Tim West raised from the button and Ali Eslami called to see the flop come down 
. Eslami checked and West fired 65,000. Eslami check-raised to 215,000 and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,698,000 | -28,000 |
|
1,242,000 | 28,000 |
From the button, D.J. Blanchard raised and Tim West moved all in from the small blind. Ali Eslami folded in the big blind and then Blanchard called all in.
Blanchard: 
West: 
The flop came down 
and West's fives stayed in front. The turn brought the 
and the river the . Both the turn and river failed to improve Blanchard's hand after a desolate flop and he was eliminated in third place for nearly $125,000 in prize money, by far the largest score of his live career.
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With bellies full of the very best food Rincon has to offer... the players are back in their chairs and three-handed play has recommenced.
Level: 25
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
The players are now on a one-hour dinner break. We'll see you back here around 7:35 PM PST. Here are the chip counts at the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,726,000 | -134,000 |
|
|
785,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
429,000 | 9,000 |
Tim West and D.J. Blanchard saw the flop come down 
. Blanchard checked and West checked. The turn paired the board with the 
, also adding a third spade. Blanchard bet 48,000 and West released his hand.
We're just a couple minutes from the end of the level and a one-hour dinner break.
Ali Eslami folded his button, and D.J. Blanchard raised to 47,000 from the small blind. From the big, Tim West reraised all in, and Blanchard gave it just a cursory look before folding.
Ali Eslami limped in from under the gun and action folded to Tim West in the small blind. He completed the bet before Steve Brecher checked his option in the big blind. The three players saw the flop come down and West checked. Brecher also checked and Eslami bet 30,000. After West folded, Brecher check-raised all in for a 155,000. Eslami made the call.
Eslami: 
Brecher: 
Eslami's queen kicker was dominating the at-risk Brecher, who was looking for some help on the turn or river to stay alive. The turn paired the board with the 
and gave Brecher a few outs to a chop if a king, nine or ace fell. He couldn't win the hand.
The river completed the board with the 
and that was the end of the line for Brecher. He was eliminated in fourth place for just over $90,000 in prize money.
The table folded around to the blinds, and David Peters shoved all in for 145,000 from the small. That put the decision on Ali Eslami in the big, and he took about two minutes to make sure before calling with his big stack. Peters was dominated:
Peters: 
Eslami: 
The 
flop was bad news for Peters, and it was looking like he wouldn't even be able to find a chop to stay alive. The turn 
left him drawing stone dead, and the river was just a needle in his side.
With an inferior two pair, David Peters has been sent to the rail in 5th place. That's good for more than $66,000 in prize money, and we'll see him again in Las Vegas for the WSOP-C National Championship in May.
