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After only playing two hands at our unofficial final table, the action is continuing where it left off as the tournament will play on without the standard break once reaching the official final table.
From under the gun, Richard Ashby raised pot to 84,000 and Phil Laak raised to 144,000 from the cutoff. Ashby made the call as the dealer spread a 
flop and Ashby moved all in for 159,000 with Laak making the call.
Ashby: 
Laak: 
With Laak have the superior two-pair, the 
on the turn changed little as the 
completed the board to send Ashby to the rail in 7th place and Laak up to 1.59 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,590,000
375,000
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375,000 |
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Busted | |
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The cards are now back in the air with 20 minutes remaining in this level.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Laak | 1,215,000 |
| 2 | Darius Studdard | 663,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Schmidt | 504,000 |
| 4 | Brant Hale | 1,492,000 |
| 5 | Richard Ashby | 327,000 |
| 6 | Michael Drummond | 1,370,000 |
| 7 | Kory Kilpatrick | 1,211,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,492,000
-75,000
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-75,000 |
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1,370,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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1,215,000
-100,000
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-100,000 |
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1,211,000
-111,000
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-111,000 |
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663,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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504,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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327,000
-23,000
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-23,000 |
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The remaining seven players are heading to the feature table before taking a 15-minute break.
Brandon Crawford raised on the button, Michael Drummond reraised from the big blind and Crawford called all in for about 190,000.
Crawford: 
Drummond: 
The board ran out 
, giving Drummond aces and fours to eliminate Crawford in eighth place for $48,011.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,220,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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Busted | |
Sorel Mizzi opened for pot under the gun to 84,000 and Phil Laak called from the button before Mizzi open-jammed the 
flop. Laak made the call and the cards were tabled.
Mizzi: 
Laak: 
The turn and river landed the 
and to see Mizzi hit the rail in 9th place for a $35,902 payday as Laak soared to roughly 1.3 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,315,000
332,000
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332,000 |
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Busted | |
Ryan Schmidt raised to 55,000 in the hijack, Phil Laak called from the small blind and Darius Studdard called from the big blind.
The 
flop was checked around, the fell on the turn and Laak checked. Studdard bet 110,000, Schmidt called and Laak check-raised all in for 598,000. Studdard and Schmidt folded, giving Laak the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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983,000
283,000
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283,000 |
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650,000
-233,000
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-233,000 |
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495,000
-75,000
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-75,000 |
Joseph Leung raised to 48,000 on the button, Michael Drummond reraised the pot to 172,000 from the small blind and Leung called. The flop fell 
and Drummond checked to Leung who shoved for about 304,000. Drummond snap called.
Leung:
Dummond: 
Drummond flopped a wheel with a straight-flush draw, while Leung was drawing to only running full house cards. The turn was no help, the river officially ended things and Leung was eliminated in tenth place for $35,902.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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980,000
410,000
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410,000 |
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Busted | |
Brandon Crawford raised from the cutoff, Michael Drummond (who had just doubled through Joseph Leung) three-bet the pot to 139,000 from the big blind and Crawford called to see a flop.
Drummond's chips once again got into the middle, this time for about 140,000 with 
for top set. Crawford held a flush draw with 
, but found no help from the turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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570,000
425,000
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425,000 |
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360,000
-380,000
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-380,000 |
