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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 

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On the river with a board of , Jerry Wong bet 2,000 from the big blind.

“Why so much?” asked David Somers on the button.

Somers took a few moments and then called. Wong showed and won the pot against Somers’ pocket eights.

Wong has a big chip lead over Somers and already is up 1-0 in the best of three series.

Jerry Wong – 21,500
David Somers – 2,500

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With blinds of 200/400, Alex Foxen raised to 900 on the button and Joseph Marzilli called.

The flop was and Marzilli checked. Foxen bet 900 and Marzilli called. The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the and Marzilli bet 1,100. Foxen raised to 3,100 and Marzilli immediately sighed and picked up his hand off the table.

“I don’t do this very often,” said Marzilli. “I want you to know that.”

Marzilli took a few moments and folded , good for a straight, face-up.

Foxen flashed the as he dragged the pot. Foxen took a slight lead in what was still their first match.

Alex Foxen – 14,000
Joseph Marzilli – 1,000