$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 50 of 529

The board was dealt to the flop with Alex Rocha in the cutoff facing off against Chino Rheem on the button. Rocha checked the and Rheem bet out 14,000. Rocha called.

The pair checked the turn and saw the river. Rocha tapped the table a third time and Rheem reach into his stack. He pushed out 25,000 and Rocha called. Rheem conceded the pot, pointing to Rocha. Neither player exposed their hand for a few seconds before Rheem sheepishly flipped over . for king-high Rocha owned for an overpair and took the pot off Rheem.

Alex Rocha – 220,000 (44 bb)
Chino Rheem – 435,000 (87 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 53 of 529

On a flop of , Chino Rheem checked from the big blind and a player in late position bet 17,000. Rheem check-raised to 40,000 and his opponent moved all in for about 150,000.

Rheem quickly called and showed . He was in the lead against his opponent’s .

The turn was the and the river was to give Rheem quad sevens and eliminate his opponent. Rheem dragged the pot and is one of the biggest stacks remaining.

Chino Rheem – 460,000 (92 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 60 of 529

On a flop of , TK Miles checked from the big blind and Samuel Bernabeu checked from under the gun. James Gilbert bet 22,000 from middle position and Miles moved all in for about 100,000.

Bernabeu folded and Gilbert called. Gilbert showed and was in the lead against Miles’ .

The turn was the and the river was the to send Miles to the rail and Gilbert took the chip lead. Miles earned $4,600 for his run.

James Gilbert – 475,000 (95 bb)
TK Miles – Eliminated 

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 65 of 529

Here’s a look at some of the first few bustouts from the event:

63rd: Tom Thomas – $4,600
64th: Almog Biton – $4,600
65th: Alexander Haber – $4,600
66th: Pavel Veksler – $4,600
67th: Patrick Mahoney – $4,600
68th: Anthony Cousineau – $4,600
69th: Anthony Lombard – $4,600
70th: Has Not Collected Yet
71st: Marvin Rettenmaier – $2,300*
72nd: Kane Kalas – $2,300*

*There was a double elimination on the bubble

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
End Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 65 of 529

Players head out on their first 15-minute break of the day and the start of day chip leader, Jake Cody, kept his lead over the field and heads to break with the chip lead.

Here is a look at the top chip counts in the field:

Jake Cody – 450,000
James Gilbert – 360,000
Samuel Bernabeu – 350,00
Dan Heimiller – 348,000
Colin Robinson – 330,000
Koray Aldemir – 329,500

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 65 of 529

Ryan Olisar moved all in from the cutoff for 56,000 and Alex Rocha called on the button.

Rocha showed and was in the lead against Olisar’s .

Rocha’s lead was short lived as the flop came , giving Olisar the nut straight and leaving Rocha drawing to runners. The turn was the and the river was the to give Olisar the double up.

Ryan Olisar – 126,000 (31 bb)
Alex Rocha – 140,000 (35 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 68 of 529

Ryan Laplante moved all in from under the gun for 46,000 and Chris Bolek called from early position. Laplante showed and needed help against Bolek’s .

The board ran out and Laplante hit the rail, earning a min-cash worth $4,600 for his efforts.

Chris Bolek – 205,000 (51 bb)
Ryan Laplante – Eliminated 

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 71 of 529

The cutoff got things started with a raise to 10,000. The button called and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa team member John Racener defended the big blind. The flop was . Racener checked and the cutoff jammed for 57,500. The button folded and Racener called tabling for Broadway. The cutoff held for two pair and needed to improve to a boat if he hoped to stay alive.

The turn and river were no help and Racener eliminated his lone opponent. Simultaneously at a neighboring table, another player hit the rail. With that, the tournament hit the 71-player threshold with no hand-for-hand play necessary to hit the money.

All players are now in the money and have locked up $4,600 with the tournament’s winner earning $246,400.

John Racener – 200,000 (50 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 73 of 529

On the river with a completed of , Jake Bazeley bet 33,000 out of the big blind and Mark Smith moved all in for 61,000 from under the gun.

Bazeley thought for about a minute before folding and showing an ace. Smith showed and the table audibly admired Smith’s monster of a hand.

Mark Smith – 170,000 (42 bb)
Jake Bazeley – 125,000 (31 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 73 of 529

In a three-bet pot, Kory Kilpatrick was out of position versus Justin Young in the big blind. The flop fell and both players checked.

The turn was the . Young lead for 21,000. Kilpatrick called.

Fifth street fell the and Young, who had Kilpatrick covered, moved all in. Kilpatrick needed little time to decide to call. Young turned over for a six-high straight. Kilpatrick flipped over and was second best. He hit the rail just shy of the money while Young scooped the pot.

Justin Young – 317,000 (79 bb)
Kory Kilpatrick – Eliminated