Pat Walsh was all in for 55,700 against Mike Baxter. Walsh held the and Baxter held the .
The flop came down and kept Baxter's kings in front. The on the turn added a wheel draw for Walsh and that draw came in when the landed on the river to double him up.
David Peters was all in on the turn with the board reading . Chau Giang was his opponent and he held the . Peters held a worse .
The dealer burned and dealt the on the river to give both players three aces, but keep Giang and his queen kicker with the winning hand. Peters was eliminated and the feature table is now four handed.
On the flop of , Marcello Del Grosso fired 3,000 and his fellow Canadian pro Pat Pezzin made the call. The turn added the to the board and Del Grosso fired again, this time making it 8,000 to go. Pezzin again called.
The river completed the board with the and Del Grosso bet 16,000. Pezzin folded this time and Del Grosso scooped the pot.
On the flop of , Pat Pezzin check-called a bet of 3,000 from Marcello Del Grosso to see the fall on the turn. Pezzin checked again and Del Grosso bet 7,000. Pezzin check-raised to 21,000 and Del Grosso went into the tank. After a minute, he moved all in for 73,000. Pezzin thought for a little bit and then gave it up.
Steven Kelly has just been eliminated by Mike Baxter on one of the outer tables. Baxter now has three bounties and will be looking to claim one more if he can beat Pat Walsh heads up.
Walsh has 170,000 in chips to Baxter's 100,000 as heads-up play began, meaning Baxter will have some work to do. $40,000 in prize money and another $2,000 bounty is on the line.
On the last hand before the break, Shawn Buchanan raised to 2,500. Alex Keating three-bet to 7,000. Everyone folded, including Buchanan, and Keating won the pot to move to 64,400. Buchanan dropped to 105,200.