We found Oleg Badmayev in the aftermath of an all in. He'd gotten a shorter stack's chips in the middle preflop with 
when Badmayev held 
. An 
on the flop provided a sweat, but the kings held up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
224,000 | 152,000 |
Rory Mathews opened for a raise in early position, but he surely wasn't expecting what followed. The player to his immediate left three-bet, Bryce Landier moved all in immediately after that and the next player jammed as well. Mathews folded, and the first reraiser called.
Late Position: 
Middle Position: 
Landier: 
As the dealer turned over the flop, the door card was an important one: 
. The board finished out with 
, and Landier's set of queens eliminated the player with jacks and allowed Landier to double through the player with kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | 286,300 |
Tony "Bond18" Dunst moved all in with his last 44,000 in early position. He found one caller, Rory Mathews in the cutoff.
Dunst:
Mathews: 
The flop came 
, and Dunst commented that it wasn't the best start to the board. A 
came on the turn, and Dunst just needed to a fade a heart or a nine on the end. The 
completed Mathews' flush though, and Dunst was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000 | 19,500 |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
We arrived at the table on the turn to see Chris DeMaci facing a bet of 20,000 with the board reading 
. He raised to 43,500, and his opponent went all in. DeMaci called immediately and showed 
for the nut flush. His opponent turned over and needed another queen or nine on the river. The river turned out to be the 
, and DeMaci took the chips as his opponent hit the rail. DeMaci is now near the top of the leader board with 335,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000 | 150,000 |
Sergey Tikhonov has taken a few hits since we last saw him. In a recent hand, after Chris DeMaci raised to 6,000, Tikhonov three-bet to 14,500. DeMaci thought for a minute and then moved all in, and Tikhonov quickly folded. After the hand, he was down to 62,000 in chips, while DeMaci was up to 185000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000 | 15,000 |
|
62,000 | -73,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
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 |
|
Busted |
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 |
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 |
|
111,000 | 11,000 |
