Picking up the action on the first draw, both Joe Cassidy and Daniel Alaei drew two cards. After the draw, Cassidy bet, Alaei raised and Cassidy called.
On the second draw, both players took one card and then they both checked.
For the final draw, both players draw one again. Cassidy then checked, Alaei bet and Cassidy called.
Allen Bari completed on third street and Michael Binger called. Bari bet fourth, Binger called. On fifth street both players checked, and Bari bet again on sixth. Binger called.
On seventh street Binger bet, Bari raised and Binger called. Binger showed for two pair, eights and deuces, and won the hand.
On fifth street Ly got his last chips into the pot and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth turned over two pair, aces and queens, and Ly ended up with aces and sevens. Ly also missed his low draw, and he is eliminated.
Only Brian Rast (1st), Hellmuth (2nd) and Matt Glantz (6th) are still in the running for a back-to-back final table appearance.
Preflop, Jason Mercier, Minh Ly and John Monnette were all in in a hand of Limit Hold'em. Mercier was the shortest stack of the three and held the . Ly was the second shortest stack and had the . Monnette had both players covered and held the .
A board of ran out and Ly won the pot with two pair, sixes and fives. Mercier was eliminated.
Allen Bari was on the button, and he decided to limp. Viktor Blom raised it up to 16,000 from the small blind, and Huck Seed called from the big blind. Bari gave it up and the flop showed .
Blom bet 18,000 on the flop and Seed called. The turn was the and Blom bet 28,000, Seed called once more. The river was the and Blom didn't slow down, he bet pot. Seed tanked for a while, but eventually he gave up his hand.
Blom chips up some more while Seed is one of the short stacks in the event.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raised to 8,500 from early position and David Benyamine reraised to 30,000 from the hijack seat. In the cutoff position, Jeff Lisandro reraised the pot. Action folded back to Mizrachi and he gave it up. Benyamine called all in for around 80,000 and the hands were tabled.
Lisandro:
Benyamine:
The flop, turn and river ran out to give Lisandro the pot and send Benyamine out the door. Mizrachi said he folded hearts.
On the next hand, Lisandro limped in from late position and David Grey raised to 18,000 on the button. Lisandro called and the flop came down .
On the flop, Lisandro bet the pot to put Grey all in. Grey called off his last 25,000 with the . Lisandro held the .
The turn was the and gave Lisandro a straight to the nine. The river was the and completed the board. Lisandro busted Grey and eliminated a player for the second hand in a row to move over 600,000 in chips.
Action folded to Viktor Blom on the button and he raised to 12,000. From the big blind, Justin Smith made the call and the flop came down . Both players checked.
The turn was the and Smith checked to his Swedish counterpart. Blom bet 20,000 and Smith called.
After the hit the river, Smith checked and Blom bet 50,000. Smith raised to 145,000 and Blom tank-folded.
From under the gun, David Grey raised to 14,000 and David Chiu made the call from the next seat. Play folded a few spots over and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and he reraised to 30,000. Grey called and Chiu called.
The flop came down and Grey checked. Chiu fired 50,000 and Mizrachi made the call. Grey folded.
The turn brought the and Chiu bet the pot for 196,000. Mizrachi tanked for a bit while his brother Robert Mizrachi looked on from the other table intently. Eventually Mizrachi folded and Chiu won the pot.