We didn't catch the hand but Nacho Barbero eliminated Allen Kessler. Barbero's table is now three handed. The other two players have roughly 100,000 between them while Barbero has the rest.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | 140,000 |
|
Busted |
Amanda Musumeci and Aaron Jones got involved in a preflop raising war that ended up with all the chips in the middle. Jones was holding 
while Musumeci held 
. The board ran out 
giving Musumeci a winning full house. After the chips were counted Aaron Jones was left with just 1,000.
The next hand Jones was all in, in the small blind and he managed to quadruple up. But he couldn't do it twice in a row. On the second hand, he called all in over a Vandersmissen shove with 
. The dealer accidentally misdealt a 
. Vandersmissen was holding 
.
"That was literally the worst card that I could've seen," Jones said, talking about the misdealt four.
The board rolled out 
and Vandermissen eliminated Jones from the tournament with his ace high.
Level: 18
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
The players who chose to take a dinner break are now back. They will begin with the blinds at 500/1500/3000.
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In unknown action Michael Castas went bust at his table and he now leaves it up to Mike Watson or Gal Yifrach to duel it out for a spot in tomorrows finals. Watson holds the lead with 270,000 to 180,000 of Yifrach.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 120,000 |
|
180,000 | 131,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Vladimir Kochelaevskiy became the first player to advance to Day 3, as he just won the heads-up battle at Table 443, eliminating Manuel Mutke in a hand we didn't catch.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
447,000 | 237,000 |
|
Busted |
Ray Henson just knocked out a short stack with 
against 
when the board ran out 
.
Henson's now heads up with Jan Kropacek.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 230,000 |
|
214,000 | 169,100 |
Aside from a couple of tables on which players have agreed to skip break, the players have left for a one-hour dinner break. All tables are also coloring up the T100 black chips.
We didn't catch the action but Hunter Frey was all in with against an opponents 
. He didn't improve on the flop, turn, or river and he was sent to the payout desk to collect the small sum he earned for defeating his table yesterday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Erik Seidel opened to 4,000 under the gun, and the player on the button reraised to 10,000. Seidel jammed for 40,900, and his opponent called shortly after getting a rough count.
Seidel: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and Seidel doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | -5,000 |
