On a board that read 
and a pot of about 6,000, Dietrich Fast was first to act and made a substantial bet of 8,200 into his opponent who was on the button.
After thinking it over for a few moments his opponent folded. Fast showed the 
, which make his opponent tap the table to acknowledge the successful bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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41,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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The player in mid-position raised to 500 and Joe McKeehen raised to 2,000 from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded while the initial raiser called.
The flop came 
on which the mid-position player check-called the 2,000 continuation-bet of McKeehen.
The turn was the 
, McKeehen's opponent now check-folded to the 6,200 bet so McKeehen could pick up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Daniel Neilson was collecting a large pot as his 
was showing on a board that included a ten, jack and an ace to give Neilson broadway, which bested the set of tens his opponent flashed as the dealer pulled them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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46,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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Randall Emmett has just eliminated his opponent with a flopped full house and claimed he has had two already saying he was running pure.
Low and behold, the player to take the empty seat of the one he just freed up was Ali Imsirovic. They have been on the same tables several times already this week and are both looking forward to battling it out against each other. The banter has been flying back and forth with each of them claiming that they will take each other on and out.
Shortly after, Vojtech Ruzicka joined their table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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68,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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30,000 |
More and more players are joining the field which means more tables are being opened and big blinds from several tables are getting moved around to accommodate the new players.
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Niall Farrell and two other players opponent saw a dynamic flop of 
. The player first to act put out a bet of 800, which folded out the second player and Farrell called in position.
The turn soaked the board even more as it came the 
. Both players checked.
The river was the 
. The player in seat 1 bet 3,500. Farrell waiting for about twenty seconds considering the bet, then pounced with a raise to 15,000. His opponent asked how much Farrell had behind and mulled it over for a moment before making the call.
Farrell quickly turned over the straight flush hammer with the and his opponent showed his crushed queen high flush with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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48,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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The board read 
with 900 in the middle.
Timo Kamphues bet 600 from under the gun and was called by the player in the cutoff.
The river completed the board with the , Kamphues now bet 1,700 which prompted his opponent to take a few seconds to consider his options but fold in the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000 |
Jeremy Wien, the defending champion who took down this event last year for $537,710, has taken his seat in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
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