In a pot of roughly 38,000 on a flop of 
, Cary Katz checked his option from under the gun and the button checked back.
The turn came the 
and Katz took the lead when he bet 25,000. His opponent gave it some thought but eventually folded and the chips were shipped to Katz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
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The action was relayed by the table after the fact. Two players were all in on a flop of 
, the big blind was the player at risk for their last 18,000 and was called by Punnat Punsri.
Big Blind Player: 
Punnat Punsri: 
The turn came the and river 
, which gave Punsri a straight and eliminated his opponent who was able to share the bubble spot with three other players who chopped a min-cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
||
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
After a bubble that lasted 3 or 4 hands, with double-ups and no bustouts, four plays busted.
One of which was Craig Hartman, after Colombian Johann Ibanez Diaz was all in against him for Hartman's last 27,000 on a board of 
Johann Ibanez Diaz: 
Craig Hartman: 
The 
turn and 
river locked Diaz the hand and sent Hartman to the rail. He will chop the min-cash with three other players who busted on the same hand, giving them all around $376 each, not including any bounties they won.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Play slows as the bubble approaches. 209 are paid $1,504 back, essentially a buy-in.
It is a bounty event so most players have picked up at least one bounty so far. 1st place pays $190,219 plus however many $500 bounties the players have collected each.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | |
|
|
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|
260,000 | |
|
260,000 | |
|
||
|
200,000 | |
|
||
|
190,000 | |
|
||
|
170,000 | |
|
||
|
170,000 | |
|
|
||
|
160,000 | |
|
||
|
130,000 | |
|
|
||
|
105,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
||
|
26,000 | |
|
|
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Three more levels will be played today as we near the bubble. A 15 minute break is underway while they race off the smallest chips left.
According to Sungkae Yoo (Seikei Yanagi) who PokerNews caught up with after, he opened 5,500 and got one call before Drinan three-bet to 25,500 and both Yoo and the other player in middle position called.
Yoo and the other player checked to Drinan who bet 10,000 on the flop of 
, and only Yoo called.
A 
fell on the turn and after Drinan bet 20,000, Yoo moved in for around 10,000 - 15,000 more. Drinan snapped him off and tabled 
for top boat. A horrible cooler for Yoo who showed 
for 2nd nut boat.
Yoo was drawing to quad queens but the river was a blank, sending Yoo to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
625,000 | |
|
585,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
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|
|
570,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
530,000 | |
