Sorel Mizzi moved all in from the small blind and was called by Joshua "pbdrunks" VanDuyn. Mizzi's was crushed by VanDuyn's . The final board read , and Mizzi was eliminated.
Dolph Arnold limped from the button, Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi completed the small blind and the big blind checked. The flop was . Mizzi checked, the big blind checked, Arnold bet 20,000, Mizzi called, and the big blind folded. The turn was the . Mizzi checked, Arnold moved all in for 155,000, and Mizzi went into the tank for so long that Shane Schleger called the clock on him. Right as the floor was counting down the last ten seconds before his hand would be declared dead, Mizzi called and showed the , dominated by Arnold's . The river was the and Mizzi was crippled, with only 35,000 remaining in his stack.
Mark Newhouse moved all in from the cutoff for his last 79,000 and Tommy Vu called from the button. They were in a race situation with Newhouse holding 9-9 and Vu with K-Q. The flop was the , giving the lead to Vu. The turn was the , the river was the , and Newhouse hit the rail.
Shane Schleger raised to 25,000 from UTG, Sorel Mizzi called, and Jan Von Halle moved all in for 101,000. Schleger folded and Mizzi called. Mizzi showed A-Q while Von Halle was ahead with Q-Q. on the board and Von Halle doubled up.
Amir Vahedi raised to 24,000 from UTG and Robert Aron called. The flop was the and both players checked. The turn was the . Vahedi bet 24,000, Aron raised to 75,000 and Vahedi folded.
Gioi Luong moved all in for 114,000 and Barry Cales called from the big blind. Luong tabled the while Cales showed T-T. The flop was , the turn the , and the river the . The tens held, Luong's hand did not improve and he was eliminated.
Gioi Luong may not be a household name, but he's one of the most successful tournament players in Southern California. He has close to $2 million in lifetime tournament winnings with over 100 recorded cashes in the last four years alone.