We caught up to find Matt Affleck all in before the flop holding 
but was crushed by his opponent's 
.
Affleck was looking for a nine on the flop but instead was presented with 
. The turn was the 
and Affleck needed one of the two remaining nines to stay alive.
The river was four-across, but unfortunately for Affleck it was the 
, which sealed his elimination from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
A short-stacked player moved all in for a little over 20,000 and action folded to 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Steve Dannenmann who moved all in over top. The rest of the table folded and the hands were revealed to find that Dannenmann was out in the lead.
Dannenmann: 
Opponent: 
The board fell 
and Dannenmann's ace-king high was able to hold, sending his opponent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
229,400
|
229,400 |
|
220,000
164,900
|
164,900 |
|
210,000
84,700
|
84,700 |
|
190,000
170,900
|
170,900 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
172,900
|
172,900 |
|
162,000
94,100
|
94,100 |
|
100,000
58,100
|
58,100 |
|
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|
98,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
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|
90,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
85,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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Nick Jivkov raised to 5,500 from under the gun and was called by the player on the button.
The two saw a flop of 
and Jivkov continued out with a bet of 6,700. His opponent asked if Jivkov had any orange t5,000 chips and Jivkov replied with a no. After some pondering, his opponent mucked his hand and Jivkov was able to drag the pot.
As he was stacking his newly found chips, Jivkov said to his opponent "I like your watch"
"Thank you," his opponent replied.
"I like your muck too. I didn't want you shoving me in there," said Jivkov. Jivkov is currently sitting on a stack of 72,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
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Martin Staszko who finished 2nd during the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event, has been eliminated from this field.
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We caught up with the action on a 
board in a three-way pot between Max Steinberg, Steve Brecher and another opponent.
Brecher checked from the big blind, as did Steinberg. The player in middle position fired 10,200 into the middle. Action was back on Brecher, who fell deep into the tank. He eventually announced he was all in for his last 36,000. Steinberg got out of the way Brecher's opponent called to put him at risk.
Brecher: 
for a flush draw.
Opponent: 
for a pair of sixes.
The river bricked for Brecher and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
2,300
|
2,300 |
|
85,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
81,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
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|
74,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
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|
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68,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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|
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66,000
29,400
|
29,400 |
|
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|
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60,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
52,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
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46,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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10,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
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