Johannes Becker raised his short-stack all-in from middle position, and got action from Joao Veiera.
Johannes Becker: 
Joao Vieira: 
Becker couldn't hold on a board of 
and has been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Johannes Becker raised pre-flop, leaving himself just 9,000 behind, and Benny Glaser called from the big blind.
Glaser checked the 
flop, then folded when Becker bet his remaining chips. Becker showed 
for jack-high.
"You're an animal," tablemate Chris Vitch told him. "You deserve Player of the Year. That was a great play."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
|
40,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
Mike Matusow is the latest to be eliminated from the event after dueling again with John Monnette.
Matusow raised in middle position and was three-bet in the cutoff by Monnette. Action folded around to Matusow, who called.
The two short stacks saw a flop of 
, which Matusow check-raised. Monnette put in one more bet to put Matusow all-in for his tournament life.
Mike Matusow: 
John Monnette: 
Monnette's jacks were ahead, and the /
runout brought no help to Matusow who bemoaned not winning a pot all day as he left the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Andony Wasaya and Nicholas Grimaldi got into a pre-flop raising war that ended with Grimaldi all in for his tournament life. Christopher Chung sitting between them folded after putting in a few bets.
Wasaya turned up with 
, while Grimaldi needed help with . The flop came 
, and Chung reacted as if he folded the best hand.
Grimaldi didn't connect with the 
turn and river and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |
Chris Vitch raised from the hijack and Yuri Dzivielevski defended his big blind. The flop came 
, and Dzivielevski check-called a bet.
Vitch bet again on the 
turn and Dzivielevski called. Both players checked the river, and Vitch turned over for ace-high. Dzivielevski flashed 
before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
285,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
Peter Neff raised in late position, a short-stacked Phil Hellmuth called behind him, and the small blind called.
On the 
flop, the small blind checked, Neff bet, Hellmuth raised, and the small blind folded. Neff three-bet to put Hellmuth all-in, and "The Poker Brat" called.
Phil Hellmuth: 
Peter Neff: 
The turn 
quickly ended the hand, sending Hellmuth out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
213,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Dan Smith bet a flop of 
from the button and Jeremy Ausmus raised from the big blind. Smith called, but folded when Ausmus bet again on the 
turn.
The next hand, Ausmus three-bet after Lena Wang raised, and Wang called. Ausmus bet the flop and Wang raised. Ausmus stuck around to see the turn. He check-called a bet and saw the on the river.
Wang bet again and Ausmus laid his land down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | |
|
||
|
140,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
120,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Ray Dehkharghani raised from under the gun and got calls from both Nicholas Grimaldi in the small blind and Kevin Song in the big blind.
Action checked to Dehkharghani on the 
flop and he bet, Grimaldi called, and Song raised. Both opponents called to see the turn. Song bet again and only Grimaldi called.
Grimaldi checked the 
river but folded to a bet from Song.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
120,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
John Monnette happily called a bet from Jeremy Ausmus for the last of his chips on the turn with , on a board of 
.
Ausmus showed 
and was drawing dead.
Monnette boosted his stack to 60,000 and will be looking to run it up further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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Level: 11
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
