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| Seat 1 | David "Bakes" Baker |
| Seat 2 | Jason Mercier |
| Seat 3 | Govert Metaal |
| Seat 4 | Will Molson |
| Seat 5 | Leo Fernandez |
| Seat 6 | Max Lykov |
| Seat 7 | Matt Marafioti |
| Seat 8 | Shander de Vries |
| Seat 9 | Erik Seidel |
Players are on a 15-minute break and here's how their stacks look
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,050,000 | 683,000 |
|
1,548,000 | 28,000 |
|
755,000 | 165,000 |
|
661,000 | 101,000 |
|
645,000 | -44,000 |
|
625,000 | -225,000 |
|
560,000 | 30,000 |
|
375,000 | -140,000 |
|
324,000 | -116,000 |
Leo Fernandex opened with a raise under the gun and found calls from Erik Seidel in the cutoff and Brandon Steven in the big blind.
The flop came down 
and it was checked to Fernandez. He bet 85,000 and Steven was the lone caller. The turn brought the 
and Steven got the rest of his chips in the pot, but was drawing dead with 
. Fernandez had the hand won with 
, making the 
river card meaningless.
Leo Fernandez and Shander de Vries got all the chips in the middle again and the hands looked very similar.
Fernandez: 
De Vries: 
"How could you fall for that trick twice?" tablemate Erik Seidel joked to de Vries.
De Vries avoided the suck out this time though when the board ran 
and doubled to 660,000 chips.
Will Molson went all in for 331,000 from under the gun and Jason Mercier called from the big blind.
Mercier: 
Molson: 
The flop came down 
and put Molson ahead. Mercier picked up a flush draw, but found no help from the turn or 
river.
Mercier: Down to about 440,000
Molson: Up to roughly 689,000
PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez opened with the button and was faced with a three-bet to 150,000 from Shander de Vries. Fernandez moved all in for over 600,000 and de Vries called.
Fernandez: 
De Vries:
Fernandez was dominated, and the 
flop was no help. The 
on the turn was a brick as well, leaving Fernandez with just three outs to make a pair of queens.
Bam! The spiked on the river giving Fernandez the winning hand and he was shipped a massive pot worth 1.45 million chips. With the loss, de Vries' stack shrunk to 410,000.
Here's how the ten remaining players stack up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,520,000 | 136,000 |
|
|
1,300,000 | |
|
|
850,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
720,000 | 16,000 |
|
|
705,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
590,000 | -110,000 |
|
580,000 | 9,000 |
|
|
530,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
515,000 | -153,000 |
|
|
285,000 | -10,000 |
Tom Marchese open-shoved for around 320,000 with the button and Shander de Vries re-shoved from the small blind. David Baker got out of the way and the hands were tabled.
Marchese:
De Vries: 
The 
flop didn't change much, but the 
on the turn gave Marchese extra outs to counterfeit de Vries. The 
on the river was not sufficient however and he was eliminated from the tournament.
De Vries is now in contention for the chip lead with 1.29 million.
Max Lykov opened to 50,000 from under the gun before Will Molson three-bet to 110,000 on the button. Lykov moved all in for 600,000 when it folded back to him and Molson made the call.
Lykov: 
Molson:
It was a massive flip for just under 1.4 million chips and the dealer flopped 
, which gave Molson some backdoor outs. The on the turn squandered any backdoor possibilities however and the on the river gave Lykov a full house just for fun.
Lykov raked in the monster pot and now sits with 1.384 million chips. Molson is now one of the short stacks with just 295,000.
Action folded to Shander de Vries in the small blind who moved all in for 364,000. David Baker called from the big and the hands were opened.
De Vries:
Baker: 
Baker was dominated, but the 
gave him four more outs to a straight and a backdoor flush draw. The on the turn left him with only his straight outs though, and the on the river was no help.
De Vries doubled to 746,000 chips while Baker slipped to 550,000.
