The remaining 20 players are going on a 15-minute break. Tournament officials have also confirmed that the next level will be the last of the night instead of going down to the final five as originally scheduled.
David Funkhouser was heads-up with Oscar Johansson after the draw when he bet 71,000 from the big blind. Johansson then raised to 350,000 in the cutoff, sending Funkhouser deep into the tank.
"Please don't show me if you're bluffing, Oscar," he said to Johansson as he eventually folded. "I don't care how Oscar plays at this point. I can't take it anymore," he added.
The next hand, Johansson raised to 24,000 in the hijack and Funkhouser shoved for 224,000. Johansson folded and Funkhouser took the pot.
Greg Mueller then raised to 35,000 in the cutoff and Funkhouser reraised again, putting in 278,000 and leaving only a few chips behind. Mueller took a few minutes before folding. "That was close," he said.
George Alexander opened to 30,000 from the hijack and was called by Ben Yu in the cutoff.
Ben Diebold three-bet to 130,000, leaving himself just 1,000 behind. Alexander folded, but Yu shoved to force Diebold all in. Diebold called.
Diebold stood pat and Yu drew one.
Ben Diebold: 10x7x5x4x2x
Ben Yu: 8x6x3x2x
Yu turned over an 8x — pairing his eight and awarding Diebold the double up.
Dan Smith opened to 30,000 from the cutoff and was called by Ben Yu in the small blind and Brian Rast in the big blind.
Everyone drew one and then action checked through.
"Deuces," Yu said.
Rast mucked, but Smith revealed Ax9x7x4x2x and was sent the pot.
Huck Seed raised to 30,000 in middle position and Darren Elias three-bet to 100,000 in the cutoff. Seed then moved all in for 265,000 and Elias quickly called.
Both players stood pat and Seed turned over 7x6x4x3x2x to win the pot and double up.
Ali Eslami raised to 30,000 in middle position and Bariscan Betil called in the big blind.
Both players drew one and Eslami then bet 50,000. Betil called with 10x9x5x3x2x and Eslami flashed a jack as he mucked.
Elior Sion raised to 130,000 under the gun, leaving only 6,000 behind, and James Chen called in the hijack.
Sion took one and Chen stood pat. Both players checked and Sion showed 10x9x6x5x4x to win the pot and nearly double up.
Brian Rast opened to 28,000 from under the gun and Felipe Ramos shoved for his last 132,000 on the button. Just behind him, George Alexander made it 260,000 to go from the small blind and Rast got out of the way.
Alexander stood pat and Ramos tanked a while before deciding to break his ten face up.
"Good break," Alexander said.
Felipe Ramos: 8x7x4x2x
George Alexander: 9x8x5x4x3x
Ramos made the correct move, but wasn't rewarded as he received an 8x — pairing his eight to be eliminated in 21st place.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 666 | 1 | Dan Smith | United States | 930,000 | 78 |
| 666 | 2 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 120,000 | 10 |
| 666 | 3 | George Alexander | United States | 920,000 | 77 |
| 666 | 4 | Ben Yu | United States | 630,000 | 53 |
| 666 | 5 | Brian Rast | United States | 660,000 | 55 |
| 666 | 6 | Ben Diebold | United States | 200,000 | 17 |
| 666 | 7 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,200,000 | 100 |
| 667 | 1 | Oscar Johansson | Sweden | 980,000 | 82 |
| 667 | 2 | James Chen | Taiwan | 380,000 | 32 |
| 667 | 3 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 1,000,000 | 83 |
| 667 | 4 | David Funkhouser | United States | 340,000 | 28 |
| 667 | 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1,100,000 | 92 |
| 667 | 6 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 750,000 | 63 |
| 667 | 7 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 160,000 | 13 |
| 668 | 1 | Bariscan Betil | United States | 590,000 | 49 |
| 668 | 2 | Bradley Jansen | United States | 320,000 | 27 |
| 668 | 3 | Ali Eslami | United States | 410,000 | 34 |
| 668 | 4 | Stuart Rutter | United Kingdom | 490,000 | 41 |
| 668 | 5 | Huck Seed | United States | 265,000 | 22 |
| 668 | 6 | Nick Schulman | United States | 1,050,000 | 88 |
| 668 | 7 | Darren Elias | United States | 1,000,000 | 83 |
Daniel Negreanu opened to 30,000 from the cutoff and Dario Alioto three-bet to 296,000 from the big blind — leaving himself a single t-1,000 chip behind. Negreanu just called.
Both players drew one and Alioto checked to Negreanu, who bet to put Alioto all in.
Alioto tanked for as long as he could, but the floor gave him a clock and Alioto reluctantly called all in.
Negreanu announced, "King" and spread out Kx7x4x3x2x. Alioto showed 8x6x6x4x2x for a pair of sixes and was eliminated.
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