Chris Swan and Daniel Ospina got in a raising war preflop that saw Ospina get the last of his short stack in holding 
. He was ahead of Swan, who had 
. The board ran out 
, and Ospina collected the double up to 31,000, while Swan drops just a tad to 242,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
31,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
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Humberto Brenes had been knocked down to his final few thousand last we saw, and we just saw him head over to the payout desk. He has been eliminated from the tournament just as we got down to our final four tables.
Michael Noori raised in middle position, and Alex Queen put in a third bet. Action folded back to Noori, and he made the call. The flop came down 
, and Noori check called a bet from Queen. He checked again on the turn, the , and Queen fired again. This time, Noori raised, and Queen made the call. The river was the 
, and Noori bet again. Queen called, then frustratingly mucked when Noori showed 
for trip jacks.
Noori is now up to 74,000, while Queen has drops to 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,200
60,200
|
60,200 |
|
|
||
|
65,000
6,300
|
6,300 |
The players have returned to their seats, and the cards are back in the air again.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
The players are taking their last 20 minute break of the night as the grey T100 chips are colored off.
Humberto Brenes has been hovering around average to below average for most of the day, and he's still alive in this tournament as we speak. We just caught a hand that gave him a much needed chip boost. Alex Freiberg limped in from under the gun, and Brenes raised in late position. It folded back to Freiberg, and he made the call. The flop came down 
, and Freiberg check called a bet from Brenes. The same occured on the turn, the 
, leaving Brenes with just 6,000 behind. The river brought the 
, and both players checked. Frieberg showed for third pair, and Brenes showed 
for second pair.
Brenes is up to 40,000 after the hand, while Frieberg drops to 74,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
40,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
143,000 | |
|
|
||
|
140,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
||
|
118,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
105,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
103,000
41,500
|
41,500 |
|
||
Alex Queen was sitting at the top of our chip counts for a bit, but he's just lost a pot that seems to be the latest part of what's been a tough level for him. Queen was in the small blind, and he raised it up preflop. The big blind called, and the flop came down 
. Queen bet out again, and he was called. The 
hit the turn, and Queen check called a bet this time. They both checked the river, the , and Queen's opponent showed 
. Queen mucked his hand, dropping him down to 71,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
71,300
86,700
|
86,700 |
We missed the hand that did him in, but Eric Buchman, who as we mentioned before was cruising at the top of the counts for most of the day, has been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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