Mike Wattel raised to 25,000 and Ben Yu three-bet all in for around 145,000. Wattel called and stood pat. Yu took his time before opting to draw one.
Mike Wattel: 
Ben Yu: 
Yu turned over a 
to show he had broken a jack to draw one. He picked his card up and showed an 
to be the first elimination in the money, receiving $14,691.
The remaining 14 players are redrawing around two tables.
James Alexander opened to 25,000 from the small blind and Brian Rast defended his big blind. Both players stood pat and Alexander moved all in for 26,000 more. Rast called and Alexander tabled a 
to win the pot.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 2,000
The third time was not the charm for Max Kruse as the field is now in the money. Kruse moved all in for about 75,000 and Shawn Sheikhan put him at risk.
Kruse tanked for a moment debating what to do with his hand, ultimately deciding on drawing one card. That turned out to be the wrong choice as Sheikhan stood pat and tabled a .
Kruse claimed to have broke a ten turning over an draw. The dealer gave Kruse a 
and ended his run one off the money.
Dario Sammartino raised to 15,000 and Mike Wattel called. Ben Yu moved all in for 41,000 and both players called.
Dario Sammartino drew two and Wattel drew one. Yu stood pat. The two remaining players checked.
"You're drawing dead," said Yu, showing . Wattel showed a King and Sammartino a pair and Yu tripled up.
Every player remaining has had their eye on max Kruse's stack over the last level. Kruse has been the shortest stack during hand for hand play and hadn't put himself at risk until recently. Kruse's stack had slid to just three big blinds before scoring a double up.
A couple hands later, Kruse put himself at risk. This time he had 36,500 to put in the middle and Mike Wattel was the opponent. Both players drew one and tabled their hands.
Max Kruse:
Mike Wattel:
Wattel flipped first revealing a and Kruse turned over a to stay alive.
Brian Rast opened to 13,000 and Ray Dehkharghani called in the small blind. Illya Trincher three-bet jammed for 44,500 and both opponents called.
Dehkharghani drew two, Trincher stood pat, and Rast drew one. Trincher tabled a that couldn't be beaten as Dehkarghani could only muster a jack and Rast made a king.
"Everybody fold," said short-stacked Max Kruse in the big blind. Shawn Sheikhan had other ideas, however. He raised to 16,000 from under the gun. Mike Wattel was on the button and three-bet to 45,000. The blinds both folded and action was back on Sheikhan.
He plonked out a big stack of oranges and four-bet.
"How much is it? I call," said Wattel. It was 171,000, and after the bet was counted out both players stood pat.
"Look at me," said Sheikhan as he pondered his decision post-draw. "I'm all in."
"I call," said Wattel.
"Eight-six," said Sheikhan.
"EIght-six-five-three-deuce," shot back Wattel, tabling exactly that:
"Motherfucker," said Sheikhan, tabling one worse
Dario Sammartino raised and he got calls from Max Kruse and Shawn Sheikhan in the small and big blind. Kruse and Sammartino drew one, with Sheikhan drawing two.
Kruse checked and Sheikhan bet 80,000. Sammartino called and Kruse folded. Sheikhan showed and Sammartino mucked angrily.
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