Erik Seidel was just eliminated when his pocket aces — 
— were cracked by the 
of Marvin Rettenmaier. The flop, turn and river ran out 
to give Rettenmaier a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Lifeng Chen just raised to 11,000 from middle position after which Philipp Gruissem three-bet to 25,000 from the button. Winfred Yu sat in the big blind and he tanked for a bit before moving all in. Chen moved all in as well, and Gruissem quickly folded.
Showdown:
Lifeng Chen:
Winfred Yu: 
The flop brought 
and Yu jumped up in excitement. On the turn the 
hit, and a roaring sound left the room when the 
hit on the river. Yu made quads in order to beat Chen's aces, and he was knocked down to just 20,000. Chen was eliminated on the very next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
Busted |
Alex Mostafavi's roller coaster tournament has come to an end. Igor Kurganov just raised from the cutoff after which Mostafavi moved all in from the small blind. Kurganov called.
Showdown:
Alex Mostafavi: 
Igor Kurganov: 
The board ran out 
, and Mostafavi was knocked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Juha Helppi and Paul Newy have just been eliminated. There are 24 players remaining with an average stack of 375,000 chips. The average in big blinds is 62.
There will be a complete redraw right now. We will post the three tables shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | Philipp Gruissem |
| 21 | 2 | Fabian Quoss |
| 21 | 3 | Tobias Reinkemeier |
| 21 | 4 | Daniel Negreanu |
| 21 | 5 | Scott Seiver |
| 21 | 6 | Jani Sointula |
| 21 | 7 | Tony Gregg |
| 21 | 8 | David Benefield |
| 22 | 1 | Fung Cheung |
| 22 | 2 | Andrew Lichtenberger |
| 22 | 3 | Igor Kurganov |
| 22 | 4 | Steve O'Dwyer |
| 22 | 5 | Sam Trickett |
| 22 | 6 | Winfred Yu |
| 22 | 7 | Roger Hairabedian |
| 22 | 8 | Mike Watson |
| 23 | 1 | Jean-Noel Thorel |
| 23 | 2 | Kristijonas Andrulis |
| 23 | 3 | Talal Shakerchi |
| 23 | 4 | Marvin Rettenmaier |
| 23 | 5 | John Juanda |
| 23 | 6 | Mike McDonald |
| 23 | 7 | Richard Yong |
| 23 | 8 | Tony G |
From under the gun, Sam Trickett raised to 12,000. Roger Hairabedian called from middle position, and Igor Kurganov called from the small blind.
The flop came down 
, and action checked around to see the 
land on the turn. Play checked over to Hairabedian, and he bet 30,000. Both his opponents folded, and Hairabedian won the pot.
From early position, Tony Gregg raised to 12,000. Next to act was David Benefield. He reraised and made it 30,000 to go. Play then folded back around to Gregg, and he took a minute to reraise all in for approximately 200,000. Benefield quickly called with the . Gregg held the 
.
The board came down an uneventful one with the 
, and Benefield's aces easily held up.
Benefield raked in the pot as Gregg hit the rail and climbed to over a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,025,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
Busted |
Sam Trickett raised to 12,000 and Roger Hairabedian called from the button. Fung Cheung was in the big blind and she moved all in for 103,500. Trickett gave it some thought, and eventually made the call. Hairabedian folded and to showdown they went.
Showdown:
Sam Trickett: 
Fung Cheung:
The board ran out 
, and Cheung doubled up due to a lucky four on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
||
|
230,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
