After Martin Staszko raised from early position to 260,000, Andrew Hinrichsen three-bet to 595,000 from the cutoff seat. Everyone, including Staszko, folded and Hinrichsen won the pot.
After Martin Staszko raised from early position to 260,000, Andrew Hinrichsen three-bet to 595,000 from the cutoff seat. Everyone, including Staszko, folded and Hinrichsen won the pot.
From middle position, Andrew Hinrichsen raised to 260,000. Ryan Lenaghan called from the hijack seat, Matt Giannetti called from the cutoff and Martin Staszko called from the big blind. The four players saw the flop come down 

and action checked to Lenaghan. He fired 525,000 and won the pot.
Gregory Kaplan opened with a bet of 250,000 from the button, and both Pius Heinz (small blind) and Konstantinos Mamaliadis (big blind) called. The flop came 

and all three checked. The turn brought the
. Heinz checked, Mamaliadis bet 375,000, Kaplan called, and Heinz got out.
The river was the
. Mamaliadis checked this time, and Kaplan decided to bet 380,000. Mamaliadis check-raised to 900,000, and after some thought Kaplan made the call.
Mamaliadis showed 
for the nut flush, having perhaps earned a few extra chips with it via that river check-raise, and Kaplan mucked. Mamaliadis now has 8.2 million while Kaplan falls to 4.34 million.
Matt Giannetti raised to 260,000 and then action folded to Erika Moutinho in the small blind. Moutinho reraised all in for 1.79 million before action fell on Andrew Hinrichsen in the big blind. He thought for a little bit and then reshoved all in for 6.085 million in chips. Giannetti quickly folded.
Hinrichsen: 

Moutinho: 

As you can see, Moutinho was dominated by Hinrichsen's hand. She was behind, but still had a flop, turn and river to come from behind and double up.
The flop came down 

and both players paired their queen. Hinrichsen held the better kicker with his ace.
The turn was the
and Moutinho was left with just a river card to hit a ten and win the hand. The crowd in the Thunderdome began chanting for a ten, any ten, to hit the river.
The dealer dealt the
on the river and Moutinho missed. She was eliminated in 29th place for $242,636, just one spot after her boyfriend David "Doc" Sands was eliminated. Collectively, the two earned nearly half a million dollars from their runs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,240,000
1,835,000
|
1,835,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Greg Kaplan raised to 250,000 in early position and Jerry Van Strydonck made the call from the big blind. Van Strydonck proceeded to check-call bets of 325,000 and 880,000 on the 

flop and
turn, bringing about the
river. Both players opted to check and Van Strydonck rolled over 
for sixes and fives; however, Kaplan proudly flipped 
for a higher two pair and the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,550,000
2,210,000
|
2,210,000 |
|
|
3,210,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
Sam Barnhart opened from under the gun, and the action folded to JP Kelly who three-bet to 720,000 from the big blind. Barnhart four-bet shoved for 3.375 million, Kelly snapped it off, and we were off to the races!
Showdown
Barnhart: 

Kelly: 

The rail grew as the dealer fanned 

. Both players remained seated, Barnhart visually more anxious than Kelly. The turn was another brick - the
- and Barnhart was one card away from successfully doubling.
The
on the river gave Barnhart a straight just for kicks, and he doubled to 6.9 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,930,000
2,535,000
|
2,535,000 |
|
|
2,250,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
|
|
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In the last hand before the break, Christopher Moore opened from 250,000 from the cutoff, then Philipp Gruissem reraised to 625,000 from the button. The blinds folded, then Moore reraised all in. Gruissem called with his remaining chips, meaning he was all in for about 2.5 million total.
Gruissem showed 
and Moore 
. The flop came 

, hitting Moore's hand and leaving Gruissem looking for a saving seven. The turn was the
and river the
, and Gruissem is out in 28th. Moore now has over 9.3 million.
They'll be redrawing for the final three tables when players return from the break.
The players are now on a 15-minute break after the completion of Level 29.
During that last level, we witnessed the fall of John Esposito, Steve Brecher and Philipp Gruissem along with the poker couple David "Doc" Sands and Erika Moutinho. Sands and Moutinho fell in back-to-back places of 30th and 29th place, taking home nearly $500,000 in combined winnings.
There are 27 players left and after the break, the players will be redrawing to the final three tables. Everyone left is guaranteed at least $302,005.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,850,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
13,055,000
855,000
|
855,000 |
|
|
10,440,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
|
|
9,325,000
4,425,000
|
4,425,000 |
|
|
8,575,000
1,075,000
|
1,075,000 |
|
|
7,585,000
615,000
|
615,000 |
|
|
7,035,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
|
5,340,000
2,760,000
|
2,760,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,310,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
3,045,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
2,610,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
|
|
1,470,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
|
1,430,000
1,980,000
|
1,980,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,280,000
760,000
|
760,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,395,000
1,795,000
|
1,795,000 |
|
|
8,875,000
3,695,000
|
3,695,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,410,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
|
6,975,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
5,920,000
1,955,000
|
1,955,000 |
|
|
3,975,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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