Pim de Goede hasn't returned from break yet, so his 1,500 small blind was up for grabs. Jaspal Brar opened in the hijack for 13,000 and it almost work but Nicholas Halvorson in the big blind reraised to 28,000. Brar called and we saw a 
flop. Both players checked and off came the 
. Halvorson again checked but this time Brar followed with a bet of 33,000. Halvorson reluctantly folded.
Picking up with the action on a board of 
, we found Eric Crain come out swinging with a bet of 21,000. Lev Rofman, Crain's sole opponent, called the bet.
Fourth street brought the 
and Crain shot out 37,000. Rofman stuck around once more and the 
hit the river. Crain checked and Rofman quickly checked it back.
"I have the ace," said Crain, rolling over 
.
Rofman slammed his hand on the table and threw his cards at the muck. Crain dragged in the pot and is now sitting at about 360,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
95,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
Eric Crain opened the betting with a raise to an unknown amount. Lev Rofman flat called from the next seat over and it folded around to Jonathan Roy who three-bet the pot from late position. It came back to Crain who re-potted all in and Rofman folded his hand. Roy called and the two were flipping for Roy's tournament life.
Crain: 
Roy: 
Crain stood on his chair as the dealer fanned a 
flop. The 
on the turn gave Crain several more outs that allowed him to make a straight and a flush. He made the latter on the river when the 
drilled the felt and Roy was suddenly eliminated from play. Crain scooped a massive pot and is now by far the chip lead with about 535,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
535,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
Busted |
James Uschuk moved all in with his last 20,000 from under the gun. It folded around to Travell Thomas in the small blind who made the call. The big blind folded and the following hands were tabled:
Uschuck: 
Thomas:
The board ran out 
which was good for the double up for Uschuck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Action folded around to Dennis Jeffrey in the cutoff and he raised to 16,000. Kenneth Shelton reraised, making it 46,000 to go. The blinds folded and Jeffrey took some time to think about his options, he eventually decided to move all and Shelton snap called.
Jeffrey: 
Shelton: 
Jeffrey's hopes were all but dashed on the 
flop. The 
turn sealed his fate and the meaningless 
came on the river, eliminating Jeffrey in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
Kenneth Shelton limped in from the cutoff and Eric Crain completed from the small blind. Lev Rofman checked his option and the trio took in a flop of 
. Crain bet 10,000 and Rofman quickly announced a pot-sized raise. Shelton fold and Crain re-raised enough to put Shelton all in. Shelton called for 77,000 total.
Crain: 
Rofman:
Crain's sixes were out in the lead and he stayed that was as the rolled off on the turn.
"No ten! No queen!" said Crain quickly.
The dealer flipped over the river card- the .
Crain quickly walked away from the table and came back just in time to see the massive pot pushed toward his opponent. Despite this hit, Crain is still the chip lead with about 460,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
160,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
Action folded to Eric Crain on the button who raised to 16,000. Christopher Paasch potted from the small blind and Anthony Harb, the big blind, went all in. Crain couldn't get out of the fast enough but Paasch called with 
and was up against Harb's .
The board ran out 
and Harb doubles leaving Paasch crippled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
|
||
|
9,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
Jean-Nicolas Fortin opened to 16,000 and James Uschuk raised all in from the next seat over for around 25,000. It folded back around to Fortin who snap called.
Fortin:
Uschuk: 
The board ran out 
, however, and Uschuk was able to make a straight, cracking Fortin's aces and allowing him to double up to around 60,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
60,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
After being crippled to just under 10,000 in a previous hand, Christopher Paasch found himself all in and at risk before the flop holding 
against Anthony Harb's 
.
Paasch paired up on the 
flop but ultimately could not improve further on the turn () or river (). Paasch was eliminated in 13th place and will collect $8,175 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
