Adam Racca moved all in for a little over 500,000 and Stuart McMahen called from the small blind.
McMahen had 
against the 
of Racca.
The board ran out mostly face cards, and a jack came on the turn. Racca couldn't find a nine and was eliminated in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Paul Espinoza was short after losing a big pot to Keith Lehr and was now in the big blind.
He was all in in the blind so he didn't look at his hand.
Grant Hart and Arthur Collins both called and checked down the board.
"What do I gotta beat," Espinoza said.
Hart and Arthur Collins showed their hands and the best they could muster was ace-high on the 
board.
Espinoza peeled one card at a time, but his 
was not enough to get it done and he was eliminated in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
Matt Stroud opened to 160,000 from middle position and Grant Hart shoved all in for about 340,000. Stroud called.
Stroud had 
against the 
of Hart.
The board ran out 
, giving Stroud a flush draw on the flop and the best hand on the river when he paired his king.
"Enjoyed it guys," Hart said as he headed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
Busted |
Johnny Donnelly was in the small blind and put a large part of his remaining stack in the middle. Jeremy Tinsley called thinking Donnelly was already all in and Donnelly tossed his remaining chips in the middle.
Donnelly had 
against the of Tinsley.
The board ran out 
and Tinsley won the pot. Donnelly made a good run after getting his last 7,000 in with 
earlier today, but fell short of the win and was eliminated in 14th place — taking home $4,740.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
1,820,000
|
1,820,000 |
|
Busted |
Wes Gauthier shoved from the button for 1,500,000 and Jeremy Tinsley called from the big blind.
Tinsley had 
against the 
of Gauthier.
The board ran out 
and Gauthier was eliminated.
Tinsley jumped out to a huge lead with almost 5,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Keith Lehr shoved for 1,115,000 on the button and Huey Hulin called from the big blind. Hulin had Lehr covered.
Keith Lehr: 
Huey Hulin: 
Lehr failed to improve through the 
board and the two-time WSOP bracelet winner exits the Southern Poker Open in twelfth place for $5,815.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,180,000
1,780,000
|
1,780,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Richard Morris opened under the gun with an 890,000 shove. Huey Hulin called and Matt Stroud shoved instantly for 3,000,000. Hulin started the hand with a little over 4,000,000 and went into the tank, deciding whether or not to play a massive pot for the third of the chips in play.
He folded and Stroud turned over 
. Hulin couldn't believe it and he flipped over the hand he just folded, pocket queens.
Morris had .
The board ran out clean for Stroud who won the hand and took the chip lead. Hulin couldn't believe it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,740,000
2,640,000
|
2,640,000 |
|
|
3,250,000
930,000
|
930,000 |
|
Busted |
Stuart McMahen opened for 350,000 on the button and Arthur Collins called from the big blind, leaving himself just 200,000 behind.
The flop came 
, and Collins moved all-in. McMahen snap-called and the hands were turned up.
Arthur Collins:
Stuart McMahen: 
Collins was in bad shape to survive and the on the turn sealed his fate. Collins could not overcome McMahen's flush and he exits the tournament in 10th place for $5,815.
Nate Wheeler had been raising repeatedly to 350,000. In fact, he raised three hands in a row, but this time he made it 375,000. Tim Harris called from the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked.
The turn was the 
and Harris led for 500,000. Wheeler quickly moved all in and Harris called. Harris was at risk with 
against the 
of Wheeler.
The river was the and Wheeler won the hand, eliminating Harris in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,700,000
3,250,000
|
3,250,000 |
|
Busted |
Stuart McMahen's exit is a tale of two hands. In the first McMahen moved all in for 1,155,000 and was called by Ben Markway with 1,120,000.
Ben Markway: 
Stuart McMahen:
The flop came 
, giving Markway a set and all but ending the hand. McMahen would need running cards to avoid being crippled, but they didn't come when the board ran out .
Two hands later, McMahen moved all-in for his last 35,000. Huey Hulin shoved in late position for 4,500,000 and everyone else got out of the way.
Huey Hulin:
Stuart McMahen: 
Once again the flop connected with McMahen's opponent in a big way, . And again, McMahen would need running cards to stay alive.
The turn ended things when it came the . A meaningless completed the board.
McMahen went out in seventh place and will receive $11,471 for his performance in the Southern Poker Open.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,880,000
1,680,000
|
1,680,000 |
|
|
2,640,000
2,640,000
|
2,640,000 |
|
|
Busted |
