Seth Davies made it 25,000 in early position and small blind David Laka countered with a three-bet to 82,000. Davies pushed his 206,000 into the middle and Laka snapped him off.
Seth Davies: 
David Laka: 
Davies spiked an ace on the 
runout and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
436,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
We arrived when all cards were lying in the middle of the table and two players were standing up and heading for the payouts.
It became apparent that Shawn Buchanan scored a double knockout, holding 
against 
of Arne Ruge and 
of Ran Ilani.
A 
board had been dealt, leaving Buchanan's kings out front. Buchanan is now guarding a massive chip-stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
The action folded around to Asi Moshe who raised it up on the button. Chris Bolek three-bet from the small blind and Moshe called to see a flop of 
. Bolek led out for 80,000 and Moshe made the call.
The turn brought the 
and Bolek checked this time. Moshe pushed in a bet of 123,000 and Bolek check-raised all in. Moshe instantly called and tabled 
for two pair. Bolek held 
and would need some help on the river to score the knockout.
The dealer burned and turned the 
on the river and Moshe held on to double up for 344,000. Bolek, who came into the day as the chipleader, is now one of the shorter stacks in the room.
Meanwhile, at the other table, Seth Davies three-bet jammed on Jeremy Wien who made the call. Davies was seen walking away from his seat and will finish in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,030,000
332,000
|
332,000 |
|
||
|
640,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
|
||
|
320,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Nick Pupillo was in the big blind, facing off against Peter Neff who was in the middle position.
Pupillo checked all three streets on the 
board and Neff didn't miss a single opportunity to fire. Pupillo called all three barrels, paying 35,000 on the flop, then 75,000 on the turn and finally another 110,000 on the river.
Unfortunately for him, Neff showed for top pair, top kicker including a nut flush blocker. Pupillo mucked and continued with just 107,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
|
107,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Nick Pupillo raised all-in from the first position and action folded to big stack Shawn Buchanan, sitting in the big blind. Buchanan asked for the count and when he got 141,000 as an answer, he counted calling chips and threw them forward.
Pupillo was slightly behind with 
against 
, and while he was drawing live, the flop didn't look good for him. The turn gave Pupillo hopes for a Broadway, but the 
river definitely eliminated him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Jan Christoph Von Halle opened to 34,000 from the hijack and Kenneth Smaron three-bet to 105,000 out of the big blind. The flop fell 
and Smaron led out for 90,000. Von Halle made the call and the landed on the turn.
Smaron shoved all in, putting Von Halle to the test for his last 350,000 chips. Von Halle tanked for a couple of minutes before finally electing to lay his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
765,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
358,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
Under the gun, Michael Gagliano made it 40,000 and Stephen Chidwick pushed his remaining stack forward. He had about 80,000 and Gagliano had no problem calling any amount.
Michael Gagliano: 
.
Stephen Chidwick: 
Chidwick was drawing slim and the board ran out 
to send him to the cage to collect $14,572.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Asi Moshe raised it up to 35,000 from under the gun and Martin Mathis shoved all in for 277,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Moshe called after receiving a count.
Asi Moshe: 
Martin Mathis:
The board ran out 
and Moshe's pair of eights held on to eliminate Mathis in 18th place. The remaining 17 players will now redraw for seats at the final two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
| Table 431 | Player | Chip Count | Table 439 | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | --Empty-- | - | 1 | Ross Schultz | 352,000 |
| 2 | Shawn Buchanan | 1,940,000 | 2 | Jeremy Wien | 663,000 |
| 3 | Eric Blair | 550,000 | 3 | John Amato | 380,000 |
| 4 | Peter Neff | 853,000 | 4 | Jan Christoph Von Halle | 316,000 |
| 5 | Jason Remshardt | 194,000 | 5 | David Peters | 250,000 |
| 6 | Richard Tuhrim | 745,000 | 6 | Kenneth Smaron | 760,000 |
| 7 | Jake Schindler | 785,000 | 7 | Chris Bolek | 225,000 |
| 8 | Michael Gagliano | 980,000 | 8 | Asi Moshe | 1,975,000 |
| 9 | David Laka | 650,000 | 9 | Patrick Truong | 1,225,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,975,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,940,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,225,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
980,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
853,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
785,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
760,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
745,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
|
663,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
||
|
650,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
550,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
380,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
352,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
316,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
250,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
||
|
|
225,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
194,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
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