Chris Ferguson limped on the button and Chance Kornuth checked his option in the big blind.
The flop was 
and they both checked. On the 
turn, Kornuth checked, Ferguson bet 3,500, and Kornuth called.
The river was the 
and Kornuth checked again. Ferguson bet 7,500 and Kornuth called.
Ferguson showed 
for the wheel, good for the pot.
Russell Thomas limped from the button, Brock Parker raised all in from the big blind for about 65,000, and Thomas called.
Thomas: 
Parker: 
The board ran out 
, giving Thomas jacks full of sevens to eliminate Parker and advance to the Round of 32.
Richard Kirsch moved all in on the button and Erik Seidel called for his remaining stack of 25,800 in the big blind.
Seidel was in rough shape with 
against Kirsch's 
.
The board ran out 
, and as Seidel started backing his chair up to stand up, the 
fell on the river to give him two pair, along with the double up.
With about 42,000 in the pot and the board reading 
the action was on Cate Hall for her tournament life. Hall had 31,900 remaining and Taylor Paur had bet enough to cover her stack.
After agonizing over the decision for what felt like a few minutes, Hall called and saw the bad news when Paur tabled 
. Hall immediately mixed her hole cards into the muck with a bit of a smile and congratulated Paur by acknowledging the great match they just had and wishing him luck.
Level: 18
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Cary Katz just doubled up his short stack in the big blind against Sam Stein on the button.
Katz had against Stein's on a board of 
, giving him the double up to stick around in the match.
Joe Cada was behind early in his match but gutted out a big win versus a very tough professional in Jason Koon. We have one match remaining in the Brasilia room between Cate Hall and Taylor Paur. Paur was behind early on but has taken control with a 3-1 chip advantage.
Matches
Cate Hall vs.
Taylor Paur
Jason Koon vs.
Joe Cada
Jason Mercier was on the button and raised to 4,800. Davide Suriano moved all in for roughly 39,000 and Mercier snap-called.
Mercier tabled 
and Suriano showed 
.
The board ran out and Mercier moves on after fading a straight draw on the turn and making a flush.
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