The remaining 46 players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break.
Play will resume at 8:38 p.m. local time in Level 18.
Kane Kalas opened to 18,000 from middle position, and after it folded to Qiang Xu on the button, he three-bet to 50,000. Dennis Strebkov in the big blind then four-bet all in for 165,000. Kalas elected to fold his hand, and Xu made the call.
Strebkov stayed pat, and Xu drew one.
Dennis Strebkov: 8x6x5x4x2x 
Qiang Xu: 7x6x4x3x
Strebkov was in a great spot with his patted eight-six and when Xu drew 5x to make a straight it secured him more than a double up.
Kalas said after the hand that he folded a pat 10.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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455,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
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425,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
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364,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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915,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
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815,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
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750,000
180,000
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180,000 |
|
680,000
468,500
|
468,500 |
|
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680,000
577,500
|
577,500 |
|
590,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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|
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553,000
351,000
|
351,000 |
|
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523,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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519,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
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510,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
405,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
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390,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
380,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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315,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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294,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
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255,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
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253,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
243,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
215,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
210,000
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
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181,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
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|
160,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
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155,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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|
99,000
54,500
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54,500 |
|
Busted | |
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No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Chino Rheem jammed his last 60,000 from the cutoff and was called by Joey Couden in the big blind.
Both players drew one and the cards hit their backs.
Chino Rheem: 9x8x7x6x
Joey Couden: 8x5x4x2x
Couden went first and peeled a 5x to make a pair of fives. Unfortunately for Rheem, he peeled a 7x to make a higher pair as the field size ticked down to 50 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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310,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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Busted | |
After losing majority of his stack from a No-Limit Hold'em hand when he lost flush over flush, Chino Rheem raised all in for 34,000 in the hijack. After it folded to the big blind Max Kruse, he made the call to put Rheem at risk.
Kruse drew one card and Rheem drew two.
Chino Rheem: 4x3x2x
Max Kruse: 9x7x6x5x
Kruse flipped over his card first and it was Qx. Rheem then turned over Jx6x to give him the double up with his jack-six low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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84,000
316,000
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316,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Action was picked up on the first betting round in a three-bet pot between Ray Henson and Jeremy Harkin.
Harkin in the small blind bet 40,000 and Henson called for most of his stack.
On the second drawing round, Harkin drew one and Henson drew two.
The second betting round saw Harkin move all in and Henson called for his last 11,000.
Both players drew the same on the final betting round.
Ray Henson: 4x3x2x XxXx
Jeremy Harkin: 8x7x5x4x Xx
Harkin turned over a 10x which gave him a ten-eight with Henson only being able to muster Qx9x for a queen-nine and the WSOP regular exited the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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204,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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Busted | |
Action folded to Travis Pearson in the hijack who raised all in for 114,000. After it folded to the button George Wolff, who also announced all in. Both the blinds folded leaving the two players heads up.
Pearson stood pat and Wolff drew one.
Travis Pearson: 10x9x7x3x2x
George Wolff: 8x6x3x2x
Pearson stood pat with his 10-nine, but would have to fade Wolff drawing a four, five, seven, eight, or nine to stay in the tournament. But when Wolff flipped over Jx it secured Pearson the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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256,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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205,000
192,500
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192,500 |
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Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Action was picked up after the first drawing round where everyone drew two.
Action checked to the under the gun player who bet 40,000. Lawrence Brandt moved all in for 124,000 and Couden called while the other player folded.
Brandt drew one on the second draw and Couden stood pat.
On the final draw both players stood pat.
Lawrence Brandt: 7x6x4x3x2x
Joey Couden: 8x6x5x3x2x
Brandt had drawn out to make number 2 to double while Couden's eight-six was rendered second best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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271,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
|
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258,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
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Level: 17
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 4,000/8,000, 12,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 3,000/6,000, 9,000 Ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Action was picked up on the A♠10♣7♠ flop in a single-raised pot between Ray Henson in the hijack, Xixiang Luo on the button, and Ari Engel in the big blind. The action checked to Luo who bet 30,000 and only Engel called.
The turn brought the 5♥. Engel checked to Luo who bet 125,000, Engel moved in for 205,000, and Luo called.
Ari Engel: 8♠7♦7♣3♣
Xixiang Luo: 10♠10♦6♦2♦
It was a cooler situation in which Luo held the higher set of tens. The A♦ river filled up both players as Engel headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800,000
345,000
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345,000 |
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75,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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Busted | |
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