Michael McDonald, also known as "Timex" online, won the biggest pot of the tournament as he eliminated Mats Iremark just before the bubble. With 45 players left in the tournament, and 40 prizes, Timex raised preflop with , and Mats Iremark reraised to 28,000 holding . Timex thought for a while before announcing: "All in." Iremark called without delay, well aware of Timex' aggressive style, and it was a coin flip. The board came and McDonald scooped the 310,000 pot with trip queens to increase his stack to 345,000. He is now the new chip leader and Iremark has left the building.
, and Mats Iremark reraised to 28,000 holding 
. Timex thought for a while before announcing: "All in." Iremark called without delay, well aware of Timex' aggressive style, and it was a coin flip. The board came 
and McDonald scooped the 310,000 pot with trip queens to increase his stack to 345,000. He is now the new chip leader and Iremark has left the building.