Early position opened the action with a raise to 2,000. The player on the button moved all in for 8,300 and action was on Tony Lam in the small blind. He raised to 18,000 but the initial raiser folded.
Button: 8♣6♥ 
Tony Lam: K♦K♥
The board ran out 6♦7♠A♥Q♠A♦ earning Lam the pot and a knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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132,400 |
Gerald Claunch raised to 3,000 from early position, the hijack called and George Cain three-bet jammed for 26,700 from the cutoff. Both players called.
The 7♣9♥2♥ flop checked through to the 10♣ on the turn. Cain bet out 40,000 and the hijack folded.
George Cain: K♥K♣
Gerald Claunch: A♦A♥
Cain was on the wrong end of this cooler and the 5♣ river couldn't save him, ending his tournament run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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Busted |
Charlie Dawson opened the action with a raise to 2,000 from the cutoff. The button three-bet to 7,100 and Dawson made the call.
The button continued for 10,000 on J♣9♣10♦ before Dawson put in a raise to 25,000. The button moved all in for 46,000 effective and Dawson called.
Charlie Dawson: 10♠10♣
Button: K♣J♥
The turn 3♣ gave the button player outs but he bricked his flush draw after the J♠ river hit the felt. Dawson earned a full double up while stacking a pile of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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98,600 | |
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A blind versus blind confrontation was caught as the big blind was all in and at risk against Bill Mahoney, in the small blind.
Big Blind: A♥K♣
Bill Mahoney: 7♠7♣
"That's a fair fight," remarked a neutral player at the table.
"Not any more..." said Mahoney as the dealer spread the A♦Q♣6♥ flop.
The 4♣ turn changed nothing, however, the 7♥ river propelled Mahoney out in front again, sending the big blind to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Under the gun open-jammed his 21,600-chip stack into the middle and action folded around to David Levi in the big blind who made the call.
Under The Gun: A♥A♦
David Levi: 8♥8♦
The dealer put out 7♦10♥6♠9♦6♥ and Levi drilled his straight on the turn to eliminate his opponent and chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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93,400 |
The action was caught with three players looking at a flop of 7♥2♠4♣.
The action checked to Luis Scarpeccio, on the button, who bet out 3,500. The big blind folded and Johnny Chan called from under the gun.
The 7♦ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Scarpeccio sized up to 5,500.
The 8♠ river checked to a showdown. Chan tabled A♦K♠, but was behind the J♣J♥ of Scarpeccio.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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69,000 | |
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65,000 | |
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Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 2,000. Rob Rightmire put in a small three-bet to 3,600 from the hijack and the cutoff player made the call. Jamey Kramer four-bet to 20,000 from the button and action was back on Rightmire. He moved all in for 21,500 total and Kramer made the call.
Rob Rightmire: 6♠6♦
Jamey Kramer: A♣K♥
The board ran out 2♥Q♣3♦9♣3♥ and Rightmire's pair of sixes held on to scoop the pot, leaving Kramer short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,200 | |
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18,400 |
A player in early position moved all in for 10,100, Rittie Chuaprasert put in an isolating raise to 21,000 from the cutoff and the hand went to a showdown.
Early Position: J♥10♠
Rittie Chuaprasert: A♦J♦
Chuaprasert had his opponent dominated and the Q♣5♦2♠9♥2♣ runout changed nothing; Chuaprasert's kicker played and he sent his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,000
48,000
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48,000 |
Middle position opened the action with a raise to 2,500. Eric Smidinger moved all in from the small blind for 36,100 and his opponent made the call, covering him.
Eric Smidinger: 8♠8♥
Middle Position: A♣K♥
The dealer put out a safe 9♣6♠7♦4♣3♥ board and pushed the sea of chips to Smidinger's direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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79,400 | |
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