Action folded to Aaron Carr in the small blind, and he shipped all in. George St. Lawrence woke up in the big blind with 
, and he called. Carr held 
.
"I need the ace," he said.
Unfortunately for Carr, the board came 
, and he busted in fifth.
The new level is 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Johnny Escobalez got all in on the turn with the board reading 
against Andres Sierra.
Sierra: 
Escobalez: 
Sierra's only hope against Escobalez's set was to spike a straight on the river. That's exactly what happened when a queen hit the board, and Escobalez put his head down in disbelief as Sierra celebrated.
A short-stacked Jeremy Beck got it all in preflop with his 
against the 
of Johnny Escobalez. The board brought nothing for either player, leaving Escobalez with the winning king-high. Escobalez, who was down to four big blinds just a few hands ago, now has nearly 20 with 700,000 or so in chips.
Johnny Escobalez just got a much-needed double up when he made a straight with 
.
Players just returned from a break. Here are their chip counts at 20,000-40,000:
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| William Givens | 600,000 |
| Andres Sierra | 1,200,000 |
| Jeremy Beck | 200,000 |
| Aaron Carr | 750,000 |
| Johnny Escobalez | 180,000 |
| George St. Lawrence | 400,000 |
| Addison Alston | 580,000 |
Cornel Cimpan just ran his 
into the 
of Addison Alston all in preflop. The board ran out 
, and the two-time World Poker Tour champion exited in eighth.
Luis Alves got the last of his stack all in preflop with 
against the 
of William Givens. A flop of 
increased Alves' outs, and the turn brought a 
to give him a flush draw. A 
river was nothing but a brick though, and Alves was done in ninth.
William Givens got all in before the flop against George St. Lawrence's 
. St. Lawrence found no help on the 
runout, and Givens doubled up to about 450,000. St. Lawrence is at around 480,000.
Cornel Cimpan raised to 55,000, and William Givens raised to 125,000 from the cutoff. Aaron Carr shoved all in for 274,000 more out of the big blind. Cimpan folded, and Givens made the call.
Givens: 
Carr: 
A runout of 
gave Carr a double, and Givens is now under 10 big blinds with 200,000. Carr has 650,000.
Blinds just went up to 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante.