Rosie Paules raised it up to 48,000, and Jerry Johnson moved all in for 283,000. It got back around to Paules, and after about 20 seconds of thought, she slid the call in.
Paules: 
Johnson: 
The board ran down 
, and the two chopped it up. This is the third time at this final table that an all in and call has ended with a chop.
Rosie Paules raised to 48,000 from under the gun, and she was called by Kevin Eyster in the small blind, and Benjamin Kim in the big blind.
The flop came down 
, and Eyster checked to Kim, who open shoved for his last 331,000. Paules folded, but Eyster quickly made the call.
Eyster: 
Kim: 
Kim was looking for an ace or a club to win the hand, and he got the 
on the turn, leaving Eyster drawing dead. The meaningless river was the 
, and Kim secured the double up to almost 800,000, while Eyster falls to 2.05 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,050,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
|
790,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Jonathan Taylor made it 48,000 to go, and was called by both the blinds, Allan Hedin and Lawrence Blazer. The flop came 
, and it was checked to Taylor, who fired out 65,000. Hedin was the only caller, and then he led out for 125,000 when the 
hit the turn. Taylor called, and the river brought a scary . Both players checked, and Hedin tabled 
for a flopped set. Taylor flashed the for top pair before mucking, and Hedin collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
|
1,330,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
Jerry Johnson open shoved all in for his last 275,000 from under the gun, and Allan Hedin made the call next to act. Everyone else got out of the way, and the cards were tabled.
Hedin: 
Johnson: 
Johnson was in bad shape, but he turned that around when the flop came 
. Hedin would need one of the two kings left, but it never came, as the board completed 
and .
Johnson jumped up to 600,000 after that hand, while Hedin fell to 1.05 million
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
600,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
On the very next hand, Lawrence Blazer open shoved for his last 271,000, and Benjamin Kim looked him up from the small blind. It was a race, as Blazer held 
, and Kim held 
. The board ran down 
, and Kim's full house got the job done.
Blazer will have to settle for just under $21,000, while Kim, who started the final table 2nd to last in chips, is now a threat with 1.15 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
Busted |
Jonathan Taylor made it 48,000 from the hijack, and both blinds, Kevin Eyster and Benjamin Kim, made the call. It was checked around when the flop came 
, and the dealer put the on the turn. Eyster led out for 75,000, and Kim raised it to 200,000. Taylor got out of the way, but Eyster quickly called.
The river came the , and Eyster checked to Kim, who fired out 200,000 again. This time, Eyster laid it down, and Kim took the pot to up his stack to 1.3 million, while Eyster dropped to 1.52 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,520,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,300,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
On the last hand before the break, Kevin Eyster made it 50,000 from early position, and Jonathan Taylor three bet it to 76,000. Eyster made the call, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked, and the turn brought the 
. Eyster fired out 90,000, and Taylor made the call.
The river came the , and Eyster fired out a big bet of 260,000. Taylor tanked for about 30 seconds before calling, and announced "two pair," before tabling 
. Eyster nodded his head, and tossed his handed into the middle.
Following that hand, Eyster falls to 1.285 million, while Taylor jumps up to 2.135 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,135,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
|
1,285,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
|
||
The players are now taking their second break of the day. Cards back in the air in 15 minutes.
Level: 28
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
The players are in their seats again, and the cards are in the air.
