur | 960,000 |
Joe Ebanks opened to 90,000 from under the gun, and the action folded to Ben Tollerene who three-bet to 225,000 on button. Ebanks moved all in after the blinds released, and Tollerene snapped it off!
"Whoa!!!" members of the crowd yelled.
Ebanks: 
Tollerene: 
Neither player hit a four-flush as the board ran 
, and the pot was chopped.
Ben Tollerene raised to 90,000 from the hijack and received a call from Joe Ebanks in the big blind. Both players checked every street as the board ran out 
. Tollerene revealed 
and his king high was good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,150,000 | |
|
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|
1,500,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
Here is a look at today's eliminations leading up to the unofficial final table:
| Place | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Russell Carson | $35,377 |
| 21 | Thorsten Schafer | $35,377 |
| 20 | David Benefield | $35,377 |
| 19 | Chris Klodnicki | $35,377 |
| 18 | Daniel Reijmer | $43,976 |
| 17 | Greg Dyer | $43,976 |
| 16 | Lee Markholt | $43,976 |
| 15 | Tyler Smith | $43,976 |
| 14 | Gabe Patgorski | $43,976 |
| 13 | William Thorson | $43,976 |
| 12 | Ben Lamb | $56,140 |
| 11 | Chris DeMaci | $56,140 |
| 10 | Matthew Hyman | $73,695 |
| 9 | Nick Grippo | $73,695 |
| 8 | Jeremy Menard | $99,493 |
Chris Moorman opened to 90,000 from under the gun, and the action folded to Taylor Paul who shoved for roughly 825,000 in the hijack seat. The action folded back to Moorman who folded as well, and Paul took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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|
975,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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Action folded to Tristan Wade in the small blind and he raised to 105,000. Chris Moorman tanked for a bit, as he usually does, before three-betting to 255,000. Wade refused to back down and four-bet to 520,000, which inspired Moorman to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,190,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
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Tristan Wade opened to 85,000 from the cutoff seat, and Taylor Paur defended his big blind.
The dealer fanned 
, Paur checked, and Wade continued for 100,000. Paur mucked, and Wade picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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|
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850,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
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