We didn't see his last hand, but Men "The Master" Nguyen was exchanging pleasantries with his tablemates on his way out the door. He's no longer one of the living in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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AP Phahurat had one of the biggest stacks in the room which was just about 50,000 but now it's experienced quite a bit of shrinkage. We didn't catch the hand, but Phahurat took to twitter to explain what happened to his monster stack:
Welp first punt of the summer, or in a while actually. 5b rip A3o btn vs co 1010 for 50k ... #didnotwin #braceletpuntingFollow @LegitAP47
When we got to the table to count what was left of Phahurat's stack, he had shoved all in with a covering stack over another players all in. Everyone folded and the two were headed to a showdown.
All in: 
Phahurat: 
The board rolled out 
giving Phahurat trips and the knockout blow, and he was able to recover a few of his lost chips. He's nowhere near where he once was, but every little bit counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000
-35,000
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-35,000 |
We caught up to J.J. Liu before the flop and she was all in against two other players for her tournament life.
Player 1: 
Player 2: 
Liu: 
The board rolled out 
and that was it for Liu who was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
We came to Jamie Rosen's table just as it was about to break. While we were moving to the table, a pot of over 40,000 chips had be piled into the middle of the table. We asked Rosen for the preflop action and he informed us what had happened.
From middle position a player raised, he was called by Andrew Watson, before Gregory Benjamins reraised to 4,550. With action back on the first player he moved all in for roughly 18,000. Watson then moved all in over the top for roughly 26,000. With action back to Benjamins, he went into the tank for several minutes. He had a covering stack on both players.
Benjamins stood up from his chair and rustled with is hat while talking himself through his decision out loud, speculating what hands the players could have and more. Eventually, the tank had gone on long enough and Rosen called for a clock while Benjamins was thinking.
"If you had aces here, you'd be my official favorite person," Watson said to Benjamins before Rosen called the clock.
About 15 seconds into his clock, Benjamins flashed his hand 
, whether accidental or not this is unknown, then he announced a call, creating an almost 70,000 chip pot.
First All In Player: 
Watson: 
Benjamins:
The board came out 
giving the chop pot to Benjamins and Watson. The all in player was eliminated. As the floor was already at the table, he gave Benjamins a one round penalty for exposing his hand before making a decision. Benjamins accepted what happened, and all the players began moving to their new table.
"I can see the headline now," Rosen said, putting his hand above his head. "All about the Benjamins."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,000 | |
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35,000 |
If Matt Matros hadn't established himself as the chip leader yet he's definitely done so now.
Just before break Matros raised to 900 from early position. The player directly to his left moved all in. Action folded to the player in the cutoff who moved all in over the top. Action folded all the way back around to Matros who snap called.
Matros: 
Early Position All In: 
Cutoff: 
Matros was in a great position to notch two more knock outs when no one improved on the 
flop. The turn was the 
leaving Matros out front. The river was safe for Matros too when it fell the 
. After that hand, Matros stacked his chips into the break. He has breached the 70,000 chip mark and looks to have more than anyone else in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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71,500 | |
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Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Players are on the last 20-minute break of the night and will return to play two more levels.
We didn't catch the hand but we do know that Eric Baldwin is no longer a part of this tournament. Some of the players at his table let us know that he was all in with 
preflop against a player who was holding . Baldwin didn't improve and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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From middle position a player moved all in for his last 2,800 chips. Action folded to Matt Matros on the button who made the call with a covering stack. Both blinds folded and the two players turned up their hands.
Matros:
All In: 
The board rolled out 
and it was safe for Matros who notched himself another knock out. While he's a little bit shorter after the break, Matros is still one of the biggest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000
-5,500
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-5,500 |
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Preflop, Chris DeMaci opened to 900 from early middle position. He was called by one player in middle position and Neil Willerson in the big blind.
The flop came down and Willerson checked to DeMaci who fired off a bet of 1,450. The player in middle position decided to put in a reraise to 3,800. Willerson quickly folded and DeMaci went into the tank. He counted out a stack of light blue T500 chips several times before putting out a reraise of 8,000. The player in middle position tanked for a bit before finally folding his hand.
"Good bet," he said. As if on command, DeMaci grabbed his cards and flipped them face up, showing for no pair and no draw. His opponent just shook his head as DeMaci raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,050
19,275
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19,275 |