Noel Rodriguez had two players at risk preflop for a healthy-sized pot just after the bubble burst.
Early Position: 4♠4♦ 
Button: Q♠Q♥
Noel Rodriguez: A♠K♠
Rodriguez flopped trips and stayed in the lead as the A♦A♥5♣3♣8♥ runout gave him the pot and a stack that is knocking on the door of a million.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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Anthony Zinno under the gun called after Adam Levy in the big blind shoved for 48,000.
Adam Levy: K♣K♥
Anthony Zinno: 5♥4♥
Zinno flopped two pair on 5♦4♦7♠, then a full house after the A♠5♣ runout to eliminate Levy on the bubble.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
469,000
|
469,000 |
|
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|
Eliminé | |
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Xuan Liu opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and Andre Akkari called from the small blind. Iaron Lightbourne was in the big blind with just 10,000 chips behind, and folded his hand with one player to go until the money.
Liu and Akkari checked to showdown on the 3♦6♠9♠A♣9♦ board where Liu showed A♦5♣ to win the pot with a pair of aces.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
775,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
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|
140,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
10,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Eshaan Bhalla had his opponent from the small blind at risk in a flip situation.
Small Blind: A♦K♣
Eshaan Bhalla: 8♣8♥
The runout favored Bhalla as the board of 9♥3♠J♠2♦9♣ meant his pocket eights held on and brought everybody else one spot closer to the money.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
663,500
|
663,500 |
Julian Milliard-Feral opened the cutoff to 20,000 and the button made the call.
On the 8♥2♠K♣ flop, Milliard-Feral bet 20,000, and the button called.
The 4♣ hit the turn and Milliard-Feral check-called a bet of 25,000.
When the J♦ landed on the river, Milliard-Feral check-folded to a bet of 100,000 from his opponent.
Despite that minor setback, Milliard-Feral has over a million chips and is one of the chip leaders in the room.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,120,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
Lukas Hafner opened from middle position and he was called by the player to his left. Christopher Zenonos on the button then three-bet all-in for 89,000, and he was called by Hefner.
Christopher Zenonos: 9♥9♣
Lukas Hafner: A♦K♥
The dealer fanned a board of 2♦4♠6♣8♠7♦ to save Zenonos. "Boom!" he shouted before doubling up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
210,500
|
210,500 |
|
|
214,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
There are 268 players remaining in the field and 266 spots being paid, which means the tournament is now hand-for-hand until 2 more players have been eliminated.
Guofeng Wang opened from middle position to 16,000 and Julien Sitbon debated for a few moments before he made the call.
On the 8♦4♦8♠ flop, Sitbon check-folded to a bet of 20,000 from Wang.
As Wang was being pushed the pot, Sitbon let his tablemates know he took a while to act preflop because he had ace-king.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
60,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
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Iaron Lightbourne was forced all in from the big blind but managed to find a way to survive despite being dominated.
Iaron Lightbourne: 10♣8♠
Xuan Liu: K♥10♦
The runout of 4♦10♥6♥8♥7♣ gave Lightbourne two pair which kept him alive with just two more eliminations to go until the money.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
26,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Heads-up on a board of 9♠7♦2♦9♥6♠ with approximately 90,000 in the pot, Stoyan Madanzhiev in the big blind bet 75,000 and put a player in middle position into the tank.
The middle-position player eventually called, but sent his cards into the muck when Madanzhiev flipped over 10♦9♦ for trips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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