Philipp Gruissem shakes hands with Dan Shake after his elimination
Philipp Gruissem was all in and at risk preflop for 388,000 against Vanessa Selbst at the feature table. Gruissem, who was in the hijack seat, held , while Selbst, in the big blind, had .
The flop gave Selbst a flush draw to go with her two overcards, and the on the turn gave her a leading pair of tens. Gruissem could take the lead with an eight for a straight or the for a set of sevens, but the on the river only improved Selbst's hand.
She rocketed up to 2.462 million chips, while Gruissem is now eliminated.
Mike McDonald raised to 45,000 from the button and found a call from Fabian Quoss in the big blind. The flop came down and Quoss check-called a continuation bet of 50,000. The hit the turn and Quoss checked again. McDonald fired once again, this time for 125,000. Quoss stuck around the and the board paired on the river with the .
Both players checked and Quoss showed for aces and deuces with a jack. McDonald mucked and Quoss picked up the pot.
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Dan Shak opened to an unknown amount and found a three-bet from Bryn Kenney. Shak called and the two saw a flop of . Shak checked and Kenney continued for 77,000. Shak raised to 225,000 and Kenney called.
The paired the board on the turn and Shak moved 275,000 forward. Kenney called once again and the finished off the board. Shak announced all in and Kenney pondered for his tournament life. Ultimately, he decided to fold and Shak picked up the pot. Shak now has 1.95 million in chips while Kenney has fallen to 373,000.
With three seconds left in the level, the dealer at the outer table riffled her deck, signifying that the table would play one more hand before the 75-minute dinner break.
The cards were pitched, and Tom Marchese opened to 45,000 in late position. Matt Glantz three-bet to 135,000 out of the blinds, Marchese four-bet to 228,000, and Glantz responded with a five-bet all in.
Marchese looked back at his hand one last time, then called for around 700,000.
Marchese:
Glantz:
Glantz's aces held up as the board came , and the Philly native has 1.7 million chips heading into the dinner break. Marchese is eliminated.
Bryn Kenney was all in and at risk before the flop for his last 407,000 against Vanessa Selbst. Kenney held and was out in front against Selbst's .
The flop came down , giving Selbst four clubs and additional outs to score the knockout. There was no sweat as the quickly rolled off on the turn giving Selbst an ace-high flush and the win. The finished the board and Kenney was eliminated in 12th place. Selbst picked up the pot and has extended her lead with 2.787 million in chips.
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, while Selbst, in the big blind, had 
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flop gave Selbst a flush draw to go with her two overcards, and the 
on the turn gave her a leading pair of tens. Gruissem could take the lead with an eight for a straight or the 
for a set of sevens, but the 
on the river only improved Selbst's hand.
and Quoss check-called a continuation bet of 50,000. The 
hit the turn and Quoss checked again. McDonald fired once again, this time for 125,000. Quoss stuck around the and the board paired on the river with the 
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for aces and deuces with a jack. McDonald mucked and Quoss picked up the pot.
. Shak checked and Kenney continued for 77,000. Shak raised to 225,000 and Kenney called.
, and the Philly native has 1.7 million chips heading into the dinner break. Marchese is eliminated.
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quickly rolled off on the turn giving Selbst an ace-high flush and the win. The 
finished the board and Kenney was eliminated in 12th place. Selbst picked up the pot and has extended her lead with 2.787 million in chips.