All of Mike Matusow's stack, which was about 100,000, got in the middle before the flop against Viacheslav Zhukov.
Mike Matusow:
Viacheslav Zhukov:
The flop came down which put Matusow in a big hole.
"Well that's a good flop for you," Matusow said, getting up from his chair.
The turn was the ad the river was the and that was it for Matusow. He hit the rail in 11th place brining the remaining 10 players down to an unofficial final table.
Jesse Martin defended his big blind from a Rob Mizrachi open and called down on . Mizrachi opened to win with aces up.
The next hand, Martin three-bet in the small blind when Kyle Miaso raised on the button. Catching action on the turn, the board read and Martin check-called. He check-called again on the river and Miaso showed for fives full.
Martin mucked, and with the elimination at the other table, he's heading to the unofficial final table with just over a bet.
Per Hildebrand opened under the gun and Jesse Martin defended big blind. The board ran out with Martin check-raising flop and barreling from there. Hildebrand tanked awhile on the end and called but couldn't beat for two pair.
Steve Chanthabouasy lost a big chunk of chips to Dustin Dirksen when both players made trip aces on a board of and had the same kicker. Dirksen made a better low and took three-quarters of the pot, leaving Chanthabouasy short.
On the next hand, Viacheslav Zhukov opened with a raise from the cutoff. Chanthabouasy raised from the small blind. Action folded back to Zhukov and he called.
The flop was and Chanthabouasy moved all in for the rest of his chips and Zhukov called.
Steve Chanthabouasy:
Viacheslav Zhukov:
The board completed with the and the and that mean that Zhukov had the best of it with his three tens. He took down the pot and sent Chanthabouasy to the payout desk in 12th place to collect $25,619.
Paul Volpe raised under the gun and action folded around where Jonathan Depa called in the big blind.
The flop was and Depa bet. Volpe raised and Depa called.
On the turn, Depa moved all in for the rest of his chips and Volpe called.
Jonathan Depa:
Paul Volpe:
Volpe turned the nut low and a straight but Depa was live to half the pot with a flush and straight draw. The river was the , though, which changed nothing and Depa was sent to the rail in 13th place to collected $20,948 for his run.
in against 
of Dan Zack. Zack hit sixes and deuces to bust Martin.
which put Matusow in a big hole. 
ad the river was the 
and that was it for Matusow. He hit the rail in 11th place brining the remaining 10 players down to an unofficial final table.
to win with aces up.
and Martin check-called. He check-called again on the 
and Dirksen check-called another bet. 
with Martin check-raising flop and barreling from there. Hildebrand tanked awhile on the end and called but couldn't beat 
