Mitch Smith raised to 70,000 in middle position and was called by boptjh Tyler Payne in the cutoff and Matt Mauldin, who was on the button. The three saw a flop of 
and Smith checked to Payne, who bet 145,000 and received a call from Mauldin.
Upon Smith's fold, action went heads up to the turn 
and Payne shoved his remaining 495,000 into the middle. Mauldin went deep into the tank and eventually dropped a chip onto the felt to signify a call.
Tyler Payne: 
Matt Mauldin: 
Mauldin had called correctly with second pair on the river but still needed to fade 10 outs to earn the knockout and the pot. The river 
did just that, and Payne was eliminated in 12th place. With the pot, Mauldin now finds himself as the chip leader with 2.8 million and just three more eliminations needed to reach the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
1,215,000
|
1,215,000 |
|
750,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
Busted |
and was one card away from a double after the turn 
. Unfortunately for him, the two outer fell on the river 
to give Stacy a set of sixes and eliminate Block in 11th place.
. Holladay, who was Day 1a chip leader, earns $17,717 for his 10th-place finish, while nine players now remain. One more elimination is needed to reach the final table.
was safe, but the river 
. Action folded around to Thad McNulty in the small blind, who called with 
. Scott Stewart looked down at 
in the big blind and re-jammed for 2.285 million, pushing McNulty out of the pot.
to give Rogers an extra out despite Stewart flopping trips. Instead, running 
. Matt Mauldin re-jammed for 2.435 million in the hijack with 
and river 
, ultimately giving him the nut flush and eliminate Nguyen in sixth place.
and ran into the 
as Stewart flopped a set of sevens. The turn 
completed the runout, making his fourth-place finish official for a payday of $49,113.
and was three-bet by Matt Mauldin with 
