Shortly after the bubble burst, David Sklansky got the rest of his short stack in preflop holding 
. He was up against the 
of Joseph Ward. The board ran down 
, and Ward's trip fives got the job done, sending Skalansky to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Corey Burbick got the last of his chips in preflop holding 
against the two black fours of Andrew Lichtenberger, and the board brought out all low cards: 
. That makes Burbick our bubble boy, and Lichtenberger ups his stack to 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
15,800
|
15,800 |
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|
Busted | |
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
We are now playing hand-for-hand. One more player will walk away empty handed today.
David Gonia who won the Pokernews Mid-states Poker Tour Main Event at Running Aces Harness Park. He had decided to call the all in of Matthew Levine. Levine had 
and Gonia had 
.
Levine would need to improve but he ended up drawing virtually dead when Gonia flopped a set of fours. The turn and river blanked and Levine was gone. Gonia who is trying to get another title is up to 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
Busted |
Here's something that you probably already knew. Chris Moorman is an action player. We figured with the money bubble looming that he would be getting involved in a lot of pots, and so far, he hasn't disappointed.
In the first hand, we saw Blaz Svara raise it up to 2,100, and Cliff Goldkind call from the button. Moorman was in the small blind, and he put in a three bet to 7,500. Svara folded after about a minute of thought, but Goldkind stuck around for the call. The flop came down 
, and Moorman fired out 7,700. He was called, and the turn brought the 
. Again Moorman fired out, this time for 12,500, and Goldkind tanked for a minute or so before calling.
The river was the , and Moorman slowed down and checked this time. Goldkind decided to go all in, a move that would cost Moorman almost all of his chips if he lost. Moorman thought for about a minute, rechecked his hole cards, then sent them to the dealer, giving the pot to Goldkind.
Just a couple of hands later, we caught river action between Moorman and Thom Werthmann The board had completed 
, and Moorman had fired out a pot sized bet of 18,000. This was for virtually all of Werthmann's chips, as he would have just 2,000 left after. Eventually, he slid in the call, and Moorman rolled over 
for trip eights. Werthmann mucked, and busted shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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With each player putting in 5,000 chips preflop Maurice Paradis and Tyler Meeks saw a flop of 
.
After the flop fell Paradis immediately went all in. Like a flash in a pan Meeks called. Meeks was the one at risk.
Paradis: 
Meeks: 
Paradis would need a king to knockout Meeks and his set of nines. No king came as the board banged out 
and then the 
. Meeks doubled to 60,000 while Paradis is down to 20,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
|
20,200
32,600
|
32,600 |
John Beauprez was hoping to win back-to-back bracelets after winning the $1,500 Six Max just a few days ago, but he came back fairly short and was ready to get it in the middle. Well that happened in one of the first few hands of the day, and while we didn't catch it, he did tweet the details.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Mike Leah came into today with just over 14 big blinds, so we knew he would be ready to get it in. Sure enough, he moved all in from under the gun on the first hand of the day, and when it got to the big blind, Thad Smith, he made the call.
Leah: 
Smith: 
The board ran down 
, and one of our big notables busts just short of the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
16,600
|
16,600 |
|
Busted | |
|
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The players have taken their seats, and the cards are in the air for the first time in this event today!
