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.
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.
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.
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.
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
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.
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.
Ran Ilani opened to 30,000 and Shawn Buchanan just flat-called in position. The flop came and Ilani led out for 35,000. Buchanan called and the 
paired the board on the turn.
Ilani checked this time and Buchanan tossed in a bet of 50,000. Ilani called and the 
completed the board. Ilani checked again and Buchanan slid in a bet of 175,000. Ilani tossed in a single chip to signify a call and Buchanan turned over for a full house.
Patrik Truong was in the hijack, opening to 26,000. Asi Moshe flatted behind him before Chris Bolek squeezed to 105,000 on the button.
Truong fought back, sliding forward a four-bet of 245,000. Moshe escaped but Bolek matched the price to see the flop.
It came 
and Truong moved all-in for 409,000. Bolek spent over a minute before making his decision, which eventually happened to be a fold.
With roughly 100,000 in the pot, big blind Michael Gagliano checked to Seth Davies. The board read 
and Davies moved all-in for 270,000 effective.
Gagliano took his time, convincing himself to pull off a call with his tournament life on the line. He eventually called and Davies showed 
for a busted flush draw.
Gagliano rolled over 
for top two and was rewarded with a huge double.
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