On a flop of 
, Ben Tollerene check-called a bet of 55,000 from Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. When the dealer burn and turned the 
, Tollerene check-called another bet, this time 122,000, and the 
was put out on the river. Both players checked, prompting Tollerene to show the winning 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
1,020,000
-460,000
|
-460,000 |
|
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We've had a lull in the action since combining to two tables. Here are two examples of the sort of hands we've been seeing:
#1: Chris Moorman raised to 45,000 under the gun and watched as action folded to Taylor Paur in the big blind. Paur thought for a few moments before three-betting to 104,000, which prompted Moorman to fold.
#2: Jeremy Menard raised to 55,000 under the gun and Matthew Hyman defended from the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop, leading to the 
turn. At this point, Hyman bet out 62,000 and Menard snap-folded.
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Table 279
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Paur | 610,000 |
| 2 | Chris Moorman | 1,250,000 |
| 3 | Jeremy Menard | 1,510,000 |
| 4 | Matthew Hyman | 570,000 |
| 5 | Mike Sowers | 460,000 |
| 6 | Ben Lamb | 615,000 |
Table 280
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tristan Wade | 835,000 |
| 2 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 1,480,000 |
| 3 | Ben Tollerene | 2,540,000 |
| 4 | Joe Ebanks | 2,100,000 |
| 5 | Nick Grippo | 1,260,000 |
| 6 | Christopher DeMaci | 920,000 |
Tristan Wade raised to 42,000 from the cutoff and William Thorson responded by moving all in for 260,000 on the button. The blinds got out of the way and Wade made the call.
Wade: 
Thorson: 
Thorson was behind, but he held live cards and was looking for a king, jack, or spade. Unfortunately for him, the 
flop delivered none of them. The 
wasn't any help, leaving Thorson looking for a king or jack on the river. The dealer burned and put out the 
, the last card Thorson would see in this tournament.
He was eliminated in 13th place while Wade chipped up to over 800K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
835,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
After a series of raises, Gabe Patgorski was all in and at risk holding 
against the of Nick Grippo. Grippo had Patgorski crushed, and remained ahead as the board ran 
.
Patgorski was eliminated in 14th place, good for $43,976, while Grippo is now above a million chips.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,332,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
2,273,000
273,000
|
273,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,512,000
-218,000
|
-218,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,506,000
-304,000
|
-304,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,282,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
||
|
812,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
732,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
632,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
628,000
-142,000
|
-142,000 |
|
|
||
|
584,000
-136,000
|
-136,000 |
|
554,000
-96,000
|
-96,000 |
|
|
551,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
|
503,000
-172,000
|
-172,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
332,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Chris Moorman opened to 36,000 from the cutoff seat, Ben Tollerene three-bet to 125,000 from the big blind, and Moorman called.
The flop fell down 
, and Tollerene led for 120,000. Moorman tank-called.
The turn was the , and Tollerene led again - this time for 260,000. Moorman decided to get out of the way, and Tollerene picked up the pot.
Action folded to Joe Ebanks in the cutoff and he put in a raise to 37,000. Both the button and small blind folded, but Tyler Smith resisted with a three-bet all in for around 400,000. Ebanks made the call and Smith was at risk,
Ebanks: 
Smith 
Smith had some major kicker problems and the 
flop wasn't much help, though it did give him chop outs. The turn added to those chop outs, but the river sealed Smith's fate as our 15th-place finisher.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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