Hand #1: Vasile Buboi opened for 35,000 from early position, Connor Drinan called from the big blind, and the two took a flop of . Both players checked to see the hit the board on the turn, and they tapped the table once more, bringing the . Two more checks later, and Buboi opened up the to take it down.
Hand #2: Lee Markholt opened for 35,000 from the hijack, and that was enough to claim the blinds and antes.
Hand #3: Drinan opened for 35,000 from the button, and he earned some blinds and antes as well.
Hand #4: Drinan opened for 35,000 from the cutoff, and the pot was pushed to him.
Hand #5: Erick Lindgren opened for 40,000 from under the gun, and the table folded around.
Hand #6: Buboi raised to 35,000 from the cutoff, and Markholt three-bet to 95,000. Buboi called and the flop came , prompting Buboi to lead out for a bet of 140,000. Markholt studied his opponent for a few moments, before mucking his hand.
On the first deal of the unofficial final table, a short-stacked Andrew Robl flatted Jonathan Little's 32,000 button raise from the big blind. The flop fell and Robl checked to Little, who bet out for 30,000. Robl then moved all in for his last 114,000, and Little snapped him off with the .
Robl had flopped top pair with his , but he was way behind the kings, and the turn () and river () offered no further help. Robl left the Mothership stage in 7th place, falling one spot short of the official final table.
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With the board reading and his stack depleted, Craig Fishman bet 50,000 into Erick Lindgren. The man known as "E-Dog" quickly tossed out a raise to 160,000, and Fishman's expression became pained.
"That's a lot of my chips," he said, referencing the fact that he would only have 155,000 or so behind if he called. "You really have a flush? I run that bad against you?"
Eventually, Fishman made the crying call with his for two pair, but his initial suspicion was proved correct when Lindgren rolled over the for a runner-runner flush.
Just two hands later, Fishman moved his last 66,000 into the middle, and the action folded around to Lindgren.
"I'll give you some action," Lindgren said while calling and turning over the .
Fishman held the , but the flop of left him looking for fours. The turn () and river () failed to deliver, and he hit the rail in 8th place.
Lee Markholt limped from the small blind and Allen Bari shoved from the big blind for about 350,000. Markholt called quickly.
Markholt:
Bari:
The flop offered little help to Bari, though he picked up a few outs when the turn fell. However, the river was no help to Bari, ending his run in ninth place.
Vasile Buboi raised to 45,000 in the cutoff and Lee Markholt called on the button.
The flop came down and Markholt check-called 100,000 from Buboi to see the turn. Markholt checked to Buboi again and the chip leader bet 275,000. Markholt took a few moments before check-raising all in for 537,000. Buboi called instantly.
Buboi:
Markholt:
Buboi was drawing slim and found no help from the river, securing the double up for Markholt.
After Ryan D'Angelo moved all in for 296,000 from the button, Jonathan Little woke up with in the small blind. He quickly went all in himself, and after the big blind got out of the way, D'Angleo revealed his .
Flop:
D'Angelo found the perfect flop, and he took a commanding lead in the hand with his trip tens. The on the turn made things official, and after the completed the board on the river, Little was forced to ship a portion of his stack to D'Angelo.
In the next hand, however, Little and D'Angleo tangled again, with Little taking the pot down to get some of his chips back.
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to take it down.
, prompting Buboi to lead out for a bet of 140,000. Markholt studied his opponent for a few moments, before mucking his hand.
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and his stack depleted, Craig Fishman bet 50,000 into Erick Lindgren. The man known as "E-Dog" quickly tossed out a raise to 160,000, and Fishman's expression became pained.
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) failed to deliver, and he hit the rail in 8th place.
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turn fell. However, the 
river was no help to Bari, ending his run in ninth place.
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