Richard Lyndaker raised all in from the button and a little over 450,000. Nicholas Blumenthal called from the big blind with the . Lyndaker held the .
The flop came down and Blumenthal stayed in the lead. Lyndaker needed some help on the turn or river to stay alive, but after the and fell in that order, he was eliminated.
Lyndaker finished in 13th place for $41,712. Blumenthal climbed to 2.11 million in chips.
Action folded to Richard Lyndaker in the small blind and he raised all in for 395,000. Thomas Ross folded from the big blind and showed the . Lyndaker showed the .
Allen Bari just eliminated the 2009 winner of this very event Brian Lemke. The money went in preflop with Bari dominating Lemke's with the . The board ran out clean for Bari and his hand held to give him the win and the elimination.
Lemke made an outstanding run after winning this event back in 2009 for over $600,000. He'll add over $40,000 to his pocket with this finish as Bari's stack rose to 1.72 million.
Ricky Fohrenbach and Maria Ho got all in preflop with Ho at risk for her tournament life. She held the against Fohrenbach's . The board ran out and Ho held up. She was all in for 310,000 and is back to about 650,000 now.
From middle position, Joseph Kuether raised to 65,000. Frank Rusnak was in the small blind and made the call, as did Brian Lemke in the big blind. The three players took the flop of and action checked to Kuether. He fired 85,000 and only Rusnak called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the fall on the river. After Rusnak checked, Kuether bet 155,000. Rusnak folded and gave up the pot. His stack slipped to 140,000 while Kuether moved to 860,000.
Thomas Ross raised from middle position to 80,000. Markus Gonsalves reraised to 180,000 from the hijack and action folded back to Ross. He moved all in and Gonsalves called off for 750,000 with the . Ross held the .
The flop, turn and river ran through and Gonsalves was sent to the rail in 15th place. He earned $41,712 for his finish while Ross extended his chip lead to 2.825 million
From the hijack seat, Richard Lyndaker raised to 65,000. Thomas Ross reraised to 175,000 from the cutoff seat and then Nicholas Blumenthal made it 260,000 to go from the button. That four-bet was good enough to win the pot and Blumenthal scooped the chips.
Farzad Bonyadi raised all in for 241,000 and Ricky Fohrenbach called from the button. Fohrenbach held the and Bonyadi the for just one overcard. The board ran out and Bonyadi was able to smack a flush on the end to stay alive in this thing.
Fohrenbach dropped back to 1.17 million in chips while Bonyadi doubled to 550,000.
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. Lyndaker held the 
.
and Blumenthal stayed in the lead. Lyndaker needed some help on the turn or river to stay alive, but after the 
and 
fell in that order, he was eliminated.
with the 
. The board ran out 
and Ho held up. She was all in for 310,000 and is back to about 650,000 now.
and action checked to Kuether. He fired 85,000 and only Rusnak called.
fall on the river. After Rusnak checked, Kuether bet 155,000. Rusnak folded and gave up the pot. His stack slipped to 140,000 while Kuether moved to 860,000.
and Bonyadi was able to smack a flush on the end to stay alive in this thing.