Mike Schneider led into a field of three opponents in what appeared to be a limped pot from the small blind. His 1,000 was called by a player in middle position after two folds on the 
flop. Both players checked the 
and 
, and the Minnesotan tabled 
for jacks up.
However, his opponent had hit a straight with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,500
300
|
300 |
Sam Grafton raised to 800 and the cutoff. Austin Hermiz in the small blind and the big blind both called. On the 
flop, the action was checked through and Hermiz bet the 
turn for 900. Grafton was the only caller and Hermiz also bet the 
river for 1,000. Grafton splashed out a raise to 30,000, more than enough to cover Hermiz' remaining stack, and that forced a quick fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
14,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
With about 2,800 already in the middle on a flop of 
, Faraz Jaka checked from the small blind, a player in early position bet 1,300, a player in middle position folded, and Jaka called.
The turn brought the 
and Jaka check-called a bet of 2,600 from his opponent.
The 
fell on the river and Jaka checked. His opponent bet 5,100, sending Jaka into the tank. He rechecked his hole cards a time or two and asked his opponent if he'd show him one card if he folded before he ultimately called. His opponent tabled 
and Jaka mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,500 | |
|
||
On the 
flop, Ronnie Brown checked from under the gun and Oleksii Khoroshenin bet 10,000 from the button, which Brown called. The appeared on the turn and Brown checked again. Khoroshenin made it 17,000 to go and Brown moved all in to force a quick fold.
Brown flashed 
for a set of aces and Todd Hansen in the nine seat applauded. Khoroshenin dropped back below Barny Boatman, and Hansen also holds quite a big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
162,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
160,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
With around 10,000 in the middle and the board reading 
, Alex Fortin Demers led out for 6,000 from the small blind. Clyde Gaskins was in the cutoff and raised to 20,000. Demers made the call and they were off to the river.
The landed on the river and Demers checked to Gaskins who moved all in. Demers had around 28,000 remaining and Gaskins had him covered. Demers went into the tank for around five minutes, definitely finding himself in a tough spot. His hat came off and he scratched his head, played with his chips, and sat with a puzzled look on his face. Demers finally grabbed a stack of chips and placed it into the pot.
Gaskins tabled 
for a set of tens and Demers was forced to show his hand of . Demers was eliminated from the tournament while Gaskins exploded out of his chair. Gaskins let out a couple bursts of excitement as he jumped around a couple of the tables. Once he sat back in his seat, he composed himself and starting stacking his newly found chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
133,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,400
40,400
|
40,400 |
|
|
||
|
74,325
15,075
|
15,075 |
|
|
||
|
73,150
18,650
|
18,650 |
|
73,000
4,100
|
4,100 |
|
61,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
59,400
14,400
|
14,400 |
|
59,025
4,675
|
4,675 |
|
57,400 | |
|
49,200
800
|
800 |
|
48,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
|
33,800
16,200
|
16,200 |
|
32,425
20,075
|
20,075 |
|
32,300
7,700
|
7,700 |
With the completed board reading 
and about 15,000 chips already in the pot, recent bracelet winner Nadar Kakhmazov was in the small blind and facing a decision for 5,200 from Pascal Lefrancois in the cutoff. After a few moments of thought, Kakhmazov called. Lefrancois tabled 
for jacks full of queens and Kakhmazov mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,300
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
||
|
35,100
35,100
|
35,100 |
|
|
||
On the four-way flop of 
, Tara Snow bet 1,800 in the small blind and was called by Gregory Geller, Chris George, and the player in the hijack. The turn didn't slow down Snow, as she made it 4,000 to go, and this time it was just George that called.
Both checked the river and Snow turned over 
to claim the pot as George folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
80,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
The table of Qui Nguyen was moved to the secondary feature and ESPN2 is streaming the action live right now with the defending champion in action. Another player holds the current spotlight right there with Raffaello Locatelli in the seven seat, and the Italian has already more than tripled his stack since the start of the day.
Other notables on the feature table including Richard Seymour can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
169,900
169,900
|
169,900 |
|
95,900
95,900
|
95,900 |
|
59,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
39,475
5,525
|
5,525 |
|
13,350
11,650
|
11,650 |
John Beauprez bet 15,000 on a completed board of 
. There was about 24,000 already in the pot, and Beauprez didn't look to have much more than 10,000 back. His opponent on the button tanked awhile and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,700
1,750
|
1,750 |
|
|
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