Endrit Geci opened on the button and Richard Alati decided to shove. Geci called.
Richard Alati: 
Endrit Geci: 
The board ran out 
to provide Geci with the case six to eliminate Alati from the tournament. Geci is the second player to make it through to tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
663,500
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
Busted |
In the very first hand after the dinner break, James Sileo shoved all in for 93,000 on the button and Anthony Reategui called.
James Sileo: 
Anthony Reategui: 
The board ran out 
to give Reategui a full house in the end to eliminate Sileo. Reategui's table is the first to finish today. Reategui already reached the final table of the $3,000 Shootout a few weeks back and finished in eighth place. He'll be looking to better that result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
672,500
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
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|
Busted | |
2017 runner-up in this event Thomas Boivin and Curtis Rystad have just been eliminated by Endrit Geci in one hand.
Curtis Rystadt: 
Thomas Boivin: 
Endrit Geci: 
The board ran out 
for Geci to hit a full house on the turn to take both players out of the running.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
165,000
90,500
|
90,500 |
|
35,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
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Just minutes ago, things were looking great for Phil Hellmuth. He had just won a pot against Alexander Lakhov with 
and had held firm against betting on multiple streets on an 
board.
He barely had time to enjoy those chips before he found himself on the dark side of a cooler against table shortie James Worth.
Playing only three-handed, it was no surprise to see all the chips fly into the middle preflop and Worth was the massive favorite when the cards were turned on their backs.
James Worth
Phil Hellmuth 
The 
flop brought a gutshot for the wheel straight, which would chop the pot. The turn was a and it added another four straight outs to chop. The 
didn't get there for Hellmuth and he had to count out 101,000 chips to pass to Worth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
208,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
138,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
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Scott Blumstein was all-in from the big blind when Jonathan Cohen had called after his initial raise.
Scott Blumstein: 
Jonathan Cohen: 
The board ran out 
, no help for Blumstein as he was eliminated. The friendly reigning WSOP Main Event Champion shook everyone's hand and made his way to the payout desk to collect his cash for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
||
|
150,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
146,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
||
|
142,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
40,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Vladimir Burstein put in his whole stack of yellow 1,000-value chips on the button, worth about 30,000 and Ryan Milisits shoved all in for about the same. Alexandre Reard, sitting in the big blind, quickly folded.
Ryan Milisits:
Vladimir Burstein:
The board ran out 
, even though Milisits hit a ten on the flop, the ace on the river meant Burstein ended up with the higher pair to eliminate Milisits from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
197,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
170,000
88,500
|
88,500 |
|
||
|
103,000
36,300
|
36,300 |
|
69,400
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
65,000
-900
|
-900 |
|
35,000
-36,700
|
-36,700 |
|
|
||
|
21,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
Busted | |
Dana Buck started things off with a cutoff open to 4,500. Lakhov was the only player who showed any interest, raising it up to 17,000. With the action back on Buck, he four-bet to 104,000 and was snap-called by Lakhov.
Alexander Lakhov
Dana Buck 
Buck was the one who's tournament life was on the line and he needed some help to stay in the game.
The flop showed an ace in the window but it also made a set for Lakhov. On to the turn and there was a little hope as it gave Buck two pair and there were two aces that could save him.
Unfortunately, the river was not what he needed and Buck had to make his way to the exit in 5th place. That leaves four players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
303,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
Busted |
Phil Hellmuth had been the short stack for a while but after the last hand, he is not anymore. After a 3,500 open from Nikolai Sears, James Worth, Phil Hellmuth and Jack Shea all came along to see a flop.
The dealer put out and it was checked all round. It was the turned that generated the action though. After three checks, Hellmuth put 7,000 over the line and Shea upped it to 17,000. This got everyone else out of the way and Hellmuth moved all-in for just 8,400 more. It was a snap-call from Shea and they turned their cards on their backs.
Phil Hellmuth: 
Jack Shea:
There were just two outs to pull this one back for Shea and but the 
river was safe for Hellmuth and he collected. This left Shea the shortest at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
117,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
68,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
44,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
Rep Porter has just come unstuck and it was in a hand involving Thomas Taylor and Phil Hellmuth.
According to Taylor, Hellmuth had opened the betting preflop, making it 2,500 and got two calls from Taylor behind and from Porter in the small blind.
The flop came 
and Porter checked. Hellmuth continued for 5,500 and Taylor flat-called. With the action back on Porter, he upped it to 17,000 and that was enough to push out Hellmuth but not Taylor, who moved all in over the top and Porter called.
Rep Porter: 
Thomas Taylor: 
The turn and river bricked for Porter, and he was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
136,500
70,100
|
70,100 |
|
Busted | |
|
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On Table #417, Vlad Darie raised to 1,400 from mid-position and was called by Martin Zamani (late position), Aaron Henderson (hijack), Anthony Reategui (cutoff), and Nick Schwarmann (button). Andrew Sandomire, sitting in the big blind, then three-bet to 6,700. Darie, Zamani, Henderson, Reategui all called. But Schwarmann tanked for a while and then decided to shove for almost 100 big blinds in total. Sandomire called and the rest all folded.
Nick Schwarmann: 
Andrew Sandomire:
The flop came 
to give Schwarmann a straight draw to survive as he was covered by Sandomire. The turn brought them the 
so Schwarmann still needed an eight or seven not to be eliminated. The river completed the board with the which was not one of the cards Schwarmann needed, and he was the first player eliminated from his table today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
116,000
50,500
|
50,500 |
|
80,500
7,300
|
7,300 |
|
||
|
|
67,000
400
|
400 |
|
|
||
|
48,000
-18,400
|
-18,400 |
|
Busted | |
