Sam Higgs opened in the hijack with a raise to 8,500 and only the player in the small blind called.
The flop was 
and the small blind checked. Higgs put out 7,500 and the small blind player called.
Both players checked on the 
turn and the 
came on the river. There, the small blind moved all in for about 35,000 effective and Higgs folded quickly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000 | |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Within the last level, defending champion Tim Mitchell hit the rail. With his elimination, a new champion will be crowned in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
225,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
210,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
135,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
110,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
Action was on the turn with a board of 
and Jarred Graham was facing a bet of 6,600 from one opponent. Graham called to see the river.
On the 
river, Graham's opponent bet again, making it 6,700 this time. Graham called once more. The play showed his 
for eights and sixes, but they were no good as Graham was holding 
for queens and sixes, and he would take down the pot to move to roughly 145,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | |
|
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All the money was in before the flop and Jonathan Karamalikis had one opponent at risk for just over 50,000 while Karamalikis had the covering stack.
Jonathan Karamalikis:
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and the player paired his ace to take a big dent out of Karamalikis' stack, putting him on about 20,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
76,500
|
76,500 |
|
122,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
87,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
70,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Brendon Rubie opened with a raise to 5,000 and action folded to the big blind who three-bet to 15,000. Rubie thought about it for a while, then called.
The flop was 
and the big blind continued with a bet of 15,000. Rubie called.
The turn was the 
and the big blind slowed down with a check. Rubie put out 25,000 and the big blind moved all in over the top for roughly 100,000 total. Rubie called rather quickly.
Big Blind: 
Rubie: 
Both players had the exact same hands so the 
on the river changed nothing. With that, they chopped the pot and Rubie now sits with just over 150,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
All the money got in preflop between Billy Argyros and Johnny Gianni. Gianni had the covering stack so Argyros was at risk.
Johnny Gianni: 
Billy Argyros: 
The board ran out 
and Argyros was unable to catch up, so he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |
The final numbers for this event have been announced and with a total of 469 entries, the prizepool grew to $480,725. A total of 54 players will be paid in this event with a mincash being worth $1,846. An appearance at the final table will earn at least $9,590 for 9th place and the eventual winner will walk away with $103,359 as well as a World Series of Poker Circuit ring.
A full prizepool will be posted above shortly.
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