Sterling Lipscomb is all in from the hijack for about 625,000 with 
against the 
of Dan Kelly in the big blind.
The board ran out 
, giving Kelly two pair to eliminate Lipscomb in the 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,980,000 | 710,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
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Two consecutive hands saw Sukhpaul Dhaliwal's stack disappear, and with it, his chance at a historic million dollar payday.
First, Dhaliwal raised to 58,000 from middle position, receiving calls in two spots from Upsheka Desilva and Robert Mcveigh. The flop of 
prompted Dhaliwal to fire a bet of 95,000, which folded Desilva. Mcveigh flopped top pair with his 
, however, and he elected to reraise to 225,000, a bet which Dhaliwal called.
When the 
turned, Mcveigh shoved for 493,000 and Dhaliwal made the call with his 
. His overpair to the board had been cracked by two pair, and the 
on the river changed nothing.
Theron Eichenberger finished Dhaliwal off one hand later, when his bested the short-stack's 
.
Dhaliwal earned $40,931 for making it this far, but with so few players between himself and a million bucks, he will likely be thinking about that nine on the turn deep into the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000 | -10,000 |
|
1,730,000 | 1,230,000 |
|
Busted |
After Theron Eichenberger's recent elimination of Lee Flemming, a few members of his Newcastle Poker Group dropped the PokerNews Live Reporting desk a line to let us know that his progress is being followed closely by friends and family online.
With the players on a small break to color up the yellow T1000 chips, we stopped by Eichenberger's table to see how he was faring.
He was happy to report that he is sitting with 1.7 million chips, which is a bit over the average stack of 1.35 million at the moment. Eichenberger also made sure to thank his buddies for the shout out, before heading back to the million dollar grind.
All in for 439,000, Sukhpaul Dhaliwal's 
held up against Ed Robertson's 
when the board ran out 
.
Shortly therafter, Upeshka Desilva also doubled through Ed Robertson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000 | -1,007,000 |
|
1,600,000 | 1,135,000 |
|
|
915,000 | 285,000 |
Gary Friedlander opened to 63,000 under the gun and Chris Hunichen three-bet to 168,000 from the big blind. Friedlander called to see a 
flop and Hunichen shoved for about 312,000 effective. Friedlander called all in with 
, drawing against Hunichen's .
Friedlander's outs never came as the turn and 
river clinched the pot for Hunichen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,760,000 | 600,000 |
|
Busted |
The action is picking up here in the Amazon Room, with bustouts occurring almost simultaneously just a moment ago.
We arrived in time to catch Lee Flemming on his way out of the tournament area, after his 
failed to overcome the held by Theron Eichenberger.
The board was 
after the flop, but the rest of the board cards were scrambled before we could jot them down. Flemming's deep run through this massive field earned him $40,931 and the respect of his poker buddies back of home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,810,000 | 1,240,000 |
|
Busted |
After Sterling Lipscomb opened for 57,000 from early position, Dan Kelly called holding the button, and the short-stacked Gabriele Lepore responded with an all-in reshove from the big blind. Lipscomb and Kelly both called to put Lepore at risk, and a side pot was contested while he awaited his fate.
The flop was an action board of 
, and Lipscomb elected to open shove. Kelly didn't bite, mucking his hand after some thought, and the two remaining players tabled their holdings.
Showdown:
Lipscomb:
Lepore:
Lepore's prayer of preflop move had not been answered, and he was drawing dead. Two meaningless cards later, and he headed to the payout desk to collect his prize of $40,931.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,270,000 | -70,000 |
|
|
680,000 | 230,000 |
|
Busted |
Ryan Welch shoved from early position for about 330,000 and Michael Bennington reshoved all in over the top form the next seat over. The rest of the table folded.
Welch tabled pocket tens, racing with Bennington's .
The board ran out 
, giving Bennington trip jacks to eliminate Welch in 25th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000 | 294,000 |
|
Busted |
With the flop reading , Thomas Laviano led out for 100,000 from under the gun, and called the raise of 500,000 made by Michael Bennington.
When a relative blank in the 
hit the table on the turn, Laviano moved his stack into the middle, and after representing strength on the flop Bennington now insta-folded.
The failed bluff cost Bennington half his stack, and now he will need to make even more creative moves if he hopes to survive the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,860,000 | 440,000 |
|
|
486,000 | -574,000 |
