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Andrew Badecker had the button and he raised to 65,000. Abdyl Konjuhi called in the small blind and the pair checked a flop of 
. The turn was the 
and Konjuhi check-called a 75,000 Badecker bet. Finally we saw the 
on the river and both players checked. When it was time for the big reveal Konjuhi took the pot with 
for two pair.
Ryan Schmidt raised pre flop to 65,000 from the hi-jack and Jacob Bazeley three-bet him from the cut-off to 155,000. Action folded around to Schmidt who moved all-in. Bazeley tanked for around 30 seconds and then released his hand.
Andrew Badecker raised to 65,000 on the button and Ryan Schmidt called in the big blind. The flop was a hearty looking 
, Schmidt checked, Badecker bet 75,000 and Schmidt was not done with this pot. He made it 175,000 and Badecker folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,685,000 | -135,000 |
|
1,235,000 | 155,000 |
In a blind battle we just saw a huge shift in the momentum when Brent Hanks and Vanessa Selbst played a massive pot. The action started off with Selbst raising to 70,000 and Hanks defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Selbst bet 70,000 once again, Hanks called. The turn was the and Selbst fired out 110,000. Hanks took some time and called once more.
On the river the 
hit and Selbst tanked for a bit before sliding out a big 520,000 chip bet. Hanks went into the tank and called after which Selbst quickly tabled 
. Hanks had 
for a full house and he beat Selbst's straight on the river. Brent Hanks now has a commanding chip lead over the other five players but it's still anyones game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | 720,000 |
|
1,400,000 | -700,000 |
Brent Hanks raised to 60,000 on the button, Andrew Badecker three-bet from the small blind making it 165,000, the big blind folded and Hanks four-bet to 315,000 to force Badecker out of the pot.
Right after the break Michael Kaufman started off the action with a raise to 65,000 from the cut-off. Vanessa Selbst was on the button and she opted to three-bet. Both blinds folded and Selbst snap-called when Kaufman moved all-in.
| Michael Kaufman |  |
| Vanessa Selbst |  |
The flop brought 
and it looked like Kaufman was gonna find his much needed double up. The turn was the 
and that opened up a way out for Selbst who was looking to make a straight. When the river brought the 
Selbst hit the jackpot and knocked out Michael Kaufman. We are down to six players and the next player to bust will receive $87,231.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000 | 725,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,990,000 | -10,000 |
|
1,900,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
1,570,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
1,375,000 | -425,000 |
|
|
1,080,000 | -120,000 |
|
850,000 | 560,000 |
|
|
680,000 | 60,000 |
The players are on a short five-minute break.
Ryan Schmidt raised to 50,000 in first position and Michael Kaufman forced him to fold with a 150,000 three-bet from the hijack.
Then Vanessa Selbst raised to 48,000 under the gun and when the action folded to Abdyl Konjuhi he moved all-in for around 280,000. Selbst decided to make the call and we had a showdown with Konjuhi at risk of an elimination.
| Konjuhi |  |
| Selbst |  |
Board: 
No magical eight for Selbst and Konjuhi doubled up.
