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Dan Kelly raised to 8,000 pre-flop, and one opponent called from the big blind. On a flop of 
, Kelly continued for 10,000 and his opponent called again. Both players checked the 
turn card. The river is the 
, and this time Kelly bet 20,000 and his opponent folded. Kelly now has 215,000 in front of him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Vinh Pham started the hand on the button. A player in middle position raised to 8,500. Pham called on the button as did the small blind.
The flop came down 
and the small blind pushed all in for a little over 20,000. The initial raiser folded and Pham called.
Pham: 
Opponent: 
It was top pair versus straight draw. Pham didn't have to sweat because the 
came on the turn. The river blanked and Pham got the knockout. He sits with a healthy 260,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
An early position player shipped all-in for 19,000, and Johnny "World" Hennigan was the only caller. The raiser held 
and was dominated by Hennigan's 
. The flop came 
, but the on the turn gave the raiser the lead and Hennigan was drawing to only three outs on the river. The 
on the river ended the hand, and Hennigan absorbed a small hit. He now sits with 125,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
With the field dwindling close to the 200-player mark, moves must be made to keep pace with the accelerating blinds. Alex Robinson knew this to be true, so he shoved all-in from the hijack with 
, hoping for some fast folds around the table with his last 49,500 at risk.
Alex Bylicki had other ideas, however, and he reshoved for just over 110,000 with 
. Brendon Rubie woke up with 
, and seeing his chance to claim two skins in addition the overwhelming chip lead in the tournament, he decided to call.
The three hands were tabled and the dealer fanned a flop of 
. Robinson caught a piece, and began quietly calling for fives or eights to provide his salvation. The on the turn did not oblige, but the on the river did. Robinson tripled his stack to over 150,000, putting him above the average stack and in position to survive Day 2.
Meanwhile, Bylicki's cowboys ran roughshod over Rubie's ladies, and the Australian was forced to send a hefty portion of his stack across the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
130,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
We're unsure of the pre-flop action, but when we arrived at the table a short-stacked Michael Rein was all-in against John Hennigan. Hennigan held 
, while Rein held a dominating 
. The board was no help to Johnny World, and he took another small hit, while Rein doubled up. Hennigan's lost about a third of his stack since the last break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
Experienced professional Ryan Welch recently showed how to play the B.I.G. stack, pushing his opponent around on the river with a big bet and taking juicy pot without a showdown.
After a flop of , a player on the button responded to Welch's check by tossing a bet of 12,500 into the middle. Welch came along, and both players opted to tap the table when the turn came 
.
A 
on the river prompted Welch to fire a barrel, and he shot a bet of 55,500 at his opponent, who quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
Holding 
in the big blind, William Prieto watched the small blind limp in, and decided that the time had come to move his opponent off of the hand. He made it 17,000 to go, moving two orange 5000T chips and seven yellow 1000T chips into the middle.
The dealer mistakenly announced a raise of 9,000, however, apparently thinking all nine of the chips were yellow. With his raise now neutered by the erroneous announcement, Prieto watched helplessly as his opponent called. The resulting action escaped our notice, but an understandably miffed Prieto was soon exiting the tournament area, steaming over the situation.
All the Money got in preflop between Daniel Dallas and Bobby Pham.
Dallas held 
and Pham had . The flop fell 
and Dallas looked good to take it down. The turn however put a dagger into Dallas's heart when it came the . The river did not give Dallas a nine and he was stacked down to only 1 big blind. Pham doubled and now has 144,000.
Dallas was eliminated the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000
125,400
|
125,400 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
We just witnessed a five-way raised pot, a rarity at this stage of a tournament, which turned into a frigid cooler on the flop.
A player raised to 8,500 from middle position, then Scott Clements flat called, the button called behind him, and both blinds called as well. The dealer rolled out 
for the flop, and action checked to Clements who bet 21,500. The button flat called, but then the small blind raised to 85,000. Everyone folded to the button, who thought for a moment before raising all-in. The small blind called instantly, but was disappointed when the hands were turned over. He held 
for middle set, but his opponent held 
for top set. The turn and river were the and , and the button more than doubled up with his set of fives.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
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