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As David Sands made his exit from the tournament, our PokerNews reporter rushed over to his table to see if he could catch Sands' mode of dismissal.
With an ace-high board spread, it was Sands' 
against Chris Klodnicki's 
.
Unfortunately for Sands, the board also featured a jack which see the pot pushed to Klodnicki as Sands fist-bumped a few of his fellow tablemates before vacating the tournament floor.
We came back from the break to discover Blair Hinkle's seat empty and with no chips in front of it, which can only mean one thing . . . he has been eliminated!
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Players are now on a 15-minute break. When they return they'll play two more levels before calling it a night.
Tuan Bui Lee opened from early position to 1,575 and action folded to the big blind who made it 4,575. After some thought, Lee decided to move his stack of 12,975 into the middle and was met with an immediate call.
His 
was in a lot of trouble against the 
of his adversary, but Lee found help on the 
flop. The 
turn and 
river shipped Lee the 16,800 chip pot and gave him some momentum as they head to break.
Will "Monkey" Souther earned his way into the National Championship by capturing an "At-large bid." Unfortunately, Souther's run has come to an end. We're not sure of the details, but Monkey has taken the long walk to the exit.
Traci Brown opened to 1,500 from the hi-jack and was called by the player next to act.
Brown continued for 2,000 on the 
flop with her opponent making the call before the and 
was checked through.
Brown tabled her 
to best her opponent's 
as she collected a small pot.
After a player raised in middle position to 2,100 and received a call from Kyle Carwright and the player in the cutoff, the flop came down 
. The original raiser checked and Cartwright took the initiative with a 2,350 bet. The cutoff was the only caller and the 
was put out on the turn. This time Cartwright fired out 3,700, which proved enough to take down the pot. Cartwright is back on the upswing and sits with 33,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
47,400
|
47,400 |
|
70,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
45,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
40,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
35,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
31,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
28,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
25,000
9,700
|
9,700 |
|
||
|
18,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
15,000
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
12,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
||
|
11,000
-200
|
-200 |
|
|
||
|
6,500
-100
|
-100 |
David Sands opened to 1,450 from the lo-jack only to have Chris Klodnicki move all in for an additional 9,775 from the button.
Sands made the call tabling his 
to be in a race against Klodnicki's 
, and when the final board read 
, Klodnicki was pushed the double to over his starting stack as Sands was left with under ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
||
|
5,525
-8,275
|
-8,275 |
