246 players will be paid a min cash worth $1,065. The first place prize will be $152,173.
With the number of players remaining on the clock reading 270, the bubble will be reached in the breaking of a few more tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
425,000 | |
|
|
370,000 | |
|
315,000 | |
|
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|
315,000 | |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Players have gone on a 15 minute break while the tournament staff colors up chips.
Corey Krueger was down to around 22,000 when he moved all in from the small blind over an early position raise without looking at his cards. The original raiser called.
His opponent had 
, while Krueger revealed his cards to be 
. He hit a straight as the board ran out 
to double up to around 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Giovani Torre raised all in for 30,000 from early position, the player to his left made the call, as did a player in late position.
Giovani Torre: 
Early Position: 
Late Position: 
Torre's opponent in early position stayed ahead through the turn as the board came out 
, but Torre hit the on the river to make a flush and triple up to 90,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 |
Qui Nguyen went all in on the button for 50,000 and the big blind asked for a count. After the count was tallied the big blind quickly called and both hands were tabled.
Qui Nguyen: 
Big blind: 
Nguyen was in trouble and needed help. The 
flop provided him with the needed help, although the on the turn gave the big blind additional outs.
The river came a 
and Nguyen doubled to more than 100,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
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The action was picked up on a flop with two player all in and two playing for side action. The flop read 
. The middle position player went all in and Jeff Platt snap called. All four hands were tabled
Under the gun player:
Early position player: 
Middle position player: 
Jeff Platt: 
Platt was ahead on the flop, but the turn of brought a myriad of outs for all of the other players.
The river came a and the middle position player had made broadway to take down the whole pot. Knocking out two players, doubling through Platt, and winning a pot worth about 230,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
Shaun Deeb opened to 10,000 in late position and was then three-bet all-in for 33,500 by the player directly to his left. Action folded to John Merrick in the big blind, who made the call with the bigger stack. Deeb quickly folded his cards.
Merrick turned over 
and was off to the races against 
. The board ran out 
, giving Merrick the hand and a bounty chip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
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|
|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Pavel Plesuv's seat was empty and his tablemates filled in the action.
Plesuv opened jammed with 
and was called in the big blind by 
. The sixes could not fade the ace on the flop and got no improvement on the turn or river and Plesuv busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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