| Table | Seat | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | James Burns |
| 21 | 2 | Freddy Williams |
| 21 | 3 | Paul Bianchi |
| 21 | 4 | Donald Shaver |
| 21 | 5 | Neil Patel |
| 21 | 6 | Kevin Hopkins |
| 21 | 7 | Justin Coliny |
| 21 | 8 | Nate Stumpf |
| 21 | 9 | Aaron Johnson |
| 15 | 1 | John Michalak |
| 15 | 2 | David Wasson |
| 15 | 3 | Brent Barfield |
| 15 | 4 | Jason Darland |
| 15 | 5 | Dan Wagner |
| 15 | 6 | Brad Smith |
| 15 | 7 | Stephen Song |
| 15 | 8 | Christopher Audrain |
| 15 | 9 | Hamid Izadi |
Daniel Sepiol raised to 20,000 from under the gun, and Justin Coliny three-bet to 60,000 from the big blind. Sepiol four-bet shoved for 483,000 and Coliny quickly called.
Daniel Sepiol: 
Justin Coliny: 
Coliny's jacks held on a 
board to bring the field down to the final two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
Busted |
BJ McBrayer was all in versus Neil Patel's cowboys and needed to see poker's highest card hit the board to avoid a bust.
BJ McBrayer: 
Neil Patel:
The board ran out clean for Patel, and the field is now one knockout away from dropping down to two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
Busted |
Spenser Cramer jammed for 144,000 on the button, and Freddy Williams called in the small blind.
Spenser Cramer: 
Freddy Williams: 
Cramer got no help on a 
board to bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
248,000
|
248,000 |
|
Busted |
With play seven handed at all three remaining tables, Jason Darland open-jammed 190,000 from early position. Brad Smith quickly called next to act after confirming the count, and everyone else folded.
Jason Darland: 
Bradley Smith: 
The 
flop wasn't promising for Darland, but he spiked the on the turn and a gratuitous second pair on the 
river for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
747,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
405,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,040,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
|
1,002,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
991,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
956,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
||
|
|
937,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
555,000 | |
|
503,000
402,000
|
402,000 |
|
474,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
412,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
409,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
402,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
360,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
360,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
354,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
343,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
256,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
226,000
-288,000
|
-288,000 |
|
||
|
198,000 | |
|
|
190,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
|
183,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
164,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
The 21 remaining players are off on a fifteen-minute break.
Bradley Smith opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and saw one caller in Hamid Izadi, who defended his big blind.
Smith continued for 20,000 on 
, and Izadi called.
Izadi checked the 
turn, and Smith fired 70,000. Izadi called again.
The river changed nothing, and action quickly checked through. Izadi rolled over 
for a flopped two pair, and Smith mucked.
"I knew you had an ace," said Izadi. "I had two pair, and I didn't like the turn."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
800,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
||
Mike Shin jammed for 124,000 from middle position, and Nate Stumpf three-bet shoved for a little more in the small blind, chasing out Donald Shaver in the big blind.
Mike Shin:
Nate Stumpf:
Shin missed the 
flop, but the turn gave him some extra outs with an open-ender, although Stumpf had picked up a gutshot of his own. The 
river bricked off, and Shin hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
Busted |