Imad Hermez opened from early position to 2,400 and a player on the button three-bet all in for 12.400. It folded back to Hermez he made the call to put the player at risk.
Button: J♠J♥ 
Imad Hermez: 10♥10♣
Hermez was dominated by the jacks of his opponent, but when the board ran out 6♠10♦K♥4♦9♥ Hermez improved to a set of jacks and eliminated the player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 |
Action folded to a player in the cutoff who raised all in for 4,600. It folded to the small blind Eric Smith who called to put the player at risk. Once the big blind folded the players were heads up.
Cutoff: A♣J♦
Eric Smith: A♥Q♦
Smith had his opponent dominated and after the flop that came 4♥Q♣8♥ his opponent would need running cards to stay in the tournament. The turn brought the J♥ that did keep the player in the cutoff alive to the river, but after the Q♠ improved Smith to trips, he was officially eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000 |
A player in middle position raised to 2,400 and received three callers; from the late position, the hijack and the cutoff. The flop came out with J♠J♥K♥ and the middle position player checked, the late position player bet 6,000 and Ray Harding in the hijack three-bet all in to 11,000. Everyone folded except the late position player who called.
Ray Harding: J♣8♣
Late position player: A♦K♣
The turn was the 8♥ which essentially sealed the deal for Harding with his full house and the river 9♦ did not change that result as Harding gained some chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Action folded to a player who limped from early position, and when it folded to Steven Rubinfeld in the cutoff, he raised all in for 6,500. It folded back to the player in early position, who made the call to put Rubinfeld at risk.
Steven Rubinfeld: A♣10♣
Early Position: A♦Q♥
Rubinfeld would need help to stay in the tournament. After the board ran out 5♦8♣8♠K♣10♦ the river gave Rubinfeld the best hand with two pair 10's and eights, to get the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,200
27,200
|
27,200 |
Tom Betz moved all in from early position for 3,600 and the cutoff made the call.
Tom Betz: K♦Q♣
Cutoff: 7♦7♥
The board came out with no help for sevens but loads for the newlyweds with 5♥K♠J♠10♦J♣ and Betz won with the higher two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,400 |
With two players in the hand with 3,500 chips in the pot and a board showing J♥3♥3♠ Mark Zwickel bet all in for 15,400 from the small blind. The player in middle position called to put Zwickel at risk.
Mark Zwickel: 7♥6♥
Middle Position: 10♥8♥
Zwickel's flush draw was no good against his opponent bigger flush draw, but when the board ran out Q♣ on the turn, and 7♠ on river, Zwickel improved to a pair of sevens, to give him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,200 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
65,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
45,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
42,000
24,300
|
24,300 |
|
35,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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|
|
25,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Action was picked up with Rich Lanes all in for 27,100 versus a player from under the gun.
Rich Lanes: K♣K♦
Opponent: A♠A♣
It was a massive cooler as Lanes ran straight into the aces from the under the gun player. But when the board ran out 4♣8♥7♠K♥Q♠ it was Lanes putting the bad beat on his opponent when he turned a set of kings, to crack the aces and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,200
56,200
|
56,200 |
The under-the-gun player opened to 2,500 and Stuart Locascio made a three-bet to 10,000 from middle position. When the action got back to the under-the-gun player, he shoved all in. Locascio quickly called for his stack of around 42,000.
Stuart Locascio: A♦K♥
Under The Gun: 3♣3♠
Locascio paired his ace on the 2♥Q♣A♣ flop and maintained his lead throughout the runout as neither the Q♠ turn nor 7♥ river could change anything.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
