In a 3-way pot pre-flop, all the chips landed in the middle. The shortest having 87,000 and Patrick Lacey having the middle stack with 301,000.
Patrick Lacey: 
Chip leader of the three: 
Short stack: 
The board ran out 
and Lacey's aces held to get a double up and eliminate another opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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713,000
535,500
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535,500 |
Andrew Kats opened from under-the-gun to 30,000 the small blind called and they went heads up to the 
flop.
Both players checked the flop and on the 
turn the small blind led for 30,000. Katz called to see the 
on the river and both players checked. Katz tabled and scooped the pot.
The very next hand Katz was the big blind on a board that read 
, and with a large pot already brewed, Katz check-called a 63,000 bet.
The river was the 
, and Katz check-called another 87,000 bet from his opponent. His opponent mucked and he tabled 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,030,000
807,100
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807,100 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,000,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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725,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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700,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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585,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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570,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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490,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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325,000
215,000
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215,000 |
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300,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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211,000
211,000
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211,000 |
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Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
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In a 3-way all-in before the flop, Terry Fleischer was at risk being the middle stack of the three.
Terry Fleischer: 
Big blind:
Shortest stack:
The flop was 
, leaving Fleischer needing to hit only a queen to win the hand and he did just that with the on the turn. The hit the river giving Fleischer top two pair and doubling up and knocking the shorter stack out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,262,000
262,000
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262,000 |
The pot had grown to roughly 250,000 by the time Michael Noori (hijack) and an opponent directly to his left made it to the 
turn. Noori fired 145,000, leaving himself with 203,000. The other player tanked for several minutes and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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600,000
370,000
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370,000 |
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Three players came to a 
turn, having created a juicy 300,000-pot on the previous streets. They were all in early positions and Dmitry Yurasov acted last. It was checked to him and Yurasov bet out 150,000. He received a call followed by a fold and they continued heads up to the 
river.
Yurasov quickly checked back and his opponent showed , trying to trap Yurasov into a river-shove. Yurasov saved himself from further, likely lethal damage, as he had only 295,000 behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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295,000 | |
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With over 400,000 in the middle on a board that read 
, Enrico Rudelitz bet 228,000 after his opponent checked. His opponent went into the tank for five minutes, and the floor had to be called for time. Before the time was up his opponent threw in one chip signaling a call. Rudelitz Showed 
for a flush and scooped a massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,875,000
1,725,000
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1,725,000 |
The tournament staff paused the clock with 10 minutes remaining in the level, and players at each table will play six more hands before they'll call it a day.
