We didn't catch the preflop action but Waxman was all in holding 
while Johnson was ahead with 
. The board ran out 
and that was good enough to give Johnson the golden ticket to advance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
298,400
72,800
|
72,800 |
|
Busted | |
|
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The comeback was not in the cards for Govert Metaal today. Moments ago he was all in and at risk of a flop of 
holding 
. Brandon Cantu had him crushed with 
, and held as the turn and river came 
, 
.
On the other end of that table, Daniel Buzgon limped in on the button, Alexander Lakhov checked his option, and the dealer fanned 
. Lakhov checked, Buzgon fired 7,500, and Lakhov check-raised to 20,000. Buzgon called. The turn was the , Lakhov moved all in, and Buzgon called.
Lakhov: 
Buzgon: 
The bricked off on the river, and Lakhov was eliminated. Buzgon and Cantu will face off in the round of 16, and the latter will have a 2.5:1 chip advantage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
543,200
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
||
|
215,900
108,600
|
108,600 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
No. 21 seed Taylor Paur checked to No. 12 seed Jason Koon on a flop of 
. Koon tossed out a bet, Paur check-raised, Koon moved all in for effectively 77,200, and Paur called.
Paur: 
Koon: 
Koon would need a six to win or running aces, kings, or queens to chop, and the on the turn was paint. The river was paint as well, but the 
was a brick, and Paur doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
168,200
83,100
|
83,100 |
|
|
||
|
102,000
-83,100
|
-83,100 |
|
||
Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Paul Lieu had both gone all in several hands in a row from the button. In his last hand, Paul Lieu asked for Timoshenko to do it again.
"Come on brother," he said. "All in. One stack. Just do it."
Timoshenko obliged and put enough chips in to cover Lieu. Lieu quickly called.
Timoshenko:
Lieu: 
"What a set up!" Lieu said as he bemoaned his fate. "Ace one time!"
But the dealer did not put up the ace for him as the board ran out 
, giving Timoshenko the win and advancing him to the round of 16.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
378,300
46,200
|
46,200 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Justin Conley raised to 4,800 on the button, Josh Hillock three-bet to 12,400, and Conley called. The flop fell 
, Hillock led out for 8,000, and Conley called.
The turn was the , Hillock opted to check, and Conley fired out 14,200. Hillock called, then checked again when the completed the board. Conley moved all in for effectively 40,800, and Hillock called, putting himself at risk.
Conley showed 
for trip eights, and Hillock hit the rail prior to the round of 16.
On another table, Brazilian Ariel Celestino defeated Frank Rusnak with unknown action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
307,200
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
211,600
94,400
|
94,400 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
On a board of 
Taylor Paur had a bet of 7,000 in front of him. Jason Koon had a reraise in front of him for 18,5000 total.
Paur was in the tank for a bit before finally deciding to put out another reraise to 38,500. Koon instantly placed his cards into the muck and Paur picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
192,200
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
78,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
|
||
Nick Binger entered his match at a chip disadvantage against Dominik Nitsche, but whittled the German down to 60,000 chips or so, taking the chip lead. In the final hand, Binger raised to 6,000 on the button, Nitsche moved all in, and Binger called.
Binger:
Nitsche:
The board came 
, and Nitsche was eliminated. Binger, who is just the second underdog to advance, will take on Isaac Hagerling on the second round.
Over on another table, No. 5 seed Mike Watson eliminated No. 28 seed Mazin Khoury. Khoury check-called a bet on a flop of 
, then check-jammed when the 
turned. Watson called.
Watson: 
Khoury:
Khoury didn't fill up on the river, and was eliminated. Watson will take on the winner of the Jason Koon/Taylor Paur match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
373,100
40,400
|
40,400 |
|
211,200
120,800
|
120,800 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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|
Busted | |
Yorane Kerignard had a commanding lead on Pedro Fernandez, but not anymore after Fernandez caught a lucky card to stay alive and double up.
On the button Fernandez raised to 6,000. From the big blind Kerignard reraised to 14,000. Fernandez just called. On the flop of Kerignard made a bet and Fernandez moved all in, only to be snap called.
Kerignard was ahead as he had flopped two pair with , but Fernandez was still live with his . The turn was the 
and it left Kerignard drawing dead. The river was the meaningless 
and Fernandez notched himself a very important double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
171,000
-24,800
|
-24,800 |
|
105,000
24,800
|
24,800 |
Ukrainian (7) Oleksandr Gnatenko , who started his match with a 4:1 chip lead, moved all in on the button for 54,300. Serbian (26) Ognjen Sekularac made the call.
Gnatenko: 
Sekularac:
The flop gave Sekularac a set of sixes and the lead, but Gnatenko could survive with an eight for a straight or a seven for a better set. The bricked off on the turn, but the 
spiked on the river to give Gnatenko a better set.
He doubled to 109,600 chips, but Sekularac still has the lead with 227,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
227,800
161,600
|
161,600 |
|
109,600
-161,600
|
-161,600 |
