Jeffrey Lisandro and Gavin Smith are the only two players remaining at their table. Smith has a lot of work to do if he wants to advance as Lisandro currently has a 3-1 chip lead over him.
Dwyte Pilgrim opened for 1,100 from early position and a player on the button called. A short-stacked Andrew Frankenberger went all-in from the small blind for about 7,500 and Dwyte re-shoved his stack. The button caller folded.
Dwyte:
Frankenberger:
The board came , which was good for the double for Frankenberger.
In a confrontation during three-handed play, Yevgeniy Timoshenko moved all in preflop for about 37,000 only to be called by the of James Akenhead. Timoshenko let out an enormous sigh and flipped up .
The board ran out and Timoshenko was eliminated, giving Akenhead about a 4.5 to 1 chip advantage going into heads up play at his table.
Heads-up play didn't last too long though, as Akenhead got it all in against his opponent preflop after about five minutes of play.
Akenhead:
Opponent:
The board fell and James Akenhead officially became the first player to advance to the next round.
We caught up with the action on a board reading . James Akenhead checked from early position and a player in middle position fired 3,200. Yevgeniy Timonshenko folded on the button and Akenhead called.
The river came the and Akenhead led out for 6,200, which his opponent called. Akenhead showed for trip fives and his opponent folded.
After a raise to 800 preflop by the player on the button, both the small blind and Bill Chen made the call. The flop came and the action checked all around. The hit the turn and it checked to the button who fired out 1,325. The small blind folded but Chen made the call.
The fell on the river and the action went check-check. The player on the button turned over , and his pair of threes beat Chen's . Chen is currently the short stack at his table during three handed play, sitting with roughly 14,000.
Also, recently eliminated from their tables are David Pham and 2010 Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel.
We caught up with the action on a board reading , which Laak bet a few thousand into after his opponent checked. His opponent called and mucked when Laak tabled for the flush.
Laak is currently the chip leader at his table with 45,000.