| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Catching the action on the flop with the board showing 7♥8♠Q♦, Alex Tchong got all his 110,000 chips into the middle from the small blind against Justin Liberto out of the big blind.
Alex Tchong: A♣Q♣Q♥Q♠4♥ 
Justin Liberto: 7♣6♦5♠4♦3♣
Tchong had top set and the better low draw, against the straight draw of Liberto. The 9♣ on the turn catapulted Liberto into the lead with a straight. There was no board-pairing river to save Tchong, as the K♥ fell and Tchong was out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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400,000
265,000
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265,000 |
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Dylan Weisman raised to 32,000 in the hijack and Fahredin Mustafov and Lawrence Brandt came along from the blinds.
The flop came 5♥A♣5♦ and Weisman continued for 22,000. Mustafov folded, while Brandt potted, Weisman reraised, and Brandt stuck in his last 320,000.
Lawrence Brandt: A♥9♣7♣5♠4♥
Dylan Weisman: A♦10♦9♠5♣2♣
Both players had flopped a full house, but the 3♥ turn also gave Brandt a low and left him poised to take three-quarters. The river was the 3♠ and Weisman handed over most of the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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600,000
253,000
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253,000 |
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560,000
96,000
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96,000 |
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180,000
176,000
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176,000 |
Dan Heimiller committed his final 28,000 on a flop of 9♥5♦7♣ with Quan Zhou calling from early position.
Dan Heimiller: A♥Q♦9♦9♠8♦
Quan Zhou: A♣Q♣10♠6♦6♥
Heimiller was in the lead with top set, and stayed ahead on the A♠ turn and 5♠ river, improving to a full house, and earning the much-needed double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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630,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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80,000
77,000
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77,000 |
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Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Brad Ruben was all in for around 60,000 from the small blind, Andrew Yeh put in his last 120,000 in middle position, and Sam Soverel put both players at risk on the button.
Brad Ruben: A♦K♣8♣5♦3♥
Andrew Yeh: A♥9♣7♥6♥2♥
Sam Soverel: A♣K♦5♣4♠3♦
The board ran out J♦7♦A♠6♦10♣ and Soverel finished with a flush to take the side pot and eliminate Yeh, while Ruben had the nut flush to take the high of the main pot while Soverel had the low to chop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,000,000
594,000
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594,000 |
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120,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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Andrew Becker survived the money bubble with only around 25,000 as he had all but one 5,000 chip in the middle going to the turn on a board of 10♥J♥5♥9♥. Dylan Wilkerson then bet 20,000 from the button, Becker tossed in his last chip, and Arthur Morris also called in the cutoff.
The river was the A♣ and Wilkerson bet another 65,000. "Do you have a straight flush?" Morris asked Wilkerson as he tanked for a minute before folding.
"No, ace-high," Wilkerson said, showing A♥J♣J♦7♦3♥ as Becker tossed his cards into the muck and headed off to the payout desk.
Allen Kessler was also eliminated shortly after the bubble burst.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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400,000
289,000
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289,000 |
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240,000
198,000
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198,000 |
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Andrew Yeh got his last 79,000 into the middle from the cutoff against David Williams out of the small blind.
Andrew Yeh: A♠10♠4♣3♠2♦
David Williams: A♦K♠7♥6♦4♠
The flop came down J♠A♥5♣, giving both players top pair. The 10♥ turn propelled Yeh into the lead with two pair. The river was the 5♦ cementing Yeh's double-up at the expense of Williams.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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700,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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180,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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Joseph Genova had whittled down to his last 3,000 and was forced all in from the big blind. Veerachai Vongxaiburana then limped in under the gun, George Alexander raised to 40,000 in middle position, and Vongxaiburana called.
Both players checked the K♥Q♠10♣ flop. Alexander then bet 30,000 on the 2♦ turn and Vongxaiburana folded.
Alexander turned over A♦J♦7♥5♠2♥ for the nut straight and Genova realized he was already drawing dead going to the 4♥ river. His cards quickly hit the muck as he was eliminated on the money bubble.
The remaining 61 players are in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,400,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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720,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Darryll Fish limped from middle position before Veerachai Vongxaiburana raised to 45,000 from the cutoff. James Chen called from the small blind, and Fish also called.
Chen checked the 4♥8♣9♣ flop, and Fish bet 100,000 with 45,000 behind. Vongxaiburana potted it with the covering stack, which forced Chen out. Fish called and the cards were revealed.
Darryll Fish: A♠A♣9♦3♥3♣
Veerachai Vongxaiburana: A♦Q♦J♥4♦4♣
Vongxaiburana flopped a set of fours, and Fish needed a little help from the dealer to survive. The rest of the board came 8♠K♠ and Vongxaiburana took down the pot with a boat, eliminating Fish on the soft bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,250,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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510,000
102,000
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102,000 |
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Busted | |
