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In one of those blind-on-blind confrontations that turn massive in the blink of an eye, Eric "Basebaldy" Baldwin (big blind) and Terry Fleischer (small blind) got all the chips in preflop for Baldwin's tournament life.
Baldwin: 
Fleischer: 
Board: 
The ace on the flop was good to secure Baldwin a double up to 504,000. Fleischer meanwhile dropped to 280,000.
Michael Michnick raised it up from middle position to 36,000; Gabe Costner called in the small blind; Dash Dudley made it 86,000 in the big. The action folded back around to Michnick who moved all in, which was enough for Costner to step out of the way, but not Dudley who made the call.
On their backs and it was coin flip time, Dudley with his nose slightly in front with 
versus 
. But in the end, it was Michnick who had his toast buttered the right side, the board coming 
to deliver him a double up (to 740,000), and Dudley a double down (to 550,000).
Game on.
Jae Hwang opened for 25,000 in mid position only for Cory Brown to make it 61,000 to go from the button. It folded back around to Hwang, who four-bet another 71,000 on top. Brown called, and they saw a flop.
Flop: 
Hwang bet out 65,000, and Brown promptly went all in to cover him. Hwang called all in, and they turned their cards over.
Poker can be a funny old game.
Hwang: for an overpair
Brown: {8s) for trips
Turn:
River: 
Hwang hit the rail, and Brown moved into the lead on 800,000.
Josh Roberts has just doubled up with those American Airlines, flying straight into the 
of Thomas McCann and avoiding a crash landing on a 
board. As a result, McCann has dipped to 115,000, whilst Roberts is now flying high with 400,000.
Timothy Fierro has been eliminated in rather standard fashion, one might say, running into the of Dash Dudley and unable to improve on an ensuing 
board. Dudley now making a (ahem) dash for the chip lead with 710,000.
After doubling up early, Nick Gandhi has now further increased his stack to 470,000 by knocking out a short-stacked Jim Erickson.
Gandhi: 
Erickson: 
Board: 
"Yes!" said Gandhi as Erickson busted, but with rather more dignity than some in a similar spot.
Almost as soon as Drew Crawford had finished compiling his stack, he was having to dismantle it again, all his 25,000 green chips sailing across the felt to Horst Eilers. I didn't catch the preflop action, but when the cards were flipped, it was Horst who had his man by the short and curlies, pocket queens in commanding shape against pocket tens. A 
board was of no use, and Crawford's stack was dissected in half. Horst, meanwhile, is right up there with the chip leader with circa 600,000 in chips.
Michael Diclemente got his last in good with 
against Ashira Lavine's 
and he was looking good to double up until the river of the 
board.
"All right, gentlemen, ladies," he sighed, standing to leave, "See ya."
Nancy Todd Tyner doubled up on the second hand of play today, after shoving with 
to a raise from Eric Baldwin holding 
. Baldwin made the call, Tyner made a straight, and she is out of the danger zone for the moment.
Jeremiah Degreef has doubled through courtesy of Cory Brown. With Degreef open-shoving 107,000 from middle position, Brown made the call with to find himself in dominating shape against . However, the Poker Gods are early risers, and after a cheeky six slipped out on an 
board, Degreef jumped up just under the 250,000 mark, whilst Brown dropped to 375,000.
