We found David Chiu not wasting any time getting into the action at his new table. In an already-bloated heads-up pot, he announced all in for 32,900 on the turn. The board was 
, and his opponent thought for about a minute before letting his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,300
15,300
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15,300 |
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We came to the table on the river with the board reading 
to find Matt Matros putting in a raise after the only other player in the hand bet out. Matros's raise was called, and he showed down 
for a pair on the flop that improved to a full house on the river.
Matros, who was the chip leader at the beginning of the day, is picking up right where he left off last night.
Norbert Szecsi has quickly stacked up to among the chipleaders today. He did just lose a flip though, when he got 
all in preflop against the 
of Tim Beusmans. The board ran out 
, and Beusmans doubled up with a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
127,500
26,700
|
26,700 |
|
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|
45,000
23,600
|
23,600 |
We just saw Ryan Tepen getting out of his seat shortly after the dealer called for a payout at his table, so he's presumably been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Action folded around to Damian Salas in the small blind. He called, and David Chiu checked his option in the big blind. The flop fell 
, and Salas led out for 1,200. Chiu threw out 2,100 as he tried to raise, and the dealer informed him that the minimum raise is 2,400. Chiu complied, and the dealer turned the . Salas led out again, this time for 3,300, and Chiu called. The river brought the the 
, and Salas checked. Chiu bet out for 5,200. Salas thought about it for a moment, and slid his cards toward the dealer. Chiu took the pot and is up to 72,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,000
6,700
|
6,700 |
|
|
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Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
We found Brandon Fish in the aftermath of an all in. He had 
in front of him on a board of 
against an opponent with 
. He's fighting to get back to the average stack after starting the day fairly short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
18,300
|
18,300 |
AP Phahurat and Ryan Laplante have been eliminated, leaving Tony "Bond18" Dust as the only survivor from one of the most interesting tables at the beginning of the day.
Drazen Ilich shipped from late position, and only Brian Friefeld, who was on a tiny stack of 5,000 or so, called. Friefeld's 
held against Ilich's 
.
A short time late, Ilich again moved all in and was called by Friefeld. This time, Ilich held 
against Friefeld's . We were off to the races again, and this time it stayed neck and neck on the flop: , giving Ilich a combo draw with his overcards. The turn and river came 
and then 
, meaning Friefeld was the one who had made a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000
12,400
|
12,400 |
|
Busted |
With the board reading 
, Ari Engel bet out with a flop bet of 2,500. Dan Heimiller called, and the dealer turned the . Engel again bet out, this time for 5,500. Heimiller thought for a moment and folded, yielding the pot to Engel. Heimiller's stack is starting to get a little short, as he's down to 27,000. Engel's stack is up to 46,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
8,200
|
8,200 |
|
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|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
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