Duma Lowery busted in 37th place and was the stone bubble. He got 
in against Ryan Perez who had 
.
Lowery flopped a queen, but Perez flopped a set and that was the end of the line for Lowery.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
There are 37 players left they are playing hand-for-hand.
Marius Toderici opened the action with a raise to 18,000 and Eddie Blumenthal reraised to 36,000. Leroy Dubray then shoved all in for 76,000.
Toderici was in the tank for a little, deciding whether or not to fold what he later said was 
. He folded and Blumenthal called with 
. Dubray showed 
and was at risk and behind.
The board hit Dubray early with the 
flop, but it wasn't enough as it ran out 
and Dubray was eliminated.
Blumenthal scored a big hand earlier when he ran out four queens against Greg Seif, who had aces full of queens. Seif said the pot cost him 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |
|
Busted |
The board read 
and Mark Kroon min-raised his opponent after a 15,000 bet.
"This is the one I leave on," said Kroon.
His opponent wavered, unsure where he stood. He eventually folded saying that his pair was too low.
"I win, wooooo!" said Kroon as he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
The knockouts were fast and almost 30 players were eliminated in the first 3 levels of play today.
The remaining 40 players are on a ten-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
292,000
224,500
|
224,500 |
|
255,000
182,500
|
182,500 |
|
|
174,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
87,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
John Ryan shoved all in from early position with 72,500 left. The action fell to Shane Thorne who called with pocket kings . Ryan had 
and needed some help.
"Eighty percent of the time the ace of clubs comes on the flop in this spot," said Mark Kroon, attempting to lift Ryan's spirits.
Ryan's spirits were indeed lifted when the flop came 
. The turn and river finished the board 
and Ryan doubled up.
"I've never read that in any book," said Gerald Heckathorn in response to Kroon's comment.
"It's math," said Kroon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
141,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
80,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
368,000
315,500
|
315,500 |
|
338,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
335,000
240,500
|
240,500 |
|
320,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
189,000
77,500
|
77,500 |
|
|
110,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
107,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
99,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
94,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
70,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
|
67,000
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
|
66,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
62,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
|
57,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
Busted |
