Ryan Riess opened to 250 and Brandon Nicholson defended his big blind. Nicholson drew one and Riess drew two.
The pair both checked. Nicholson showed a pair and Riess won the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,500 | 2,000 |
|
5,000 | -500 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 |
A player opened to 300 and Samuel Rubin called in the small blind. Jameson Painter called in the big blind. Rubin drew two, and Painter and the initial raiser both drew one.
Rubin checked and Painter bet 800. The initial raiser called and Rubin folded. Painter showed down 
, which was good enough to take down the pot.
Then, moments later, Galen Hall opened to 300 from under the gun. Rubin called and Painter three-bet to 1,300. Hall moved all in for around 6,000, Rubin folded and Painter called.
Painter stood pat and Hall drew one.
Jameson Painter: 
Galen Hall:
Hall was drawing live to stay in the tournament, but he drew a 
and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000 | 11,500 |
|
|
7,500 | -1,000 |
|
Busted |
The 2016 champ, Ryan D'Angelo, is in the house and up a few blinds after a recent pot. The player in middle position opened to 250 and D'Angelo three-bet to 800 from the cutoff. His opponent called and stood pat forcing D'Angelo to draw one. After his opponent checked, D'Angelo fired a bet worth 1,700 and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,500 | -1,500 |
|
10,000 | 2,500 |
|
9,000 | 1,500 |
|
9,000 | 1,500 |
|
8,500 | 1,000 |
|
8,000 | 500 |
|
8,000 | 500 |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,000 | -500 |
|
7,000 | -500 |
|
7,000 | -500 |
|
6,000 | -1,025 |
|
|
5,500 | -2,500 |
|
5,000 | 400 |
Action was after the draw and Ryan Riess was facing a bet of 650 from Brandon Nicholson. After some thought, Riess called.
"Pair," said Nicholson, showing and Riess took down the pot with 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000 | 1,500 |
|
|
5,500 | 5,500 |
The player in the cutoff opened to 300 and called a three-bet worth 1,400 from Adam Owen in the big blind. Owen stood pat while his opponent drew one.
Owen checked and then called a bet of 1,000, mucking when his opponent revealed a ninety-eight, tabling a .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000 | -3,500 |
Erik Seidel opened from under the gun, finding calls from the player on the button and the small blind. The small blind drew two while Seidel and the button drew one. After the small blind checked, Seidel bet 625 and the player on the button looked him up.
Seidel tabled a ninety-seven with the and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,600 | 1,100 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/75
Ante: 25
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
