Action folded to Chaloemphon Phuangchit in the cutoff, and he raised to 45,000. Once it folded to the small blind Brian Funk, he three-bet all in for 154,000. After the big blind folded Phuangchit folded to put Funk at risk.
Brian Funk: A♥7♠
Chaloemphon Phuangchit: K♣J♦
Funk was ahead with his ace high, and after the board ran out 3♣6♣5♣5♦7♦ Funk improved to two pair sevens and fives to secure the double up.
Jeremy Rodriguez raised to 42,000 in early position, Michael Zazzera flatted on the button, and Tim Faro defended in the big blind.
The flop of 5♦4♥3♥ checked through to the 5♥ turn. Faro checked, Rodriguez bet 35,000, Zazzera folded, as did Faro and the pot was pushed to Rodriguez.
Also sitting at the table is Lara Eisenberg, who is the current chip leader with just under two million.
Action folded to Gregory Chill in the cutoff, and he raised to 35,000. Justin Arnwine on the button then three-bet to 105,000, before the big blind Sean Magness four-bet all in for 140,000. Chill then five-bet all in for 320,000, and Arnwine folded to leave the players heads up and Magness at risk.
Sean Magness: K♦9♦
Gregory Chill: 10♦10♣
Chill was ahead with his pocket tens, and when the board ran out J♥J♠2♦7♦9♣ and the tens of Chill was still best, and Magness was eliminated.
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Action was picked up on the turn with Anton Smolyanskiy all in and Tim Faro calling to put him at risk. There was 104,000 in the pot already and the board showing 4♥8♥9♦2♦
Anton Smolyanskiy: Q♣9♥
Tim Faro: 8♦7♦
Smolyanskiy was ahead with is top pair, but Faro had middle pair and a flush draw. The river was the 8♠ which gave Faro trip eights and the best hand, to eliminate Smolyanskiy.