Pratyush Buddiga just raised and Bob Buckenmayer proceeded to move all in from the small blind. Buddiga called the 65,000-chip bet and the showdown went as following.
Buddiga: 
Buckenmayer 
The board ran out 
and Buddiga knocked Buckenmayer out to get us down to 39 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
Busted |
[Removed:551] had quite a lot of chips up until not too long before the dinner break, but those are all gone now as he ran into Robert Geith's kings.
[Removed:552]'s final chips, around 110,000 total, ended up in the pot before the flop and the showdown went as following.
[Removed:552]: 
Robert Geith: 
The board ran out 
and [Removed:552] left the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Kevin Eyster led out for 11,000 on a flop of 
, and Matt Salsberg made the call. The turn was the , Eyster checked, and Salsberg bet what looked like 16,000 or so. Eyster moved all in for effectively 72,000, and Salsberg tank-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
|
65,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Benny Chen opened to 8,000 on the button, Jean Gaspard three-bet to 22,000 in the small blind and Chen four-bet shoved for about 90,000. Gaspard called.
Chen: 
Gaspard: 
The board ran out 
, giving Chen a straight on the river to double through Gaspard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
186,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
175,000
97,500
|
97,500 |
|
|
||
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
535,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
400,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
373,000
199,000
|
199,000 |
|
||
|
356,500
41,500
|
41,500 |
|
301,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
292,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
280,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
272,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
|
||
|
265,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
255,500
500
|
500 |
|
249,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
||
|
246,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
245,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
|
||
|
237,500
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
||
|
234,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
219,500
119,500
|
119,500 |
|
217,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
|
213,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
212,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
190,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
190,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
185,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
||
|
166,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
||
|
156,500
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
|
155,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. We will have full counts shortly.
After winning a race and eliminating Brian Green with 
against Green's 
, Greg Merson was faced with a completion from Alex Bilokur in the small blind. Merson didn't check, choosing to raised to 9,000. The Russian called.
The flop fell 
, Bilokur check-called a bet of 11,000 from the 2012 WSOP Main Event champ, and the turn was the 
. Bilokur check-called another 23,000, the river was the , and both players checked.
Bilokur revealed the 
for a flush, and Merson mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
238,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
195,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
Brian Roberts just battled it out before the flop with Noah Vaillancourt, a battle that ultimately lead to a pot worth around 250,000. The cards were turned face up after Vaillancourt called all in and the showdown went as following.
Roberts:
Vaillancourt: 
The board ran out 
and Vaillancourt doubled his stack up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
256,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
152,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Andrew Lichtenberger checked to Blake Whittington on a flop of , and he fired out a bet of 11,500. Lichtenberger moved all in for effectively 50,000 or so, and Whittington nearly beat him into the pot with a call.
Lichtenberger:
Whittington:
The 
spiked on the turn, giving Lichtenberger two pair, and the completed the board. Whittington was eliminated, and Lichtenberger chipped up to 265,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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