Jeremy Ausmus opened to 25,000 on the button, Austin Apicella three-bet shoved for 135,000 from the small blind, and Ausmus quickly called.

Ausmus:
Apicella:

Ausmus had Apicella dominated, but the flop gave him four extra outs to make Broadway. With any king or ten Apicella would survive, but neither the turn () nor the river () were of any help.

Apicella exited in ninth place, earning $30,785, and the official final table of eight is now set. We will bring full counts and the recap to you shortly.

Austin Apicella

0

-135,000

Just before the break, Austin Apicella opened to 20,000 from under the gun, Jeremy Ausmus called in the big blind, and the dealer fanned . Ausmus check-called a 21,000-chip bet, and both players checked when the turned.

The completed the board, Ausmus led out for 40,000, and Apicella tank-called. Ausmus showed for a pair of nines, and Apicella mucked.

Jeremy Ausmus	660,000	87,000
Austin Apicella	135,000	-74,000

The players are now on a 15-minute break.

Joe Tehan opened to 20,000 from the cutoff, Jonathan Hilton three-bet to 52,000 from the big blind, and Tehan four-bet jammed for effectively 266,000. Hilton made the call, and we were off to the races.

Tehan:
Hilton:

"Four sides!" Bryan Campanello yelled from the rail.

Hilton didn't need another ten to peel off, all he needed to do was fade paint, and he did when the dealer fanned . Tehan picked up backdoor club outs, but those hopes disappeared when the turned.

Tehan needed paint to secure the knockout and end the evening, but it was not to be as the completed the board. Hilton doubled with a full house fives over tens, and now sits with 556,000 chips. Tehan is among the short stacks with 216,000.

Jonathan Hilton	556,000	289,000
Joe Tehan	216,000	-186,000

Before the two tables could break, Joe Tehan almost brought us to an official final table of eight.

He opened to 20,000 in the cutoff, Nicolas Vaca-Rondon three-bet all in for 100,000 in the big blind, and Tehan asked for a count before tank-called with . He was live against Vaca-Rondon's , and flopped a straight draw when the dealer fanned , but the turn and river both bricked , respectively.

Vaca-Rondon doubled to 210,000 chips, while Tehan dropped down to 397,000.

Joe Tehan	397,000	-23,000
Nicolas Vaca-Rondon	210,000	75,000

Max Steinberg opened to 30,000 in the cutoff, Pavlin Karakikov moved all in for 150,000 from the small blind, and Steinberg tank-called.

Steinberg:
Karakikov:

Karakikov was in great shape to double, and remained ahead after the flop fell . Karakikov held a higher diamond than Steinberg, and Steinberg could no long hit a pair of aces using the .

The dealer rapped the table, burned a card, then delivered the on the turn. Suddenly, Steinberg was ahead with Broadway, and it was Karakikov who needed the board to pair or the river to produce a fourth diamond.

Neither occurred as the completed the board, and Karakikov was eliminated in 10th place. The remaining nine players will not combine to make the unofficial final table.

Pavlin Karakikov

0

-210,000

John Bowman raised to 16,000 in the hijack seat, Jeremy Ausmus three-bet to 45,000 from the small blind, and Bowman made the call.

The dealer fanned , Ausmus led out for 38,000, and Bowman called. Both players checked when the turned, and the completed the board. Ausmus led out again - this time for 85,000 - and Bowman tank-called.

Ausmus took down the pot when he showed for kings and fours, bringing him to 462,000 chips. Bowman was bumped down to 182,000.

Jeremy Ausmus	462,000	87,000
John Bowman	182,000	-123,000

Austin Apicella open-shoved for 90,000 from under the gun, and Brock Parker called in the big blind with . It was an awkward race as Apicella showed for two overs, and Parker extended his lead when the flop fell .

Apicella was still live with two backdoor draws, and the on the turn kept him alive. Any nine or four on the river would give him a straight, and it was the that completed the board to give him said straight.

He miraculously doubled to 190,000 chips, while Parker is still very healthy with 850,000.

Brock Parker	850,000	-50,000
Austin Apicella	190,000	20,000

Rex Clinkscales open-shoved for 97,000 from the hijack seat, Joe Tehan re-shoved in the cutoff, and the button and both blinds folded.

Clinkscales:
Tehan:

Tehan's hand held as the board came , and the WSOP-C Harrah's Philadelphia Main Event winner hit the rail. Tehan now has 420,000 chips.

Joe Tehan	420,000	60,000
Rex Clinkscales	0	-160,000

Joe Tehan raised to 16,000 out of the hijack seat, and Jeremy Ausmus three-bet to 36,000 on the button. The action folded back to Tehan, who called, and the dealer spread . Tehan checked, Ausmus continued for 31,000, and Tehan check-raised all in for 142,000. Ausmus called.

Tehan:
Ausmus:

Tehan held a royal flush draw, but Ausmus was still ahead with his flopped set of fives. The on the turn gave Tehan a meaningless pair of jacks, and left him one card away from elimination. The river was red, and the gave Tehan his much-needed heart flush. He doubled to 360,000 chips, while Ausmus dropped down to 375,000.

Jeremy Ausmus	375,000	-115,000
Joe Tehan	360,000	75,000

Brock Parker opened to 16,000 in early position, Max Steinberg moved all in near the button, Ashly Butler called all in for less, and the action folded back to Parker, who folded as well.

Steinberg:
Butler:

The flop gave Butler two backdoor straight draws and a backdoor flush draw, and the the turn kept his wheel draw alive. The bricked on the river however, and Butler was eliminated.

Steinberg is back up to 265,000 chips.

Max Steinberg	265,000	70,000
Ashly Butler	0	-55,000

Jeremy Ausmus opened to 16,000 from under the gun, John Bowman called in the hijack seat, Jarod Ludemann moved all in for 89,000 on the button, and Ausmus re-shoved. Bowman folded, and the hands were opened.

Ausmus:
Ludemann:

Ausmus took the lead when the flop fell , giving him a pair of queens. Neither the turn () nor the river () were of any help to Ludemann, and he was eliminated in 13th place.

Jeremy Ausmus	490,000	100,000
Jarod Ludemann	0	-155,000

Austin Apicella was all in for 76,000 preflop holding , and was in very bad shape against Jonathan Hilton, who held .

The flop gave Hilton a set of queens, but it also gave Apicella an open-ended straight draw. The on the turn completed that straight, and the bricked on the river. Apicella doubled to 170,000 chips, while Hilton dropped down to 500,000.

Jonathan Hilton	500,000	-180,000
Austin Apicella	170,000	94,000

The players are now on a 15-minute break.

Joe Tehan opened to 12,000 from under the gun, Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch called on his left, and John Bowman three-bet to 31,000 on the button. Tehan folded, Panitch called, and the dealer fanned . Panitch reached for chips, and fired out a bet of 55,000. Bowman tanked for a bit, then called.

The turn was the , and Panitch quickly moved all in for 153,000. Bowman tanked once again, but this time he opted to fold.

"Come on Krunk!" someone on the rail yelled.

"Show the king-queen, Krunk!" Rex Clinkscales urged him.

Panitch did not, rather he mucked his hand facedown and raked in the pot.

Robert Panitch	345,000	25,000
John Bowman	305,000	-105,000

Jonathan Hilton was all in and at risk preflop for 124,000 with against the of Ashly Butler. Hilton held as the board came , doubling up, while Butler fell to 70,000.

A few hands later, Hilton min-raised from under the gun, Jim Willerson moved all in for 89,000 on the button, and Max Steinberg cold four-bet to 165,000 from the small blind. Butler unhappily folded in the big blind, Hilton moved all in for 293,000, and Steinberg snap-called.

Hilton:
Steinberg:
Willerson:

Butler announced that he folded two eights.

The flop didn't change much, and neither did the on the turn, although it would have had Butler decided to commit the rest of his stack. Hilton faded the river as well, as the completed the board, and Willerson was eliminated.

Hilton more than doubled to 680,000 chips, and Steinberg was left with 195,000.

Jonathan Hilton	680,000	490,000
Max Steinberg	195,000	-255,000
Ashly Butler	55,000	-85,000
Jim Willerson	0	-180,000

Pavlin Karakikov moved all in for 98,000 in early position, and Austin Apicella called in the cutoff. The button and blinds all folded, and the hands were tabled.

Karakikov:
Apicella:

Apicella was dominated, and Karakikov successfully doubled to 210,000 chips when the board came . Apicella, who was among the leaders going into dinner break, now sits with 170,000 chips.

Pavlin Karakikov	210,000	170,000
Austin Apicella	170,000	-90,000

Andrew Robinson opened for a raise in the cutoff, Jeremy Ausmus moved all in from the small blind, and Robinson called all in for 115,000.

Robinson:
Ausmus:

Another small pair held as the flop, turn, and river came , eliminating Robinson in 15th place. He will earn $17,374 for his efforts, while Ausmus now sits with 295,000 chips.

Joe Tehan was moved from the other table and now occupies Robinson's old seat.

Jeremy Ausmus	295,000	150,000
Andrew Robinson	0	-90,000

Jonathan Hilton moved all in from middle position for 91,000, and Brock Parker called in the cutoff. The rest of the action folded behind.

Hilton:
Parker:

Parker was flipping against pocket fours once again, and this time his opponent flopped a set when the dealer fanned . Parker could still win the hand with a deuce for the wheel, but the turn and river bricked , respectively.

Hilton doubled to 190,000 chips, while Parker still remains the chip leader with 900,000.

Brock Parker	900,000	-80,000
Jonathan Hilton	190,000	120,000