Chris Hunichen started the day with 11,800 but, unfortunately for him, just bubbled this event. We arrived when the pre flop action was already done and he was up against with his . He was in good shape to double up his 8,400 stack but the board would spell doom for him: | | . Hunichen ends up as the number 244th in this event. Austrian big stack Thomas Butzhammer, who was the owner of the ace-jack, now has 116,000.
Before the bubble Govert Metaal was already up to 100,000 in chips, coming from 80,000. He just told us a hand where he lost a lot of chips.
Short stacked player Joshua Jones shoved all in for about 10,000 from the hijack, and in the cut off Govert Metaal made the call with . Right next to him Noah Sandler made the call as well from the button, and both blinds folded. with two hearts on the flop and Metaal checked to his opponent. Sandler, starting the hand with just over 60,000, bet 16,000. Metaal shoved all in and Sandler made the call with for two overs to the board and a flush draw. Sandler hit his flush and decapitated Metaal's big stack.
From late position Tim Duckworth pushed his last 9,300 to the middle. The cut off, also short with just 16,300, reshoved and Jeremy Joseph in the big blind made the call to put both players at risk. Duckworth showed while Joseph had . The cut off had the best hand however with , and that hand would hold up: | | . Duckworth out, Jospeh down a bit and the cut off almost tripled.
Duckworth is not the only notable out, a couple tables over Neil Channing also made his way to the pay out desk.
Matt Stout opened to 3,200 from late position and called as Katie Dozier pushed from the big blind for 9,800. Dozier had found the perfect hand to shove with as she tabled . Matt Stout had a worse hand with but would hit the flop pretty hard: . Dozier needed a king or a foul deck but that wouldn't happen. The on the turn and on the river were blanks for her and Stout won the pot.
Dozier left the tournament and made her way to the pay out desk. Maybe she'll use some of the money she cashed to buy in to the Ladies Event.
Govert Metaal lost a lot of chips early on in the day, but is in great shape again after he doubled twice. First he opened the button to 3,500 with and he called as the big blind shoved on him for 22,300 total. The big blind had and his kicker would play no part in it with | | on the table.
Not much later Govert Metaal opened again, this time to 3,400 from the cut off. His next door neighbor, Noah Sandler, raised it up to 8,000 from the button. After both blinds folded, Metaal clicked back the action to 13,200 and called as Sandler shoved for 46,800 effectively. Metaal showed his and Sandler showed .
Metaal wasn't out of the woods yet though, as Sandler flopped a draw about as good as they could come: . Fortunately for Metaal both the turn () and river () bricked and he found his double up. Sandler, in the meantime, still has a very healthy stack of about 160,000.
Russell Crane opened from early position to 3,500 and saw Brent Becker three bet to 10,000 from middle position. Crave made the cal and both players checked the flop. Crave bet out 9,200 when the dealer put the on the turn. Becker made the call and both players went back to checking once the popped up on the river. Crane showed his and the duckies were enough to make Backer muck. Both players are still up for the day, Crane now lots.
with his 
. He was in good shape to double up his 8,400 stack but the board would spell doom for him: 
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. Hunichen ends up as the number 244th in this event. Austrian big stack Thomas Butzhammer, who was the owner of the ace-jack, now has 116,000.
with two hearts on the flop and Metaal checked to his opponent. Sandler, starting the hand with just over 60,000, bet 16,000. Metaal shoved all in and Sandler made the call with 
while Joseph had 
. The cut off had the best hand however with 
, and that hand would hold up: 
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. Duckworth out, Jospeh down a bit and the cut off almost tripled.
. Matt Stout had a worse hand with 
. Dozier needed a king or a foul deck but that wouldn't happen. The 
and his kicker would play no part in it with 
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on the table.
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. Fortunately for Metaal both the turn (
flop. Crave bet out 9,200 when the dealer put the 
on the turn. Becker made the call and both players went back to checking once the 
popped up on the river. Crane showed his 
