Ryan Hughes eliminated Kenny Hallaert when Hallaert's A?Q? ran into A?K?.
The 8?10?5?5?9? board sealed the deal and Hallaert's tournament ended with a 12th place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,464,550 | |
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Busted | |
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The reign of terror of "HavingFun" took Petar Kalev as its next victim.
"HavingFun" 9?9?
Kalev J?J?
Kalev maintained his lead on a 5?10?A? board, but an earth-shattering 9?, and the A? marked the end of Kalev's run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,102,976
3,862,112
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3,862,112 |
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Busted |
Minh Nguyen had his night end unfortunately when he ran into "HavingFun".
Nguyen 8?8?
"HavingFun" Q?4?
"HavingFun" immediately spiked a queen on a flop of 3?5?Q?. Nguyen exhausted his opportunities to catch back up when the 10? then the K? hit the turn and river. And "HavingFun" was certainly having more than Nguyen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,240,864
4,240,864
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4,240,864 |
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Busted |
Shannon Shorr and Aram Zobian got it all in preflop.
Shorr 10?A?
Zobian 8?8?
The coin flip came up tails for Shorr on a flop of 4?4?4?, and the 8? turn sealed the deal. Shore finished his run in 19th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,392,969
1,803,578
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1,803,578 |
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Busted | |
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Go to the bathroom before you burst! That was a lot of Red Bull you drank!
Fred Li reraised all in on Kyriakos Papadopoulos, and Papadopoulos snapped him off.
Li: A?J?
Papadopoulos: 9?9?
A flop of 3?10?5? gave little hope to Li, but then the blessed J? came on the turn.
Fortune spun another 180 degrees on fifth street, though, as the 9? gifted Papadopoulos a set, and shattered Li's hopes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,356,123
643,438
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643,438 |
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Busted |
Blinds: 20,000/40,000,4,000
Miguel Capriles found his tournament life on the line when his all-in bet was called by Kyriakos Papadopoulos.
Capriles A?J?
Papadopoulos A?K?
Papadopoulos' domination continued through a 6?Q?7?9?Q? runout and Capriles was sent home in 26th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,712,685
1,712,685
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1,712,685 |
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Busted |
Blinds: 17,000/34,000/3,400
Charles Phillips put in a 2x raise from late position and Chris Battenfield called from the big blind. The flop rolled off 2?4?5?. Battenfield checked and Phillips continued for 55,600.
The turn brought another two into play, the 2?. Battenfield checked again, and Phillips fired another barrel. But there was a ricochet, as Battenfield check-raised for $332,900. Phillips called, and they took in a river of J?.
Battenfield open-shoved and Phillips called for his last $720,978. Phillips turned over K?4?, only to see Battenfield's K?2?. The hero call died on the battlefield, and Phillips was out in 30th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,947,084
1,070,878
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1,070,878 |
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Busted |
Chris Battenfield, having flopped quads on the previous hand, was faced in the big blind with the all in of Steven Lisk.
Lisk J?K?
Battenfield 2?2?
Lisk's overs could not defeat Battenfield's ducks on a board of 6?7?4?3?7?. Lisk's night ended in 38th place, and Battenfield vaulted further up the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,876,206
1,216,374
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1,216,374 |
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Busted |
Just five minutes for the players to get some Red Bull or a granola bar, and then right back to the action.
