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Taylor von Kriegenbergh opened to 45,000, and James Dowdy defended his big blind with the short stack. The two men checked the 
flop, and the 
landed on fourth street. Dowdy shrugged and slid all 165,000 of his chips forward, and von Kriegenbergh sunk in his chair. He asked for the count before folding, and Dowdy exposed his airball 
as he collected the pot with a smirk.
Jeremy Ausmus raised to 45,000 on the button and Victor Ramdin called from the small blind. Both players checked when the flop came down 
, leading to the 
on the turn. Ramdin bet 65,000, Ausmus called, and the hit the river. This time Ramdin fired 140,000, Ausumus called, and Ramdin said, "King high."
Ausmus showed 
for the best hand to take down the pot.
Jose De Noronha raised to three times the big blind from the cutoff seat, making it 60,000 to go. Joe Hachem called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Hachem checked and De Noronha fired all in for 470,000. Hachem folded and De Noronha was kind enough to show. What'd he have? Oh, just the 
for a set of nines.
Jeremy Ausmus was under the gun and raised to 45,000. When action folded to Taylor von Kriegenbergh in the big blind, he put in a reraise to 118,000. Ausmus thought for a second and then announced that he was all in, for 717,000 total! Von Kriegenbergh asked for a count, shrugged, and made the call.
von Kriegenbergh: 
Ausmus: 
It was a classic coinflip for a 1.5 million pot and Ausmus' tournament life. The race came to a quick end when the flop fell 
, giving Ausmus top set. The turn and river changed nothing and von Kriegenbergh dropped to 1.9 million.
With 150,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Santiago Nadal checked and James Dowdy bet 100,000. Nadal made the call as the 
was put out on the river. This time Nadal, who had Dowdy covered, led out by moving all in. Dowdy had 220,000 behind but decided to hold on to them and folded.
Action folded to Alex Kamberis in the small blind and he moved all in for his last 350,000 holding 
. David Paredes was in the big blind and snapped after looking down at 
.
Kamberis was in big trouble and looking for an ace or clubs. The 
flop wasn't much help, but the 
turn gave him a sweat. The dealer burned and revealed the 
on the river, sending Kamberis home is 12th place.
James Dowdy checked the board of 
to Victor Ramdin. Ramdin bet 50,000 and Dowdy called. The river completed the board with the and Dowdy checked again. Ramdin bet 240,000 and after a minute in the tank, Dowdy called. Ramdin showed the for a straight and Dowdy mucked.
Dowdy dropped to 400,000 while Ramdin moved to 2.85 million.
Bryan Leskowitz check-called a bet on the board of 
from David Paredes before the fell on the river. Leskowitz checked the river and Paredes bet 155,000. Leskowitz tanked for some time and then folded, but he was sure to use his "show pass" to see Paredes' cards. Paredes tabled the and Leskowitz gave the nod for a nice hand.
From under the gun, Santiago Nadal raised to 44,000. Taylor von Kriegenbergh three-bet to 111,000 from the cutoff seat and won the pot.
From the button, Taylor von Kriegenbergh raised to 45,000. Victor Ramdin called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Ramdin checked and von Kriegenbergh bet 55,000. Ramdin responded with a check-raise to 126,000 and that won the pot right there.
