With about 22,000 in the pot and a completed board of 
, Michael Gathy bet 6,000 in the hijack and the button called.
Gathy showed 
for a boat as his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000 | |
|
||
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
On a 
flop, the big blind checked and Steven Steinmetz bet 3,000. The big blind then jammed for about 15,000. Steinmetz thought for a bit before calling.
Big Blind: 
Steven Steinmetz: 
Steinmetz was ahead against his opponent's flush draw. The 
came on the turn and the 
completed the board to send the pot to Steinmetz and send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
56,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
43,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
35,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
35,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
22,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
20,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
19,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
16,000 | |
|
13,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Aladin Reskallah and another player got their chips in preflop against Mario De Souza Jr, who had them both covered.
Opponent: 
Aladin Reskallah: 
Mario De Souza Jr: 
The 
flop kept Reskallah ahead, but the came on the turn. The 
completed the board to confirm the two eliminations as De Souza scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
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All the chips got in the middle between a player and Vanessa Kade who had her opponent covered.
Opponent: 
Vanessa Kade: 
The board would run out 
which would be no help to Kade's opponent and she would scoop in the nice pot to put her at around 60,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
The cutoff opened to 1,200 and Nick Jivkov three-bet to 5,400 on the button. The big blind jammed, the cutoff folded, and Jivkov called off his 13,900 stack.
Nick Jivkov: 
Big Blind:
Jivkov was in a great spot to double and did as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,300 | |
|
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Known as "World famous" Pat Lyons was involved in a hand. You may remember him from this year's interview on PokerNews in the Main Event in which he went all-in blind and won the hand live on air.
The hand was picked up on the turn with the board showing 
and Lyons checked from the small blind to the only other player big blind.
The big blind bet 3,100 and Lyons who said "I only meant to call I swear to God" raised to 6,200 after he was told he couldn't get change from the 5,000 chip he put in because he also put in 200 in black (100 chips).
The big blind raised all-in for about 10,000 and Lyons made the call to put his opponent at risk.
Big Blind:
Pat Lyons: 
The river was giving Lyons hit a straight flush and eliminating a player from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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