We arrived at Table 442 just in time to see the dealer sweeping up the cards of two all in players. One of them held 
, and we didn't catch the other hand, but neither could beat David Chiu's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
||
Sam Grafton got involved in an all-in prefrlp confrontation with Dan Murariu. Murariu had the bigger stack, and turned over 
. Grafton held 
. The board ran out 
, and Murariu won the pot, eliminating Grafton.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Players are on a 20-minute break. Black T100 chips are being raced off.
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Two more levels will be played before the dinner break.
Mike Germanos and Zennawi Petros got all but Petros' last T1,000 chip in before the flop.
Germanos tossed a yellow chip out after the 
flop, and Petros called after Germanos gave him a good-natured, "You're pot-committed."
Petros: 
Germanos:
The nines held up for Germanos, who says it's his first time in Las Vegas and his first poker tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
103,300
|
103,300 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
|
250,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
210,000 | |
|
||
|
180,000 | |
|
160,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
145,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
105,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
85,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
48,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Jonathan Bennett and Benjamin Luhr got it all in preflop, and Luhr covered.
Bennett: 
Luhr:
The flop brought 
, giving Luhr top pair but Bennett a set. A 
turn ended the suspense, and Bennett secured his double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
111,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Balint Pusztai shoved his last 29,500 from the button after action folded to him. Sergey Tikhonov called from the big blind.
Tikhonov:
Pusztai: 
A flop of 
meant Pusztai would make a straight if Tikhonov found a third five. Sure enough, the turn was the 
, and Pusztai just needed to fade the board pairing. A 
was fine by him, and he doubled up with the rags.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
42,600
|
42,600 |
Chris DeMaci raised to 6,000 from early position, and then Florencio Bunal three-bet all in. DeMaci called instantly and turned over . Bunal held , and he would need help. The board did not provide it, coming 
, bustin Bunal from the tournament and bringing DeMaci up to to 170,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
Busted |
