John Simon got the last 400,000 or so all in preflop against Brian Zimcosky.
Zimcosky: 
Simon: 
The 
community brought Simon no salvation, and he exited in fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,850,000 | 769,000 |
|
Busted |
Leon Morford opened for 125,000 under the gun, and Mike Deis dropped his remaining 221,000 in the middle. Behind him, Brian Zimcosky checked his cards and then thought for about 30 seconds before shoving all in. Everyone behind him folded, including Morford.
Zimcosky: 
Deis: 
The two were racing, and the community came 
, no help to Deis, who exited in sixth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,081,000 | 381,000 |
|
Busted |
Leon Morford opened for 100,000, and Allen Lanier jammed for about 450,000. Action folded back to Morford, who immediately called.
"That sucks," Lanier said, knowing he was in trouble.
Morford:
Lanier: 
Lanier found help on the 
flop, but he was unable to improve past the aces on the 
and 
.
The next hand, he went all in for his last 6,000 under the gun. Brian Zimcosky raised to 100,000 from middle position, and Ken Baime and Leon Morford called from the button and the big blind, respectively. After a flop of 
, Zimcosky bet 160,000, and Baime shoved. Morford folded, and Zimcosky immediately called.
Zimcosky: 
Baime: 
Lanier:
Baime had coolered Zimcosky, while Lanier was drawing live with a straight draw. The filled that draw, and a river was a brick, so Baime doubled up on the side while Lanier survived.
Lanier doubled up once more in a blind battle with against Morford's 
, but two hands later he shipped the button with 110,000 and was called by Zimcosky in the big blind.
Zimcosky:
Lanier: 
Lanier had found ace-king once more, amazingly enough, but the flop came .
"That's a good flop for you," Lanier said dryly.
"It is," Zimcosky said, and the turn brought a that left Lanier dead. The players shook hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000 | -326,000 |
|
1,328,000 | 736,000 |
|
1,280,000 | 588,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
Kou Vang open shoved for 156,000, and action folded to Brian Zimcosky, who called in the big blind.
Zimcosky: 
Vang:
Vang appeared ready to double up once more when the first four came 
. The dealer burned and turned the on the river though, and Vang wished the remaining players good luck, taking his run of horrible luck with grace.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,026,000 | -32,000 |
|
Busted |
Fadi Hamad shoved 537,000 when action folded to his button, and Kou Vang called in the big blind.
Vang: 
Hamad:
The flop came 
, and Hamad was dead to runner-runner. The turn brought hope in the form of the 
, and the three non-heart sixes would give Hamad the pot. Amazingly, the fell, and Vang was left with just 71,000, which he doubled up the next hand when his outdrew John Simon's .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 824,000 |
|
|
150,000 | -759,000 |
Allen Lanier opened to 85,000 in the cutoff, and Brian Zimcosky three-bet to 190,000 in the small blind. Lanier made the call, and the two took in a 
flop. Zimcosky fired a continuation-bet of 220,000, and Lanier raised to 440,000. Zimcosky responded by shoving all in, putting Lanier's last 491,000 at risk.
Lanier went deep into the tank.
"I didn't put in half of my stack with top pair just to fold," he muttered to himself.
Finally, however, he did decide to fold, showing the . The players at the table clamored for Zimcosky to show, and he obliged: 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,058,000 | 501,000 |
|
|
491,000 | -267,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
Kou Vang called a min-raise from Brian Zimcosky in the cutoff, and he bet out 49,000 on the 
flop. Zimcosky made the call, and Vang fired another bullet, 69,000, on the turn.
"Nice hand," Zimcosky said, giving up his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
909,000 | 127,000 |
