| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 250,000 | 3 |
| 2 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 775,000 | 10 |
| 3 | Derek McMaster | United States | 950,000 | 12 |
| 4 | Joseph Aronesty | United States | 300,000 | 4 |
| 5 | Jason Berilgen | United States | 1,600,000 | 20 |
| 6 | John Esposito | United States | 2,300,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Ben Yu | United States | 950,000 | 12 |
| 8 | David Halpern | United States | 800,000 | 10 |
| 9 | Tom McCormick | United States | 740,000 | 9 |
Patrick Leonard opened from under the gun, Joseph Aronesty pushed in three bets in late position and Leonard called to see the 
flop.
Leonard checked to Aronesty, he fired in a bet and Leonard instantly called. The 
hit the felt as a turn card, action checked to Aronesty who pushed in enough to cover his opponent.
Leonard called for his remaining stack and the two turned over their hands. Leonard tabled 
for a pair of aces with an eight low draw and would be drawing to just the low when Aronesty showed 
for a flopped full house. The 
came on the river and there would be no low for Leonard as he was sent packing by Aronesty's full house in 9th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
985,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Derek McMaster raised under the gun and Ben Yu put in a third bet from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and McMaster paid.
The flop fell 
and McMaster checked to the 2018 WSOP Player-of-the-Year runner-up. Yu bet 40,000 and he was raised by McMaster to 80,000. Yu called.
The turn was the 
and Yu paid off a bet of 80,000 and McMaster fired again on the river.
Yu eventually folded and McMaster showed 
for the absolute nuts. He mucked his other two cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
705,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
||
Jason Berilgen opened from the button, David Halpern defended his big blind and the flop came down 
. Halpern check-called a bet on the flop from Berilgen and the dealer flipped over a on the turn.
Halpern checked to Berilgen who pushed fired in another bet, Halpern snap-called and a peeled on the river. Halpern checked to Berilgen, he pushed in another bet and this time Halpern ducked, shipping the pot to Berilgen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,910,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
680,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
Ben Yu and Tom McCormick both have the shortest stack at the table. There hasn't been a lot of action in the last 15 minutes and both seem to wait it out until they see the perfect opportunity to double up.
They are both below five big bets and they will be under four in the next level in about en minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
300,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
|
||
David Halpern Opened from the cutoff, Tom McCormick pushed in three bets, Halpern called and the dealer spread out 
on the flop.
Halpern fired in a bet, McCormick called and the 
came on the turn. Halpern pushed in a bet and McCormick thought for a moment. Ultimately he folded, sending the pot to Halpern.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
190,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
Level: 28
Limits: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 0
Tom McCormick called in the small blind and Shannon Shorr put in a second bet from the big blind. McCormick called the raise and they went heads-up to the flop.
The flop was dealt 
and McCormick checked to Shorr who checked behind. The turn was the 
and McCormick checked again. Shorr bet 100,000 this time and that was 80% of McCormick his stack.
He ended up folding and the pot was pushed to Shorr.
McCormick is left with just 125,000 which is 1.25 big bets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
||
|
|
125,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Shannon Shorr raised on the button, Derek McMaster called in the small blind and Joseph Aronesty defended his big blind. The dealer spread out 
on the flop and all three players checked to the turn card.
McMaster fired in a bet and Shorr was the only opponent to stick around to the river card. McMaster threw in another bet and Shorr thought for several moments. Ultimately he threw his cards away and McMaster pulled in another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
320,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
Joseph Aronesty just had to fade a ton of outs to avoid elimination. He did so on the 
board when the river was the 
.
Aronesty was playing 
while Derek McMaster put him at risk of elimination with 
.
Aronesty managed to stay alive in the tournament while McMaster lost a bit of chips without losing his cheerful personality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
