Billy Baxter raised to 24,000 in the cutoff and Aaron Kupin defended his big blind. Kupin took two cards and Baxter stood pat.
Kupin check-folded to Baxter's bet of 20,000 chips, and Baxter showed his 7x5x4x3x2x upon request.
One hand later, Baxter raised to 24,000 again. This time, Paul Volpe was in the big blind and he made the call.
Each player drew one card and then checked, with Volpe's Jx10x9x7x4x winning at showdown.
When action folded to the small blind Taylor Paur, he raised all in for 88,000. The big blind Naoya Kihara snap-called to put Paur at risk.
Paur stood pat while Kihara drew one.
Taylor Paur: Jx9x6x4x3x 
Naoya Kihara: 9x7x6x4x
Kihara drew one, and when he flipped it over 2x, it eliminated Paur, leaving the 29 remaining players on the stone money bubble.
Niveau: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 18,000
Players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 8:41 local time.
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Jason Mercier raised to 20,000 from the hijack, and Aaron Kupin made the call in the cutoff. When it folded to Billy Baxter in the small blind, he three-bet to 70,000. Mercier folded, while Kupin made the call.
Baxter stood pat while Kupin drew one.
Both players checked after the draw and Baxter showed 10x8x5x4x3x. Kupin nodded his head letting Baxter know he was good, before rechecking his cards and realizing he had 10x7x6x4x2x for the best hand.
Kupin was very apologetic about the mistake, and Baxter assured him it was not a problem.
Robert Mizrachi and Dan Smith were heads up after the draw. Mizrachi made a bet of 22,000 in the small blind, which Smith raised to 115,000 in the big blind.
Mizrachi tanked for several minutes before finding a fold, forfeiting the pot to his opponent.
With 30 players left and 28 being paid, the floor has announced the tournament will go to hand-for-hand play until the money bubble bursts.
Two minutes will be taken off the clock after all the tables have completed their hand.
Bariscan Betil open-raised under the gun and Yuri Dzivielevski three-bet to 66,000 on the button. Betil made the call and stood pat before Dzivielevski drew one.
Betil then checked and Dzivielevski checked behind after some thought. Betil tabled 10x8x5x4x2x and won when Dzivielevski's cards hit the muck.
Scott Seiver was first to act and raised. It folded to David Lambard in the big blind who three-bet all in for 39,000. Seiver called to put him at risk.
Both players drew one card.
David Lambard: 9x6x3x2x
Scott Seiver: Jx8x6x4x
With Lambard at risk Seiver flipped over his draw first showing Kx. But when Lambard peeled his card, it was Ax which gave Seiver the best hand and eliminate Lambard.
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