After Joe Ebanks raised to 18,000 from the cutoff seat, defending champion Joe Serock three-bet to 45,000 from the button with 225,000 behind. Ebanks folded, and Serock won the pot to chip up over 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
429,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
||
|
306,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
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After Joe Ebanks opened with a raise to 18,000 from the cutoff seat, Andy Seth reraised all in from the button for 132,000. Action folded back to Ebanks, and he made the call to put Seth at risk.
Seth tabled the 
and was flipping for his tournament life against Ebanks' 
.
The flop was clean for Seth when the 
fell, but the 
on the turn would be the dagger to end his tournament. The river completed the board with the 
, and that was it for Seth. He finished in sixth place for $11,000, but was able to turn a small profit on this event after firing off four bullets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
448,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
RJ Sullivan raised from the button to 17,000, and Joe Ebanks called out of the big blind. The flop produced the 
, and both players checked to see the land on the turn. Ebanks led for 20,000, and Sullivan made the call.
The 
completed the board on the river, and Ebanks checked. Sullivan reached into his stack and slid out 48,000. Ebanks gave it up, and Sullivan won the pot.
From the button, David Tuthill raised to 17,000. [Removed:65] called out of the big blind, and the two players took a flop of 
. [Removed:72] checked, Tuthill bet 19,000, and [Removed:72] called.
On the 
turn and 
river, both players opted to check. [Removed:72] showed the 
for aces and queens, and Tuthill mucked his hand.
From the hijack seat, a recently-crippled Sterling Savill raised all in for exactly 50,000. Action folded to [Removed:65] in the big blind, and he made the call with a shake of his head.
Savill:
[Removed:72]: 
The flop gave [Removed:72] the lead when the 
fell. Savill still had a decent shot to win with two over cards, but following the on the turn and the 
on the river, his hopes were dashed. Savill finished in seventh place and earned $9,000.
With that, there are six players remaining. Defending champion Joe Serock still remains, but he is in this event for four bullets, meaning he spent $10,000 in buy-ins. Andy Seth is also in for $10,000. By making it to at least sixth place, Serock and Seth are now turning a small profit, but more importantly, Serock's back-to-back title accomplishment is still alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![Profile photo of [Removed:65]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
550,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
Busted |
Action folded to Sterling Savill in the small blind, and he raised all in to put defending champion Joe Serock to the test. Serock thought for a minute, then called off for 133,000 with the 
. Savill tabled a dominated .
The board was clean as far as Serock was concerned. It ran out 
, and Serock doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
273,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
53,000
-134,000
|
-134,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
512,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
480,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
418,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
332,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
187,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
160,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
135,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
The remaining seven players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day.
[Removed:65] raised from the button to 16,000, and Andy Seth called from the big blind to see the flop come down 
. Seth checked, [Removed:72] bet 17,000, and Seth called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked. The river was the , and Seth led for 26,000. [Removed:72] called, and Seth immediately mucked his hand. [Removed:72] didn't show.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
490,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
135,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
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