Action began with everyone folding to the small blind, who completed. Peter Jetten raised from the big blind and his opponent re-popped it to 54,000. Jetten made the call.
The flop came 
and the player in the small blind led out for 65,000. Jetten didn't take long to muck his hand.
Jetten is down to 360,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000 | -80,000 |
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Sadly, there will be no more notes from Jeff "The Messenger" Blenkarn after he just recalled his elimination from the 2011 WSOP Main Event with us at media row, which happened over the space of two hands.
Earlier, Freddy Deeb raised all-in for 103,000 from under the gun with 
before Blenkarn shoved over the top with 
before the others got out of the way. Despite staying ahead on the flop and the turn, Blenkarn lost the flip for Deeb's tournament life when the 
spiked on the river.
Down to 100,000, Blenkarn shipped it in the very next hand with 
off-suit, but another opponent woke up with . The board ran out king-high and with that, "The Messenger" has ridden off into the sunset.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Garry Gates and Nicholas Verkaik just found themselves involved in another confrontation, this one bigger and more crucial than the last.
Preflop back-and-forthing ended with Verkaik all in with 
against Gates' 
. The board brought five low cards -- 
-- and Verkaik has been eliminated. Meanwhile, Gates is now stacking 659,000.
... the remaining 477 players are now able to make it rain just that little bit more. That's right, we've hit another payjump! Though the remaining players are now able to take home a minimum of $27,103, the sum of $23,876 is nothing to be sneezed at. Here's just a small cross-section of those players to have taken home the aforementioned amount:
| Place | Name | Country |
| 478 | Rupom Pal | United Kingdom |
| 485 | Bryan Micon | United States |
| 498 | Blair Hinkle | United States |
| 500 | Sam Simon | United States |
| 579 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic |
| 507 | Takaaki Nakayama | Japan |
| 511 | Vanessa Rousso | United States |
| 514 | Robert Varkonyi | United States |
| 516 | Khai Nguyen | Australia |
| 519 | Joe Serock | United States |
For the full rundown of payouts, please be to clicking the link here, ja?
Jonathan Garneau, a legend among the StarCraft 2 community (I'm more of a Portal 2/Total War fan myself) has managed to double up to over 300,000 after he was all in with 
against Nachman Berlin's 
.
The board came 
, Berlin crippled and left with 100,000 as a result.
Jeff Blenkarn raised all in for 103,000 from under the gun and the player in the hijack seat called. Everyone else folded.
Blenkarn: 
Hijack:
The flop, turn and river ran through 
and Blenkarn hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Manoj Viswanathan and Patrick Shepherd were heads-up with the board reading 
. Viswanathan fired 150,000, Shepherd moved all in for 398,000, and Viswanathan made the call.
Viswanathan: 
Shepherd: 
Viswanathan needed a seven or a six to win the hand, and miraculously the 
spiked on the river to give Viswanathan a straight! Shepherd hit the rail, while Viswanathan now flirts with 2 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,960,000 | 498,000 |
We heard that just before, David Diaz five-bet shoved against an opponent who folded. Diaz then showed 
for a pretty sick play.
When we just checked up on him though, we saw Diaz raise to 16,000 in middle position and the next player to act made the call. Diaz then led out for 14,000 on the 
flop and his opponent called. Both players checked the 
turn and 
river and Diaz turned over for an ace kicker. His opponent flipped 
for nines up which was good to win the pot. Guess Diaz can’t pull off sick moves to win every hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
405,000 | -35,000 |
A player opened from under the gun, Tod Holley three-bet to around 40,000, and his opponent then four-bet jammed for over 300,000. Holley went into the tank briefly, then made the call.
Opponent:
Holley: 
The 
flop gave Holley's opponent four extra outs to a straight, but the turn and river both bricked 
, respectively. Holley's opponent hit the rail, while Holley's stack is now over a million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000 | 280,000 |
Sebastian Ruthenberg raised to 16,000 from the button and was called by the big blind. The flop fell 
.
"Don't pretend like you have any of that," Ruthenberg's opponent said with a laugh. He checked to Ruthenberg who bet out anyway, firing 17,000. His opponent called and the turn brought the . Both players checked and the river came 
. His opponent bet out 27,000. Ruthenberg made the call and his opponent turned up 
for a rivered pair of tens.
Ruthenberg laughed as he tabled for a pair of tens as well. The two laughed as the dealer began to chop the pot.
"At least I had a draw!" his opponent said.
"I had a pair draw!" quipped back Ruthenberg. Ruthenberg is now sitting at 1,060,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,060,000 | 50,000 |
