Carlos Mortensen has been eliminated after his 
was not able to hold against his opponent's 
. Mortensen who held a large stack early, did most of the work to clear the way to three handed play. As we got later into the night Mortensen's stack whittled away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Adam Kagin took a dominating chip lead into his heads-up battle with Ari Engel, and despite doubling the New Yorker up once, he closed the deal.
Kagin opened to 10,000 and called when Engel shoved for 116,000.
Kagin: 
Engel: 
The board ran 
to make him two-pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
423,000
197,500
|
197,500 |
|
Busted | |
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We don't know where the money got in, but what we do know is on a 
board Koon was in for all of his chips and held 
, while his opponent had . With the queen on the river Koon's tournament life was over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Level: 8
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Layne Flack has beaten Casey Jarzabek to advance to the final 12 players tomorrow.
Jarzabek opened to 6,500 from the button and called all-in for around 90,000 when Lack snap-shoved on him.
Jarzabek: 
Flack: 
The board ran 
to safely see the threes hold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
431,000
390,550
|
390,550 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Melanie Wesiner was just recently eliminated after her 
couldnt hold against her opponent's 
. While that was going on we also noticed the elimination of Davidi Kitai.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted | |
Peter Alson battled hard in his heads-up match with Jarred Solomon but he came unstuck.
He moved all-in from the button with 
and Solomon called with 
.
The board ran 
to put a flush on the board. The ensured that Solomon's played and he progresses to the final.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
426,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
Busted |
David Chase will be joining the likes of Jeff Madsen and Brandon Steven tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
417,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted | |
Tim Ryan picked a bad spot for a large three-bet shove as he walked into aces.
Adam Kagin opened from the small blind and snapped when Ryan moved in from the big blind.
Ryan:
Kagin: 
The board read 
.
Ryan takes a resounding chip lead into his heads-up battle with Ari Engel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Layne Flack is heads-up at his table with a healthy chip lead after he eliminated Scot Tolbert.
Flack raised to 8,000 with 
and called when Tolbert moved all-in for 30,000 with queen-jack. Tolbert found no help and busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted | |
|
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Busted |
