Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Johnny Donnelly was under the gun and opened the action with a raise to 27,000. Jaosn Nguyen called him from the hijack, as did Tim Gilliam, who was on the button.
The three saw a flop of 
and Donnelly, first to act, announced he was all in. Both Nguyen and Gilliam folded without more than a few seconds of hesitation and Donnelly took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
545,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
493,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
435,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
395,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
375,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
281,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
223,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
204,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
95,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
, leaving Strickland in need of perfect-perfect running jacks to knock out Jones. The turn 
to complete the runout.
and action checked to Comroe, who put out a bet of 75,000. Chaler went into the tank for close to a minute before deciding to let his hand go, with Koch quickly dumping his cards right afterward. Action was then back on Gilliam and he made the call. 
to bring the river 
. Gilliam announced he was all in, putting Comroe to a decision for almost 40 percent of his remaining chips. He did not like his hand as much as Gilliam did and decided to let it go rather than see a showdown, resulting in the pot being sent Gilliam's way.
to send him home in 28th place, forcing the three-table redraw.
and Blanton made a continuation-bet of 25,000. Comroe called and Marshall folded.
and Blanton checked. Comroe put out a bet of 50,000 and Blanton thought for a few moments before sending her cards to the muck, bringing Comroe over 600,000 along the way as he continues his ascent through the counts, now appearing to be at or near the top of the leader board.