Isaac Sams moves all in from under the gun for 280,000 and action folds around to the big blind where Wade McFarlane calls.
Isaac Sams: 7♣7♦ 
Wade McFarlane: 8♣8♦
The board ran out 9♣6♣9♠2♠5♥ and Sams is unable to find his seven to survive against McFarlane.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
810,000
626,000
|
626,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The players have gone on a 30-minute lunch break.
Play will resume at 1:45.
Brad Magnus moved all in for his last 78,000 from late position and Bryce Thompson called in the big blind.
Brad Magnus: K♠Q♦
Bryce Thompson: A♥9♣
The board ran out 2♦4♦6♠5♥2♣ and Magnus was eliminated on the money bubble while Thompson and the rest of the field was guaranteed a minimum of $1,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
481,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,030,000
592,000
|
592,000 |
|
980,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
940,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
730,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
621,000
621,000
|
621,000 |
2022 Montana State Poker Champion Frank Lucero moved all in from the hijack for 190,000 and Lee Nguyen called in the big blind to put him at risk.
Frank Lucero: A♠Q♠
Lee Nguyen: A♦A♥
The board runs out 2♣10♠9♣7♥3♦ and Nguyen's aces hold up to send out Lucero from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
910,000
413,000
|
413,000 |
|
Busted |
Action was picked up in a raised pot on the flop between Miles Barnum in the big blind, Wade McFarlane in first position, Tyler Fladland in the hijack.
On a flop reading 8♠5♠3♥, Barnum bets 40,000. McFarlane folds and Fladland moves all in for 160,000 effective which Barnum calls to put himself at risk.
Miles Barnum: A♠J♠
Tyler Fladland: 5♣5♥
The board runs out A♥K♦ and Barnum's flush draw did not come home and Fladland's set of five was good for the pot.
At the other table, Bob McWilliams was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Peter Asmuth moved all in from under the gun for 80,000 which saw Merle Bierschenk call in the hijack. In the small blind Miles Barnum went into the tank and after some time he tossed his hand into the muck.
Peter Asmuth: A♠J♦
Merle Bierschenk: K♣5♣
Barnum shook his head, saying he folded ace-queen. The board ran out K♦5♦7♣9♣Q♥ and the king-five flopped best as he raked in the pot and Asmuth was eliminated.
At another table, John Wells was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
710,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
251,000
251,000
|
251,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
