Heads-up on a board of Q♦J♦7♦8♣, a player in the small blind bet 12,000 before Michael Wang moved all in for 32,000.
The small blind was barely covered by Wang and tanked for a minute before he called, showing A♥K♠ for a straight draw. Wang had 8♠8♦ for a set of eights and held up on the 6♥ river to send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Action folded to a player in middle position, and he raised to 3,000. Jordan Spurlin called from the hijack, as did Stanley Tang on the button.
The flop came 3♣A♠Q♣ and all three players checked to the turn.
After the 8♦ on the turn, the middle position player bet out 4,000. Spurlin called, and Tang folded.
The river was the 4♦ and the middle position player checked to Spurlin, who bet 26,500 to put his opponent all in. After taking a minute to think over his decision, he did make the call.
Spurlin tabled A♥10♥ for a pair of aces, and the all-in player tossed K♠K♥ into the muck as they left the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
37,500 |
Action folded around to Michel Dumas in the small blind who bumped thing up to 3,500. David Troy moved all in for 59,500 from the big blind and Dumas called all in for less.
Michel Dumas: J♠J♥ 
David Troy: K♥K♦
Two monsters in the blinds, the dealer put out 10♦3♥6♥5♥A♦ ending Dumas' tournament journey.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,600
35,200
|
35,200 |
|
|
Busted |
Arthur Schiavo left the tournament area with a very loud "fuck" after his flopped set of fours went down in flames, up against ace-king which went runner-runner for the superior full house.
Two tables over, Julien Duveau got it in for 16,300 preflop with the 7♠7♥. Dann Turner looked him up with A♥10♠ and hit broadway on the K♠J♣5♥7♦Q♣ runout.
"Terrible. I had thirty five tournaments and no cash," Duveau sighed on his way out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,000
80,900
|
80,900 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
235,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
195,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
175,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
155,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
145,000
100,400
|
100,400 |
|
115,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
85,000 | |
|
85,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
65,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
A short-stacked Chen-An Lin was all-in with the A♣K♣ and up against Premnath Kasinath, who flipped over the 10♠10♦.
The J♥6♦2♣4♥8♦ runout brought no help to Lin and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
136,500
|
136,500 |
|
150,000
104,300
|
104,300 |
|
Busted |
Action was on the river with Christian Harder in the midst of a bigtime decision. The pot had 95,000 in it and the board read 6♥J♣9♥3♥7♥. Chad Lousberg bet 70,000 which had Harder covered who was deep in the tank.
The clock was called, which Harder disagreed with, saying he had only had a minute. The dealer waited a while to call the floor as he continued to tank. Eventually the floor did come over to count it down and in the final seconds of the count down, Harder called.
Lousberg tabled the K♥Q♠ for the flush. Harder got up in anger and left the room swiftly as the dealer turned over the hand he had called with, A♦A♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
138,900
|
138,900 |
|
Busted |
Action was on the river in a three-way pot that had 30,000 in it. It read J♥8♣4♥J♣5♦. From the hijack, big stack Catalin Pop dialed up the pressure cooker on his two shorter stacked opponents as he bet 75,000 which covered both players.
The first decision was on Ignacio Costa in the small blind who had about 55,000 behind, he went long into the tank and put his head in his hands multiple times while sighing. Eventually after 3 minutes he folded.
Then it was Preston McEwen's turn to stew from early position. He had about 35,500 behind and took around two minutes himself before he spiked in the call.
Pop turned over the J♠10♠ for trip jacks. McEwen got up in a hurry in visible frustration as his 9x9x hand was turned over and he fled out of the room with his main event over.
Meanwhile, Cuesta reacted in relief when he saw Pop's hand, indicating he had made the correct fold to preserve his tournament life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
479,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
55,000
-36,300
|
-36,300 |
|
Busted |
Peter Lynn raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and was three-bet to 7,500 by Manpreet Bal in the small blind. Lynn called.
Bal continued for 13,300 on the J♦3♠10♠ flop and Lynn announced he was all in for a bit over 40,000. Bal asked for a count and called to put Lynn at risk.
Peter Lynn: K♠Q♣
Manpreet Bal: Q♠Q♥
Lynn had plenty of outs with his king and open-ended straight draw, but the 8♥6♥ runout kept Bal best to send Lynn to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
59,500
|
59,500 |
|
Busted |
Daniel Auckland opened the action with a raise to 2,500 from the cutoff. Jia Jun called on the button before Robert Belke three-bet to 10,000. Auckland and Jun made the call.
Belke moved all in for 37,100 on a 4♣Q♣7♣ flop and Auckland made the call. Jun reraised all in for 94,500, covering Auckland who made the call.
Robert Belke: A♥Q♠
Daniel Auckland: A♣K♣
Jia Jun: 7♥7♦
The turn 2♠ and river K♠ meant Auckland held on to nearly triple up while eliminating Belke.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,200
107,900
|
107,900 |
|
24,900
-68,600
|
-68,600 |
|
|
Busted |
