From the cutoff Layne Flack raised to 47,000 and Daniel Sindelar pushed all in from the big blind. Flack tank-called for a total of 218,000, and this showdown followed.
| Layne Flack |   |
| Daniel Sindelar |   |
The board came down 
, and Sindelar was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
895,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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The action folded to Shannon Shorr, who moved all in for effectively 370,000 from the small blind. Jason Mercier called all in from the big blind, and was ahead.
Shorr: 
Mercier: 
The 
flop gave Shorr a pair however, and both the turn and river were bricks as the 
and fell, eliminating Mercier from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,550,000
462,000
|
462,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Carter Phillips raised out of the small blind, Christopher Brammer defended his big blind, and the flop came down 
. Phillips led for 65,000, and Brammer raised to 150,000. Phillips called.
The turn was the 
, both players checked, and the 
completed the board. Phillips checked again, and Brammer slid out a tower of green T25,000 chips, betting 650,000. It was more than enough to put Phillips all in, and after he tanked for two minutes or so, Phillips called.
Brammer tabled 
for a full house, and Phillips mucked his hand.
"People just always have it," Phillips lamented.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,750,000
1,130,000
|
1,130,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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From the cutoff Tony Hachem raised to 45,000 and Gregory Merson called from the button. Nick Maimone was in the small blind, and he raised to 150,000. Hachem four-bet to 375,000 and Merson folded. Maimone moved all in, and Hachem made the call.
| Tony Hachem |  |
| Nick Maimone |   |
The flop came down , and Eddy Sabat said "Oh o," as Hachem picked up a runner-runner-flush draw.
The turn was the 
, and Hachem started calling for another heart. Sabat stared Maimone down to see his reaction if disaster would strike, but the river was the 
. Chop it up guys!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,530,000
-199,000
|
-199,000 |
|
1,003,000 |
Tony Hachem raised to 40,000 from the hijack, and Frederik Jensen moved all in from the button for 190,000. Both blinds folded and Hachem made the call.
| Tony Hachem | |
| Frederik Jensen |  |
The board ran out 
, and Jensen was eliminated. Hachem is now part of the seven-figure club which consist of six players right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,003,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
Busted |
When we reached the table, the flop had already fallen . Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger check-called a bet from Carter Phillips, and the pot was up to around 400,000 chips.
Both players checked after the turned, and the completed the board. Lichtenberger checked a third time, and Phillips slid out 302,000. Lichtenberger tanked for the better part of a minute, then called.
Phillips tabled 
, and Lichtenberger showed 
for trip jacks. Phillips then questioned Lichtenberger's reason for tanking, to which Lichtenberger gave no response.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
376,000
|
376,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
830,000
-474,000
|
-474,000 |
|
|
||
Tony Hachem raised to 45,000 from the cutoff and Frederik Jensen moved all in from the small blind for just 72,000 chips. Hachem called quickly.
| Frederik Jensen |  |
| Tony Hachem |  |
The board ran out , and Jensen stayed alive. He's still the short stack with less than ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
790,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
|
|
150,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
On a 
board with around 300,000 chips in the pot, Gregory Merson moved all in for 310,000. Frederik Jensen tanked for a long time, and eventually called. Merson showed for a straight, and Jensen's was no good.
Jensen is crippled and down to just 75,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
955,000
469,000
|
469,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
75,000
-466,000
|
-466,000 |
Layne Flack and Timothy Adams were heads up with the board reading 
. Flack open-jammed for 225,000 - which was a pot-sized bet - and Adams quickly called.
| Flack |  |
| Adams | |
The turn and river came , respectively, and Flack doubled to over 650,000 chips. Right after the hand, a cocktail server asked if anyone wanted anything, and Flack quickly blurted, "Coors Light!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000
327,000
|
327,000 |
|
|
||
|
430,000
-335,000
|
-335,000 |
|
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Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
