The following players busted out in the money:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Ken Baime opened for 14,000 on the button, and the small blind three-bet to 30,000. Baime put him all in for about 60,000 total, and the small blind called.
Baime: 
Small blind: 
The small blind moved as if to get up despite being far ahead, and the 
flop kept him in the lead. Baime binked the 
on the turn though, and he clinched the win with a 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
237,800
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237,800 |
Mike Deis raised from a middle position and got one call, Ritchie Idrovo in the big blind. We didn't catch the action on the 
flop, but Idrovo bet out 22,000 on the turn. Deis made the call, and both players quickly checked the 
river.
"I missed," Idrovo said.
Deis flipped 
and took the pot with ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
226,000
156,600
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156,600 |
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122,000
-36,000
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-36,000 |
Allen Lanier opened for a raise in early position and found two callers. After Matt Kirby checked the 
flop out of the big blind, Lanier bet 25,000. Kirby called after the third player in the pot folded. On the 
turn, both players elected to check, and they did likewise when the 
hit the river.
Kirby showed down 
for an overpair, but Lanier had gotten lucky on the river with to make two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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612,000
92,000
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92,000 |
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256,500
-7,500
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-7,500 |
Philip Termini pushed all in with about 50,000, and Brian Zimcosky made the call from middle position. Everyone else folded.
Zimcosky: 
Termini: 
Termini had live cards, but a 
board left him dead by the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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446,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 500
With the tournament playing hand-for-hand, Pavlin Karakikov bet 15,000 after a 
flop, and Allen Lanier made the call from the button. A arrived on the turn, and Karakikov checked. Lanier pushed all in, covering his opponent's roughly 100,000 stack. After tanking for about two minutes, Karakikov decided to go with his hand.
Karakikov:
Lanier: 
Unfortunately for the Day 1a chip leader, Lanier had him dead to two outs. The river brought a brick: , and Karakikov graciously wished his former tablemates good luck.
Players are now on a 10-minute break after a redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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520,000
435,600
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435,600 |
|
Busted |
Ritchie Idrovo check-called a bet of 23,000 from Brian Zimcosky with the board reading 
. The dealer placed a on the board to complete the community, and Idrovo checked. Zimcosky bet 75,000, and Idrovo called fairly quickly. Zimcosky showed 
for trips, and he dragged the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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403,000
273,400
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273,400 |
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158,000
-47,900
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-47,900 |
Scott Hammett pushed his short stack all in from the button, and Gheorghe Farima called with in the small blind. He had Hammett's dominated, and Farima secured the hand when he flopped a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
-36,000
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-36,000 |
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Busted |
The small blind raised to 17,500, and "Wild" Bill Romer made it 35,000 out of the big blind. His opponent tanked before making the call, and the two watched a 
flop fall. Romer shoved for about 90,000 after his opponent checked, and the player thought for awhile before folding the 
face up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
106,100
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106,100 |
