Nick Binger moved all in from the cutoff for right around 30,000 and Amanda Musumeci defended from the big.
Showdown
| Binger |   |
| Musumeci |   |
The board ran out an uneventful 
and Binger received a welcomed double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
62,000
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
||
![[user196975]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
Aaron Massey moved his short stack all in preflop and David Peters called.
Massey: 
Peters: 
The board ran 
and Peters took the hand. Massey said, "Good game and good luck," to the table and left the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Dejuante Alexander moved all in after the flop and Brian Rast called. The board was 
, Alexander held 
and Rast held 
.
The board completed 
and Alexander was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Stephen Kats opened for 6,500 from middle position only to have Amanda Musumeci three-bet to 14,500 from the small blind. Kats thought long and hard before making the call, leading to a 
flop.
Musumeci was first to act and led out for 16,000, which proved enough to win as Kats gently tossed his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
86,000
-67,500
|
-67,500 |
Dominic Gabaldon moved all in with a short stack and Chris Conrad called with an even shorter stack.
Conrad: 
Gabaldon: 
The board ran 
and Conrad doubled up.
At another table we saw that Gene Dudek was eliminated by Matt Weber.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
-64,500
|
-64,500 |
|
23,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Josh Tieman moved all in from early position for 39,500 and cleared the field to Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier on the button. The Frenchman opted for a three-bet to 66,000, the small blind got out of the way, and Yung Hwang moved all in from the big for 184,500. Grospellier, who had 180,500, splashed in a call and the cards were turned up:
Showdown
Grospellier:
Hwang: 
Tieman:
The board ran out a clean 
and Hwang scored the double elimination and vaulted toward the top of the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
332,500
|
332,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
We're down to four tables here in the Brasilia Room, and the tournament staff has informed the players they'll be playing eight handed for the remainder of the tournament.
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Ivey | 568.70 |
| 2 | John Monnette | 524.25 |
| 3 | Phil Hellmuth | 500.70 |
| 4 | Antonio Esfandiari | 488.10 |
| 5 | Michael Mizrachi | 486.20 |
| 6 | Gregory Merson | 481.13 |
| 7 | David “ODB” Baker | 433.38 |
| 8 | Andy Frankenberger | 406.66 |
| 9 | Vanessa Selbst | 388.17 |
| 10 | David “Bakes” Baker | 356.94 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Nikolas Stone opened for 6,500 in late position and Fabrice Soulier raised to 17,500 from the big blind. Stone moved all in and Soulier called.
Soulier: 
Stone: 
The board ran 
and Soulier was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
