Roman Valerstein opened under the gun to 40,000, David Whitnah called, and Shaotong Chang shoved from the big blind for 165,000. Valerstein put in a stack worth 500,000 to chase Whitnah.
Roman Valerstein: 
Shaotong Chang: 
The board ran out 
, giving Chang a winning flush through the backdoor.
Cody Heuschkel opened for 50,000 under the gun and Greg Fishberg ripped in about 500,000 on the button. Heuschkel quickly called and showed 
. That was dominating Fishberg's 
.
The 
flop increased Fishberg's outs considerably. However, the 
and 
were bricks on the turn and river.
At another table, Joe Mujalli went bust.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Shaotong Chang shoved from under the gun for about 200,000 and Joe Mujalli called a couple of seats over.
Joe Mujalli: 
Shaotong Chang: 
The 
board had Mujalli poised to collect Chang's stack, but the river was a 
to send her a double, leaving Mujalli disgusted.
Players are on dinner break until 7 p.m. local time.
Shaotong Chang shoved under the gun for 106,000 and Roman Valerstein called on her left. Everyone else folded.
Shaotong Chang: 
Roman Valerstein:
The 
had Chang ready to head for payouts, but the river gave her a winning straight.
Aside from Brobyn, two others busted, so the last 22 redrew:
| Seat | Table 9 | Table 10 | Table 11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Silverman | --empty-- | Grigoriy Shvarts |
| 2 | Josias Santos | Charles Furey | Edwin Lau |
| 3 | --empty-- | Rafal Kordys | Joe Palma |
| 4 | Peter Ippolito | Rafael Yaraliyev | Shaotong Chang |
| 5 | Cody Heuschkel | AJ Jamil | Roman Valerstein |
| 6 | Marilyn Matthews | Don Himpele | Greg Fishberg |
| 7 | Marc Matz | Thomas Parkes | Joe Mujalli |
| 8 | Steve McCullough | Hal Rotholz | David Whitnah |
Rafael Yaraliyev was in the tank on 
. He had bet 60,000 in the hijack and Robert Brobyn shoved in the small blind for Yaraliyev's remaining 370,000. Someone called a clock and Yaraliyev splashed in some chips about 30 seconds later.
Robert Brobyn:
Rafael Yaraliyev:
Brobyn was ahead but watched as the 
fell to counterfeit him. The river kept Yaraliyev best.
"I'm just the worst player in the world," Brobyn bemoaned.
Left with 70,000 or so, he busted shortly after to force a redraw.
David Whitnah checked a 
flop from early position and Hal Rotholz bet 45,000 from the button. Whitnah called and check-called a further 50,000 on the 
turn. Both players checked the , with Rotholz announcing a jack.
Whitnah had that smashed however as he flopped the nuts with .
"You forgot to bet," Rotholz said with a laugh.
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
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