From the button, Charalampos Lappas three-bet shoved all in for about 30,000 over a raise from the cutoff and the original aggressor looked him up. Lappas' 
was dominated by 
but he pulled ahead on the 
flop. The 
turn stayed with Lappas but the 
sent him to the rail.
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With about 12,000 in the middle and the board reading 
, the small blind bet 5,000 and Ben Keeline called from the big blind.
The fell on the river and the small blind bet again, 7,000 this time. Keeline called, the small blind flipped over 
, Keeline tabled 
, and took the pot with his pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Eli Elezra was in the big blind and got his approximately 45,000-chip stack in before the flop against a single opponent in early position.
Eli Elezra:
Opponent: 
The two players were racing for the pot and Elezra's opponent needed to improve in order to knock him out. He took the lead on the 
flop, but Elezra regained the advantage on the 
turn. The 
river changed nothing and Elezra took the pot to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,500
78,500
|
78,500 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
95,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
||
|
85,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
83,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
||
|
76,000
59,900
|
59,900 |
|
||
|
65,000 | |
|
58,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
40,500
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
|
||
|
36,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
30,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
3,300
|
3,300 |
|
18,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
11,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
||
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
52,600
52,600
|
52,600 |
|
51,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
||
|
27,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
23,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
|
||
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
14,300
14,300
|
14,300 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
The board read 
with about 19,000 in the middle already.
Rainer Kempe had checked in the big blind and his opponent in mid-position shoved for 22,200 in total. Kempe tanked and checked how much was in the middle already. Kempe then made the call. His opponent tabled 
for the straight and Kempe quickly threw his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Scotty Nguyen bet 4,000 on the flop of 
and Chris Klodnicki check-raised out of the small blind, firing 12,000. Nguyen called and Klodnicki barreled the turn for 15,000. Nguyen double-checked his hand and then tossed in calling chips.
The river came 
and Klodnicki cut out a bet of 25,000. Nguyen snap-shoved and Klodnicki folded his hand. Nguyen threw face down to the middle of the table and raked in a sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
|
||
Daniel Colpoys was all in and at risk as he was called by Pete Chen.
Daniel Colpoys:
Pete Chen:
The board ran out 
to give Chen two pair on the flop and improve to a bigger two pair on the river to take Colpoys out of the running for today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000
45,050
|
45,050 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Jamie Kerstetter was on the button and got her entire 39,600-chip stack in the middle before the flop against Cory Waaland, who was in the cutoff and had her covered by a fair margin.
Jamie Kerstetter:
Cory Waaland:
Waaland found himself trailing Kerstetter's aces and needed to improve to win. The board ran out 
and Kerstetter's aces held for the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
46,200
|
46,200 |
|
38,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
