Drew Amato shipped in for 38,000 in middle position, and Brian "Big Bear" Weinstein shoved over in the small blind and chased away the big. Amato cursed, knowing he was behind.
Amato: 
Weinstein: 
Amato was indeed dominated, and the 
board did him no favors.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Daniel Levy moved all in for 38,000 and the big blind called.
Levy: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Levy doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Deke Acosta moved all in and was called by the player in the big blind.
Acosta: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Acosta eliminated in 12th place for a $130 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Leonid Orlov found himself all in holding 
against an opponent's 
.
The flop brought a king and no further help for Orlov as he was eliminated in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Sven Sieber moved all in for 27,000 and Ciprian Tutu iso-shoved for 48,000.
Sieber: 
Tutu: 
The board ran out 
and Sieber was rivered and sent out the door in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Mark Antis moved all in and Deke Acosta called in the small blind having exactly the same amount of chips as Antis.
Antis:
Acosta: 
The board ran out 
and Antis hit the rail in 16th place for a $100 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Jaime Staples opened to 13,000 only to have the big blind shove for an additional 28,000 which Staples called.
Staples: 
Opponent:
The board ran out 
to see Staples double his opponent and slip to 166,000 in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
166,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
||
The cards are back in the air with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 1,000-ante.
Simultaneously as Jordan Spurlin was being eliminated, the bubble burst to leave the remaining 16 players in the money as they head on break.
The remaining 16 players are heading on a 15-minute break.
