Brown Cut Down, Paredes Lapping the Field
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Brown Busts – 9:09 PM
Chad Brown was all in for about 40,000 with 
on a 
, but ran into John Patgorski’s 
. The river was the 
and Brown’s tournament was over. Patgorski is up to about 350,000.
Paredes Pounding This Field - 9:15 PM
Michael Kelly was in 12th place at the dinner break, but he's just run himself out of chips. He opened his final pot to 7,000 before David Paredes three-bet to 22,200. Kelly promptly made it what looked like 72,000 total, and Paredes five-bet shoved with his massive stack. His opponent didn't like it, but Kelly called all in for about 200,000.
Showdown
Kelly: 
Paredes: 
Just aces. There was nothing for Kelly on the board of 
, and he has sung his swan song. After a rocket-hot start to his day, it's all over in 38th place. He's out shy of the money, and Paredes is in virtually no danger of missing out on a payday. He's lapping the field right now, and his stack of 735,000 gives him more than a 2:1 lead over his nearest rival.