Galen Hall raised all in for about 52,000 from the button and Xavier Kyablue called from the small blind.
Kyablue stood pat, Hall drew one, Kyablue fanned 
, and Hall was drawing dead with 
.
Play is now on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
291,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Down to just 7,100, Hertzel Zalewski moved all in from under the gun and John Monnette raised to 13,000 on the button. Both players drew two cards and waited for the other tables to finish before proceeding with the showdown.
Hertzel Zalewski: 
John Monnette:
Monnette picked up the 
and Zalewski said, "You don't have to sweat anymore," after pairing his . Monnette's last card was a and Zalewski's 
didn't matter anymore as the money bubble burst. The remaining 14 players will now redraw to the last two tables, some of them may stand pat on their seats, though.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
| Seat | Table 718 | Chips | Seat | Table 719 | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Leah | 646,000 | 1 | Darren Elias | 620,000 |
| 2 | Shaun Deeb | 182,000 | 2 | Per Hildebrand | 355,000 |
| 3 | Dario Sammartino | 151,000 | 3 | Xavier Kyablue | 290,000 |
| 4 | Mike Gorodinsky | 237,000 | 4 | Jon Turner | 460,000 |
| 5 | Robert Mizrachi | 274,000 | 5 | Konstantin Maslak | 64,000 |
| 6 | John Monnette | 236,000 | 6 | Paul Volpe | 335,000 |
| 7 | Mike Watson | 316,000 | 7 | James Chen | 227,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
646,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
620,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
|
460,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
||
|
355,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
335,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
316,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
290,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
274,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
237,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
236,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
227,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
||
|
182,000
59,600
|
59,600 |
|
||
|
151,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
64,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
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Mike Watson raised to 10,000 in the cutoff and was called by Mike Leah on the button, Shaun Deeb in the small blind, and Dario Sammartino in the big blind. Sammartino was the only player to draw two cards, while everyone else drew one card.
The action checked around to Leah and he bet 30,000. Deeb moved all in to force out Sammartino and Watson, and Leah glanced over to his table neighbor, took off his sunglasses, and smiled. Deeb counted his stack and the shove was for 186,600, which Leah called after plenty of consideration.
Deeb rolled over and Leah mucked a to lose a big portion of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
415,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
|
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Paul Volpe raised to 11,300 from the hijack, Darren Elias called from the button, Per Hildebrand three-bet to 55,000 from the small blind, Volpe folded, and Elias called.
Hildebrand stood pat, Elias drew one, both players checked, and Hildebrand won the pot with .
The following hand, Volpe raised to 12,000 from middle position, Elias three-bet to 40,000 from the cutoff, and Volpe called.
Volpe drew one, Elias stood pat, both players checked, and Volpe won with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
465,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
350,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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The players are on a 15-minute break.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 1,300
On the first hand back from break, Mike Leah opened under the gun to 12,500. John Monnette three-bet from the small blind, making it 40,000. Mike Watson was in the big blind and he four-bet to 110,000.
Leah looked back at his hand and capped his cards with a single 5,000 chip. He asked for a rough count of Watson's remaining stack and eyed what Monnette had left as well. Then Leah went all in for roughly 450,000. Monnette didn't wait too long to call and Watson followed shortly after.
Monnette and Watson both stood pat in quick succession.
"Pat, pat?" questioned Leah, "I guess I need a backup plan."
Leah tossed one card.
"Eight-six-four," said Monnette as he rolled over .
Watson showed and was in second place.
Leah rolled over and needed a seven or an eight to win. However, he hit the 
, giving him a ten. He said later that he broke a nine-perfect.
Monnette was the short stack and tripled up. Watson doubled his remaining stack through Leah and Leah was left with one of the shortest stacks remaining with just over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
712,000
476,000
|
476,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
145,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
112,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
|
|
||
Paul Volpe raised to 13,000 and Darren Elias three-bet to 42,000. Per Hildebrand in the cutoff four-bet to 115,000 and that forced folds from both opponents.
Xavier Kyablue raised to 15,000 and Volpe called in the big blind. Both players drew one and Volpe checked, Kyablue bet 30,000 and claimed the pot without showdown.
Last but not least, Hildebrand made it 15,000 to go and Kyablue three-bet to 45,000 from one seat over. Hildebrand called and drew one while Kyablue stood pat. Both checked and Kyablue showed to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
460,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
410,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
400,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
Jon Turner raised to 15,000 from middle position, Paul Volpe called from the cutoff, and both drew one card.
Turner checked, Volpe bet 40,000, Turner called, and Volpe announced, "Pair."
Turner tabled , Volpe mucked, and Turner won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
475,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
340,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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