After a flop, Alec Torelli bet 18,500, then Bruno Fitoussi raised to 300,000. Torelli thought a while, then called with his remaining chips, turning over for the club flush draw and a couple of overcards. Fitoussi showed for a pair of nines.
The turn was the , and the door was closing for Torelli. But the came on the river, and Torelli was suddenly in good shape again with a stack of 495,000. Meanwhile, Fitoussi tumbles to 445,000 on that one.
Before the flop, Matthew Marafioti opened with a raise to 12,500, then Doyle Brunson reraised to 62,500. Marafioti responded by pushing all in, and Brunson called with his remaining 63,500.
Marafioti
Brunson
The board came , and Marafioti's tens had held. Brunson is out, and Marafioti now has 540,000.
Russell Rosenblum and Antonio Esfandiari got their chips in the middle on a flop. Esfandiari was well ahead with for top set, but Rosenblum had a ray of hope with for a flush draw. Rosenblum, however couldn't hit a club on the turn or the river and hit the rail, while Esfandiari's stack swelled to 360,000.
Short-stacked and needing a rapid chip infusion, Matt Giannetti pushed from the button with and Alan Sass quickly called with . The board ran out , no help for Giannetti and he hit the rail.
Lee Markholt moved all in from late position for 85,000 and was called by Evan McNiff in the small blind. Markholt showed pocket eights, but McNiff had one better with pocket nines.
The board came eliminating Markholt from the tournament.
J.C. Tran opened from early position and Jess Yawitz moved all in for a bit over 100,000. Tran made the call and their hole cards revealed a classic race situation.
Yawitz
Tran
An ace on the flop and a king on the turn gave the pot to Tran and Yawitz met his tournament end. After the hand, Tran's stack soared past 500,000.
On a board of Chris Moorman got it all in with a set of sevens, however, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow held pocket tens, giving him top set. Moorman failed to hit a miracle one outer on the river and was eliminated from the tournament.
After Chris Moore and Steve Weinstein had both limped, Andrew "good2cu" Robl raised from the button 26,500, then Chau Giang raised all in from the big blind for his last 65,000. Both the limpers folded, and Robl made the call.
Giang showed , while Robl turned over . The board came , and Giang moved back up to 160,000. Robl now has 280,000.