$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

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 186

Seth Davies had worked out to a bit of a chip lead over the course of the past few orbits, but Harrison Gimbel quickly turned the tides.

In the most recent pot, there was more than 400,000 in the middle as the river card completed a board. Davies bet 300,000 out of position, and Gimbel moved all in for 775,000 total. Davies spent a couple minutes agonizing in the tank before surrendering his cards into the muck. The pot was pushed to Gimbel, giving him a chip lead of more than 2:1.

Harrison Gimbel – 1,527,000 (51 bb)
Seth Davies – 705,000 (24 bb)

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

Will Givens, Jerry Wong, Ari Engel, and John Dollinger have all punched their ticket to the third and final round of the day. Here are what the third round match-ups are starting to look like:

Left Side

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

Right Side

Sam Panzica vs. Ankush Mandavia/Timothy Tenpas
Shannon Shorr vs. Jonathan Little
Jerry Wong vs. Ari Engel
Joe McKeehen/Marcus Stein vs. John Dollinger

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 24

With blinds of 100/200, John Dollinger raises to 475 on the button and Adam Geyer called out of the big blind.

The flop is and both players checked. The came on the turn and Geyer bet 1,400. Dollinger called and the river was the .

Geyer bet 1,400 and Dollinger quickly reached for chips.

“I should raise, but I won’t.” said Dollinger. “I have three of a kind.”

Dollinger calls and Geyer showed , but Dollinger tabled and takes a small chip lead in the match with a 1-0 lead in the series.

John Dollinger – 14,500
Adam Geyer – 9,500

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 27

With blinds of 75/150, Ankush Mandavia raised to 400 on the button and Timothy Tenpas three-bet to 1,200 out of the big blind.

Mandavia called and the flop was . Tenpas bet 1,200 and Mandavia called. Both players checked the turn and the came on the river.

Tenpas bet 4,000 and Mandavia took a minute before calling. Tenpas showed and Mandavia mucked his hand. Tenpas has a five-to-one chip lead in this match and a 1-0 lead in the best of three series.

Timothy Tenpas – 20,000
Ankush Mandavia – 4,000

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 27

Here is a look at the players who have survived the second round and secured a spot in the third and final round of the day:

• Shannon Shorr
• Aaron Mermelstein
• Jonathan Little
• Sam Panzica
• Kane Kalas
• Gary Bolden

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 27

Shannon Shorr was in the big blind and got all of Jonathan Kamhazi Aghi’s chips into the middle preflop. Shorr showed and was in the lead against Kamhazi Aghi’s .

The board ran out and Shorr won the pot with a better ace-high. Shorr and  Kamhazi Aghi were event at one match a piece and Shorr took the rubber match to move on to the round of 16.

Shannon Shorr – 24,000
Jonathan Kamhazi Aghi – Eliminated 

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 186

Harrison Gimbel limped in from the button, and Seth Davies checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was . Davies led for 40,000, Gimbel raised to 125,000, and Davies moved all in for 573,000 total. “I think I have to call,” Gimbel said, sliding chips forward to put his opponent at risk.

Gimbel: (pair of sevens)
Davies: (flush/straight draws)

The turn was the blank , but the river gave Davies the double-up with a king-high flush. He took a slight lead with that double, but this heads-up match is now essentially back to where it began a few minutes ago, with just a handful of big blinds separating the stacks.

Seth Davies – 1,192,000 (60 bb)
Harrison Gimbel – 1,040,000 (52 bb)