Casey McCarrel was all-in preflop for his tournament life against Jason Somerville, who was trying his best to burst the bubble.
Casey McCarrel: 
Jason Somerville: 
The board ran out 
, giving McCarrel a much need double up to 105,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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105,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 0
John Racener leads the final 15 players with one more elimination needed to burst the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
875,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
660,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
600,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
580,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
|
||
|
480,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
405,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
||
|
325,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
325,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
315,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
300,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
150,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
115,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
105,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
80,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
65,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
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Nate Silver's stack was approaching the danger zone on the bubble until he dragged in a big three-way pot.
Three bets each went in before the flop from Silver, Ray Dehkharghani, and Jason Somerville.
On the 
flop, Somerville checked in the small blind, Silver bet in the big blind, then Dehkharghani called on the button and Somerville called too.
The trio checked through the 
turn and the 
river.
Silver turned up 
for the winning full house and a pot to boost his stack over300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
572,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
453,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
306,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
Christopher Chung was all in for his last 32,000 from the cutoff. Kevin Song called from the small blind and Yuri Dzivielevski had cards in front of him in the hijack.
Song and Dzivielevski checked down the board of 
and Chung turned over 
. Song had 
, while Dzivielevski was holding 
.
Hand-for-hand play continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
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Brian Rast raised pre-flop and Eric Kurtzman called in position. Christopher Chung, in the small blind with only about 60,000 behind, thought about his options for about a minute before folding.
The flop came 
and Chung stood up from his chair and yelled "Oh my god." Rast bet and Kurtzman called. On the turn, Rast bet, Kurtzman raised, and Rast called.
The river came the 
and both players checked. Kurtzman showed and Rast mucked.
"I would've tripled up," said Chung.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
620,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
320,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
Terrence Chan raised in middle position and got a call from Nate Silver in the small blind.
On the flop of 
, Silver led out and got raised by Chan. Silver called.
The turn brought the , and Silver slowed down, checking to Chan who bet. Again, Silver called.
Silver checked again on the river, and Chan continued betting. Silver called and saw Chan's which took down the pot and vaulted the Canadian back over 500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
220,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Eric Kurtzman bet a flop of 
and Scott Tuttle raised from the big blind. Tuttle led out on the 
turn and Kurtzman folded.
"Big blind special," Tuttle said as he stacked his newfound chips.
"You made me fold a nine," Kurtzman replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,000 | |
|
|
490,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Play is now hand-for-hand on the bubble following the elimination of Anthony Zinno in a huge pot that vaulted John Racener back into the chip lead.
Preflop, Zinno raised in early position, Racener three-bet to his direct left, then Terrence Chan four-bet in late position. Zinno called off for his last 45,000 in chips and Racener called too.
On the 
flop, Racener and Chan began growing the side pot, with Racener check-raising a bet from Chan, which Chan called.
Racener then led out on the 
turn and Chan folded.
Racener rolled over 
for a flopped set and turned full house.
Zinno's quickly went into the muck drawing dead, and the huge pot was pushed to Racener who now has the tournament chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
780,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
455,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Eric Kurtzman raised from the hijack and got a call from Scott Tuttle in the cutoff before Yuri Dzivielevski three-bet from the button. Both opponents called.
Action checked to Dzivielevski on the 
flop, and he bet, Kurtzman folded, and Tuttle raised. Dzivielevski called to see the fall on the turn.
Tuttle bet and Dzivielevski called. Tuttle led out again on the river. Dzivielevski went into the tank for several minutes, resting his head in his hand in deep thought, before folding.
"Feels like king-queen," said Brian Rast from across the table.
Dzivielevski was up to nearly 600,000 at the last break but has since fallen all the way down to around 130,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
130,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
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