With the elimination of Michael Azzaro, Joseph Neiman, and Emile Schiff, the field has been reduced to 163, one away from the money.
Play will begin hand-for-hand mode until the money bubble bursts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Three players got to the river with a board reading 
and Lara Eisenberg (big blind) checked, Ari Engel checked, and Dan Sewnig (button) bet 60,000. Eisenberg flatted and Engel folded.
Sewnig tabled 
for just king-high. Eisenberg showed 
for trip aces to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000 | 85,000 |
|
290,000 | -18,000 |
Paul Snead raised to 13,000 from under the gun and action folded to Michael Morton in the hijack who three-bet to 53,000. The rest of the table folded and Snead called.
They both checked through the 
to the 
on the turn. Snead check-called the 20,000 bet of Morton.
The river completed the board with the 
and Snead checked for the last time. Morton now fired a bet of 63,000 over the line which sent Snead into the tank. After a while, Snead cut out calling chips, took a few more seconds, and then made the call. Morton tabled 
for the full house and that was enough to scoop the pot as Snead mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
618,000 | 276,000 |
|
215,000 | -211,000 |
In the third round of hand-for-hand, the board read 
with 176,000 in the middle already.
Fikret Kovac bet 125,000 from under the gun and Michael Morton flicked in two time extensions before announcing he was all-in for 486,000. Kovac took some time too and used one time extension before opting to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
787,000 | 169,000 |
|
371,000 | -246,000 |
On the fourth hand of hand-for-hand play, two of the shorter stacks on Table 13 got all their chips in the middle. When action was complete everywhere else, they tabled their hands and both had pocket kings!
The runout of 
meant that it was a chopped pot, so James Anderson (small blind) and Patrick Kelly split the big blind and ante, each picking up 6,000.
Hand-for-hand play continues....
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
231,000 | |
|
158,000 | -28,000 |
The board read 
with around 160,000 in the middle.
Peter Vitantonio bet 90,000 from the small blind and Ryan McKnight called from the cutoff.
The river completed the board with the , Vitantonio barreled a bet of 350,000 over the line and McKnight contemplated for a bit, counted the remainder of his stack, used two time extensions, and then folded.
"Show the ace-six!" someone asked. Vitantonio just smiled and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,190,000 | 408,000 |
|
228,000 | -117,000 |
In the eighth round of hand-for-hand play, Aaron Pinson shoved from the cutoff for 111,000 and was called by Derek Marmen from the small blind while Timothy Rutherford folded his big blind.
Aaron Pinson: 
Derek Marmen:
The board ran out 
for Marmen to hit top two pair on the flop immediately. No nine on the turn nor river as Pinson was sent to the rail as the bubble boy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,130,000 | 404,000 |
|
Busted |
The following players all cashed for $5,886:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Ory Hen got all-in holding 
against the 
of Nghi Tran. The board ran out bricks and Hen doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
202,000 | 67,000 |
|
102,000 | 13,000 |
Daniel Santoro shoved from the button for his last 80,000 and was called by Patrick Quinn in the small blind with the bigger stack.
Daniel Santoro:
Patrick Quinn:
The board ran out 
for Quinn to make two pair to send Santoro out in 158th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
634,000 | 85,000 |
|
Busted |
