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| Seat | Player | Chip Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Schmidt | 1,005,000 | |
| 2 | Aleksandr Gofman | 1,270,000 | |
| 3 | Jim Jakobsen | 512,000 | |
| 4 | Steven McNally | 355,000 | |
| 5 | Matt Stout | 326,000 | |
| 6 | Jason Vanstrom | 599,000 | |
| 7 | Peter Gould | 935,000 | |
| 8 | RJ Sullivan | 1,050,000 | |
| 9 | Rajaee Wazwaz | 625,000 | |
| 10 | Brett Shaffer | 688,000 |
Steven McNally pushed all in from middle position and Michael Souza came over the top from the cutoff before all other players folded their hands.
McNally: 
Souza: 
Souza was in need of some help if he were to survive the hand, as he had the shorter stack. The board ran out 
and he didn't find any of the cards he needed. Souza was eliminated in 11th place for $36,975.
As we are now 10-handed, players have been combined and are taking seats on the feature table. We'll have a seating chart with chip stacks shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000 | 35,000 |
|
Busted |
Eric Spitzer was all in preflop and Aleksandr Gofman had made the call, putting Spitzer at risk.
Spitzer: 
Gofman: 
Spitzer was way behind and in trouble, needing one of the two remaining fours or running cards. The dealer fanned out a board of 
and Spitzer was busted in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000 | 310,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Aleksandr Gofman pushed his stack in from the button when action folded to him, and Eric Spitzer called in the big blind.
Gofman: 
Spitzer: 
Spitzer looked to be giving up a a chunk of his stack, and when the board fell 
, Gofman's double was secured.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
940,000 | 355,000 |
|
|
560,000 | -114,000 |
With a flurry of all-ins and calls and players doubling up left and right, here is an update on players involved in all-in pots:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 | 358,000 |
|
670,000 | 31,000 |
|
625,000 | -187,000 |
|
|
585,000 | -460,000 |
|
|
320,000 | -143,000 |
|
|
310,000 | 143,000 |
Immediately after taking his seat after his one-round penalty, Rajaee Wazwaz raised to 35,000 from the button and Matt Stout pushed all in from the small blind. Wazwaz made the call and put his tournament life at risk.
Wazwaz: 
Stout: 
Wazwaz was in need of some assistance, and when the dealer spread out a 
board, he found the five he needed to survive and double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000 | 100,000 |
|
990,000 | 631,000 |
Matt Stout had Kyle Weir all in preflop and Weir's tournament life was on the line.
Stout: 
Weir:
Weir was slightly ahead as the dealer fanned out a board of 
. Weir had paired his ace but unfortunately for him it was the fourth spade on the board and Stout's flush eliminated Weir in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000 | 120,000 |
|
Busted |
Bryan Reisner moved all in from mid-position for 159,000 and Ronald Sullivan called on the button.
Reisner: 
Sullivan: 
The board ran out 
and Reisner was eliminated in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
715,000 | 178,000 |
|
Busted |
Rajaee Wazwaz was in the small blind and with action on the Robert Sullivan on the button, Wazwaz stood up and walked away from the table to get a beverage from a friend. This action sparked outrage from Sullivan and especially Matt Stout, who was in the big blind.
Stout was shocked that a player this deep in the tournament would stand up with cards in front of him and walk away, basically folding out of turn.
The WSOP floor staff was called and Wazwaz was issued a one-round penalty.
