The tournament director has announced that the prize pool has been posted. The final 68 players will be guaranteed $3,040 with the eventual winner taking home $123,314.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $123,314 | 10-11 | $8,125 |
| 2 | $81,412 | 12-14 | $6,408 |
| 3 | $54,868 | 15-20 | $5,180 |
| 4 | $37,764 | 21-27 | $4,295 |
| 5 | $26,555 | 28-34 | $3,654 |
| 6 | $19,087 | 35-41 | $3,192 |
| 7 | $14,030 | 42-68 | $3,040 |
| 8-9 | $10,552 |
Adam Owen went all in from middle position for his final 8,500 chips and was looked up by Abdel Hamid in the hijack.
Owen took one card as Hamid stood pat.
Adam Owen: 7♠5♠4♠3♠ 
Abdel Hamid: 10x8x5x3x2x
Owen peeled the Q♠ for a flush, eliminating him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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74,500 | |
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Busted |
A player in the hijack opened to 5,500 and the button flatted. In the big blind, Christopher Chung moved all-in for 36,000 and the hijack rejammed as the covering stack.
Chung was drawing to 9x4x3x2x but his opponent had a superior draw. Luckily for him, he peeled a 7x to make a nine-seven and his opponent bricked to get the full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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81,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 3,000
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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26,500
3,500
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3,500 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Nick Guagenti got his final 20,000 or so chips in from the small blind against Dario Alioto on the button. Guagenti stood pat while Alioto drew one.
Nick Guagenti: Jx10x8x5x2x
Dario Alioto: 10x5x4x3x
Alioto turned over an 8x as final card, winning the pot and eliminating Guagenti.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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178,000 | |
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Arriving when the cards had already been drawn, Quan Zhou checked from middle position to the player in the cutoff, who bet 12,000 chips into a pot of 22,500.
Marcel Vonk then quickly called on the button, and Zhou followed suit after thinking it through. The cutoff showed 8x6x5x5x3x for a pair of fives and Vonk tabled 9x7x5x4x3x for a nine-seven.
Zhou's cards flew into the muck as he was left with five big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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145,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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34,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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10,000
19,500
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19,500 |
Quan Zhou got his final few chips in from the small blind and was called by Melanie Weisner in the big blind. Zhou drew one while Weisner stood pat.
Quan Zhou: 10x7x6x5x
Melanie Weisner: Jx8x6x5x3x
Zhou peeled a no-sider, but it was a Ax, resulting in his demise.
Elsewhere, Phill Hellmuth's and Scott Seiver's seats were also found left empty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
66,000
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66,000 |
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Philip Sternheimer opened to 5,500 from middle position and Jon Turner defended from the big blind.
Turner drew two, while Sternheimer took one and bet 8,500 when checked to. Turner thought for a while before he reluctantly tossed in calling chips, as he explained, "I block a few cards."
"You're using that fancy term again," replied Sternheimer as he turned over 10x8x6x4x2x for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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105,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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65,000 | |
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