Allen Kessler got his short stack all in preflop against Yung Hwang.
Hwang:

Kessler:

The board ran
and Kessler was eliminated.
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Busted |
Allen Kessler got his short stack all in preflop against Yung Hwang.
Hwang:

Kessler:

The board ran
and Kessler was eliminated.
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Busted |
Drazen Ilich got his stack of 122,000 all in preflop and was at risk against Nikolas Stone.
Showdown
| Ilich | ![]() ![]() |
| Stone | ![]() ![]() |
The board held no surprises as it ran out 



and Ilich doubled through Stone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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254,000
119,000
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119,000 |
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208,000
207,000
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207,000 |
Jonathan Sorscher was eliminated by Amanda Musumeci. Sorscher held pocket jacks and Musumeci held
.
The flop came
and Sorscher never improved and hit the rail in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Gardenhire | 257,000 |
| 2 | Nikolas Stone | 219,000 |
| 3 | Brian Rast | 204,000 |
| 4 | Eugene Katchalov | 70,000 |
| 5 | Sam Stein | 250,000 |
| 6 | David Peters | 305,000 |
| 7 | Amanda Musumeci | 260,000 |
| 8 | Hao Le | 235,000 |
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Bonsack | 110,000 |
| 2 | Yung Hwang | 770,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Eriquezzo | 300,000 |
| 4 | Huy Nguyen | 580,000 |
| 5 | Matt Keikoan | 540,000 |
| 6 | David “ODB” Baker | 265,000 |
| 7 | Drazen Ilich | 245,000 |
| 8 | Nick Binger | 70,000 |
Hao Le opened for 25,000 and Justin Gardenhire raised to 52,000 behind him. The blinds released and Le called.
The flop came
, Le moved all in and Gardenhire called.
Gardenhire:

Le :

The board completed
and Le was eliminated.
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|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
Eugene Katchalov joined the PokerNews Podcast to talk about the infamous quads vs. straight flush hand in the $1 Million Big One for One Drop, how to deal with a down year, and the 25K Fantasy League.
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Cards are back in the air following the dinner break.
Nick Binger was eliminated by Mark Bonsack. Binger was super short, around four big blinds, and shoved holding
. Bonsack called holding
, he caught a jack on the flop and a third jack on the turn to eliminated Binger.
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Busted | |
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