A player limped in under the gun, and action folded to Thomas Hill's small blind. He raised to 30,000, and Robert Renner pushed all in from the big blind. The limper folded, Hill called.
Hill: 
Renner: 
The flop was worst-case scenario for Hill: 
. Renner now had him freerolled with the low locked up. The turn brought a 
, and some extra outs for Hill. A 
river ended that hope, and he's down to 2,000 while Renner has around 230,000.
Coleem Chestnut got all in before the flop with 
against an opponent with 
. The flop came 
, giving Chestnut a lead he didn't relinquish on the or 
. He now has 200,000 and a perturbed opponent to his left.
Kevin Kenkelen moved all in for 58,000 on a 
flop, and Hamid Kashvari called. James Donald then moved all in over the top for 165,000 more. Kashvari folded.
Donald: 
Kenkelen: 
The turn was a 
, and Kenkelen was left needing an ace to make a wheel and chop. The river was the 
, and Kenkelen was the first man eliminated from the official final table.
In a hand we didn't catch, Robert Renner was eliminated by Yuebin Guo, who now has 460,000.
Jim Stansbury raised to 64,000 from an early position, and Hamid Kashvari on the button was the only caller. Stansbury put his last 40,000 or so in on the 
flop, and Kashvari obliged him.
Kashvari: 
Stansbury: 
Stansbury's middle two pair was inferior to Kashvari's top two, and Kashvari had a low draw to go with it. The turn and river were 
and , and aces and queens took the whole pot for Kashvari, who now has 410,000.
Joe Villella limped into the pot, and Hamid Kashvari raised to 75,000 from his immediate left. Everyone folded back to Villella, who reraised pot for 174,000 more. Kashvari made the call.
Villella and Kashvari then got it all in on the flop.
Villella: 
Kashvari: 
Kashvari had bottom pair and the nut low draw, while Villella needed his aces to stand up through two more cards. They did just that when the 
and 
hit the board, and Villella now has about 1 million.
Players have left for a short break and will be playing with blinds of 20,000-40,000 when they return.
Joseph Astorina raised to 80,000 from the cutoff, and Greg Drobnis pushed his last 100,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Astorina made the call.
Astorina:
Drobnis: 
The two held similar hands, and the 
flop gave each a pair, though Drobnis held the lead with kings. The turn was a 
.
"No diamond," Drobnis said, not realizing Astorina now had jacks up. An 
fell on the river, and Drobnis thought for a fleeting moment he'd doubled up until Astorina pointed out his two pair. Instead, Drobnis is out.
Joe Villella raised to 50,000 under the gun, and Joseph Astorina reraised pot from the small blind. Villella moved all in when it was back to him, and Astorina called.
Astorina: 
Villella: 
The flop was a grim one for the shorter Astorina: , giving Villella queens. The turn was the 
, giving Astorina a chance at survival if a low card came one, though he'd lose a chunk of his chips by getting quartered. Another queen hit the river though, and Villella collected another KO.
Villella now has a vast majority of chips in play three-handed, and blinds are currently 10,000-20,000.
Yuebin Guo and Joe Villella got all in before the flop.
Guo: 
Villella: 
Villella wasn't happy to see Guo turn over double-suited aces, and he seemed resigned to doubling his opponent up. That all changed when the flop came 
. Now, Villella was in complete command with a straight and a six-low, and Guo could only throw his hands in the air helplessly. A and completed the board, and Villella apologized for delivering the beat.
Villella now has an overwhelming chip lead heads up.
Joe Villella and James Donald got it all in preflop.
Villella:
Donald: 
Villella muttered something about setup hands, but he got another good flop: 
, giving him a flush draw and a pair. A 
arrived on the turn, and now Villella's two pair was best for high, plus he had the nut low draw. The river was the , and Villella had secured the tournament.