$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 16

In the last match remaining in the second round, Corey Dodd defeated Michael Aron to win the series 2-1 and eliminate Aron.

With that match in the books, the second round is complete and a few of the third round matches have already began. All of the matches will be underway by 11 p.m.

The winners of the third round will come back tomorrow in the money and will play down to a winner.

Here are the third round matches:

Left Side

Aaron Mermelstein vs. Steffan Lind
George Lusby vs. Will Givens
Alex Foxen vs. Kane Kalas
Corey Dodd vs. Gary Bolden

Right Side

Sam Panzica vs. Timothy Tenpas
Shannon Shorr vs. Jonathan Little
Jerry Wong vs. Ari Engel
Joe McKeehen vs. John Dollinger

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 17

George Lusby moved all in on the button and Alberto Rodriguez quickly called and was all in for about 3,000.

It was a flip with Lusby’s against Rodriguez’s .

The board ran out and Lusby won the flip. He swept Rodriguez in two matches and moves on to the third round to face Will Givens.

Michael Aron and Corey Dodd are the last match still going in the second round.

George Lusby – 24,000
Alberto Rodridugez – Eliminated 

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 18

With blinds of 250/500, Michael Aron limped in on the button and Corey Dodd checked his option.

Action was checked to the river as the board ran out . Dodd checked the river and Aron bet 800. Dodd raised to 3,200 and Aron thought for a minute before calling.

Dodd showed , giving him two pair, and Aron mucked his hand. Dodd opened up a big chip lead in the rubber match of this series.

With Steffan Lind defeating Daniel Wirgau at a neighboring table, this is one of the last two second round matches going.

Corey Dodd – 19,500
Michael Aron – 4,500

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 19

With only three matches still going on in the second round, the right side of the bracket is filled out and ready for the start of the Sweet Sixteen.

Here is a look at what the third round match-ups look like right now:

Left Side

Aaron Mermelstein vs. Daniel Wirgau/Steffan Lind
George Lusby/Alberto Rodriguez vs. Will Givens
Alex Foxen vs. Kane Kalas
Corey Dodd/Michael Aron vs. Gary Bolden

Right Side

Sam Panzica vs. Timothy Tenpas
Shannon Shorr vs. Jonathan Little
Jerry Wong vs. Ari Engel
Joe McKeehen vs. John Dollinger

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 19

Joe McKeehen get Stein’s chips into the middle preflop with McKeehen showing and in the lead against Stein’s .

The board ran out and McKeehen dragged the pot with the nut straight. He swept Stein in two straight games and advanced to the third round and will face-off against John Dollinger.

Joe McKeehen – 24,000
Marcus Stein – Eliminated

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 22

On the turn with the board reading , Michael Aron checked and Corey Dodd bet 1,200.

Aron called and the river was the . Aron checked and Dodd moved all in for about 5,500. Aron took a few moments and then folded. Aron keeps better than a two-to-one chip lead in the rubber match of this series.

Corey Dodd – 7,000
Michael Aron – 17,000

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 186

Seth Davies had worked the stacks nearly back to even when the tournament’s largest pot played out heads up. It began with Davies limping the button, and Harrison Gimbel raised to 140,000 in the big blind. Davies moved all in for exactly 1,000,000 total, and Gimbel called to put him at risk. It was a flip.

Davies:
Gimbel:

The flop gave Gimbel a big lead with a pair of aces. Davies began to stand from his chair as the turn brought the blank . He was just about to reach out for a handshake when the dropped off the deck on the river, giving him the pot with a set of eights. Davies doubled into a commanding chip lead, and the match was over two hands later.

On the final hand, Davies shoved the button with , and Gimbel called all in with to put himself at risk. The board ran out , and Davies won the pot and the tournament with his ten kicker. A recap of his victory will be published shortly.

Gimbel was eliminated as the runner-up, earning $28,146.

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 22

There are still four second round matches to be determined, but with most of the second round matches already complete, some of the third round matches have began.

Shannon Shorr and Jonathan Little started playing their last match of the day a few minutes ago and Ari Engel is about to get cards in the air with Jerry Wong.

The third round is not only the final round of the day, but is also the bubble. Winning a third round match ensures a cash, while losing a third round match sends players home empty handed.

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 22

On the turn with the board reading , Marcus Stein checked and Joe McKeehen bet 1,500.

Stein called and the river was the . Both players checked and Stein missed his heart draw with . McKeehen took the pot with .

McKeehen opened up a nearly seven-to-one chip lead and has a 1-0 lead in the series.

Joe McKeehen – 20,400
Marcus Stein – 3,600

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 22

On the turn with the board reading , Joe McKeehen bet 500 and Marcus Stein called on the button.

The river was the and McKeehen bet 800.  Stein moved all in for about 3,500 and McKeehen folded the face-up fairly quickly.

“Good fold,” said Stein, who showed .

“I folded ace-five of hearts,” said McKeehen.

Stein dragged the pot, but still has some work to do to in this match with a chip deficit and down 1-0 in the series.

Marcus Stein – 5,000
Joe McKeehen – 19,000