On a 
flop, Alex Smith checked to Chad Layne. Layne bet 8,000, and Smith made it 25,000, Layne called. The turn was the 
, and Smith moved all in. Layne folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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482,500
61,500
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61,500 |
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150,000
81,200
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Aaron Massey moved all in for 46,000 in the cutoff, and the big blind called.
Massey: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and Massey moved up to 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
52,500
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52,500 |
Toko Luu was in the cutoff and moved all in for 48,000. Thomas Hall was in the big blind and called.
Toko Luu: 
Thomas Hall: 
The classic race was at hand. The dealer fanned out the board, revealing 
, which meant Luu held up and got a nice chip-up off of Hall.
Another player at the table commented, "Well someone had to tame the lion."
Hall has been on a massive rush, taking his Day 2 starting stack of 64,900 and turning it into 354,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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354,000
289,100
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289,100 |
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102,000
67,900
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67,900 |
Paul Mitrano was in middle position and open-raised to 15,000. Keun Kwak was on the button and called.
The flop was 
, and Mitrano bet 15,000, Kwak called. The turn was the 
, and Mitrano moved all in for 110,000.
Kwak tanked for over five minutes, questioning his opponent. Eventually, another player at the table called for a clock. Kwak told his opponent that he could beat ace-king and got no response. With about ten seconds remaining, Kwak defiantly put in a handful of chips, signifying he called for his remaining stack of 97,000.
Keun Kwak: 
Paul Mitrano:
Kwak begged the poker gods, "Hold, one time," and he did just that as the 
hit the river. Mitrano was left very short with four big blinds, and Kwak moved to a very healthy stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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260,000
124,000
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124,000 |
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13,000
56,500
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56,500 |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day.
Eddy Sabat started the day with 10,100 and has multiplied his stack by ten in the first four levels.
Melissa Gillett has multiplied her stack by three after starting the day with 51,100.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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421,000
191,000
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191,000 |
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332,000
250,700
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250,700 |
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212,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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200,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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198,000
49,000
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49,000 |
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155,000
5,800
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5,800 |
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139,000
113,000
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113,000 |
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110,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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108,000
6,900
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6,900 |
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90,600
101,000
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101,000 |
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75,300
14,700
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14,700 |
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60,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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47,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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25,700
12,300
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12,300 |
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22,000
26,500
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26,500 |
Tommy Tran raised to 5,500, and Chris Klodnicki made it 18,400. Tran called.
The flop came 
, and Klodnicki bet 15,000. Tran made it 30,000, and Klodnicki called. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the 
, and again, both players checked.
Klodnicki showed for a set of queens, and Tran mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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167,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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70,000
125,000
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125,000 |
With about 19,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, Grant Hillman moved all in for 11,800. Markus Prinz was in the cutoff and called. Hillman tabled , and Prinz showed and was drawing dead. The river was the , and Hillman got some valuable chips.
Then, Schuyler Thornton raised to 5,700 from the cutoff. Hillman was in the small blind and moved all in for roughly 43,000, Thornton called.
Schuyler Thornton:
Grantland Hillman: 
Hillman needed a lot of help if he was going to double up in back-to-back hands. The dealer spread the board, revealing 
, which didn't do it. Hillman made a valiant effort but was relegated to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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170,000
146,900
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146,900 |
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29,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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