After a flop of , Antonio Esfandiari moved all in for 13,500, and Matt Hawrikeuko called with . Esfandiari showed for bottom pair, and he'd need to improve to stay alive. The last two cards were , and Esfandiari is eliminated from Event #1.
Stuart Rutter was all in preflop wtih A-7 against Louis Werman's J-9. Werman took the lead on the flop of Q-9-8, but the final board read Q-9-8-6-A, and Rutter spiked an ace on the river to survive and double up in chips.
Ted Lawson raised under the gun to 7,000, Johnny Chan reraised from the big blind to 22,000, and Lawson went into the tank for about four minutes. Someone at the table called for a clock, and another player quickly said, "I second that." At that point, Lawson folded his hand faceup, showing . Chan took the pot, increasing his stack to 65,000, and Lawson dropped to 60,000.
Johnny Chan raised from middle position to 8,000, Toto Leonidas reraised to 12,000, and Chan called. The flop came , Chan bet 4,000, and Leonidas called. The turn card was the , Chan bet 8,000, and Leonidas folded.
After the hand, Johnny Chan is up to 78,000, and Toto Leonidas is down to 37,000.