The players have a scheduled one-hour dinner break now, but some matches will resume after the players take a short break. We'll let you know when the matches resume.
Here are the matches and the chip counts:
Taylor Paur (253,000) vs. David Daneshgar (85,500)
Narendra Banwari (224,500) vs. Alex Bolotin (121,000)
Stewart Newman (147,000) vs. Phil Galfond (199,500)
Daniel Alaei (76,000) vs. Michael Stonehill (270,000)
The Stewart Newman vs. Phil Galfond match has resumed, while Taylor Paur and David Daneshgar are back at the table chatting and eating their All American Dave dinners.
Taylor Paur (253,000) vs. David Daneshgar (85,500)
Stewart Newman (147,000) vs. Phil Galfond (199,500)
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Taylor Paur raised to 8,000 on the button, David Daneshgar three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind, Paur four-bet to about 75,000 effective and Daneshgar called all in.
Paur:
Daneshgar:
The board ran out , giving Paur a pair of kings to eliminate Daneshgar and advance to the final table.
Stewart Newman opened for 8,000 from the button and Phil Galfond defended the big blind. The flop saw Galfond check-call a bet of 7,000, and then both players checked the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Galfond led out for 13,000 and Newman folded.
Phil Galfond raised on the button to about 44,000 effective and Stewart Newman called all in from the big blind.
Galfond:
Newman:
The flop didn't change much, though the turn gave Newman a flush draw while pairing Galfond. The river was of no consequence to Newman, clinching the match and a seat at the final table for Galfond.
Alex Bolotin raised on the button and Narendra Banwari called. When the flop came down , Banwari checked and Bolotin bet 8,000. Banwari woke up with a check-raise to 20,000, Bolotin called, and it was off to the turn.
Banwari bet 34,000, and Bolotin paused a beat before moving all in for 88,000. Banwari folded.
Alex Bolotin raised to 8,000 on the button, Narendra Banwari three-bet to 19,000 from the big blind and Bolotin four-bet all in for about 110,000. Banwari called.
Bolotin:
Banwari:
The flop fell to keep Banwari ahead, but Bolotin caught the on the turn to take the lead.
"Goddamnit," muttered Banwari.
River:
"Yes!" said an excited Banwari as he rivered a queen to make a set of queens to reserve his seat at the final table.
Bolotin's valiant attempt at winning back-to-back shootouts came up just a little bit short.
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, giving Paur a pair of kings to eliminate Daneshgar and advance to the final table.
flop saw Galfond check-call a bet of 7,000, and then both players checked the 
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, Galfond led out for 13,000 and Newman folded.
turn gave Newman a flush draw while pairing Galfond. The 
, Banwari checked and Bolotin bet 8,000. Banwari woke up with a check-raise to 20,000, Bolotin called, and it was off to the 
turn.
to keep Banwari ahead, but Bolotin caught the 