Jaime Staples got it in for 23,800 in the small blind against Kevin Gerhart, who was in the big blind and had him dominated with 
against 
. Staples was asking for a chop but flopped a three instead and took the whole pot on a 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,700 | |
|
11,900 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
156,000 | 11,000 |
|
87,000 | 7,500 |
|
55,000 | 39,000 |
|
54,000 | -11,000 |
|
52,000 | 18,000 |
|
52,000 | 23,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 36,800 |
|
47,000 | 31,000 |
|
|
45,000 | 32,800 |
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
|
26,000 | -18,000 |
|
14,000 | -13,000 |
|
13,000 | -10,000 |
|
12,000 | -25,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
We didn't see the flop action, but both Jesse Capps, on the button, and his opponent in the big blind put 3,000 in on an 
flop. Capps called another barrel of 7,000 on the 
turn and a further barrel of 11,000 on the 
river. Capps showed 
and his second pair was good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 79,000 |
Brent Harrington found himself all in holding 
against two players; one of which held and another then held 
.
The flop brought the last two kings to have Harrington in great shape to survive, but when the dealer delivered an on the river, he was sent tumbling to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Kevin Martin opened with a raise under the gun to 4,000, and the action folded round to a player in the hijack who moved all in for roughly 58,000. Martin called and the cards were tabled.
Martin:
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Martin's superior kicker play as he eliminated his opponent and climbed to 145,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000 | 57,000 |
On a board of 
with roughly 15,000 in the middle, Kevin Martin checked over to Lee Jones who opted to bet out 10,000.
Martin called, and when the river landed the 
, both players checked.
"I have a four!" announced Jones before Martin tabled his 
for trips.
With that pot, Martin moves into the chip lead with 88,000 while Jones drops back down to 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000 | 14,500 |
|
|
65,000 | -10,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Garry Gates opened with a raise to 2,500 and the big blind called to see a 
flop.
Gates continued for 2,200 and the big blind check-called as the 
rolled off on the turn.
The big blind checked, Gates bet 4,200, and the big blind folded.
With that pot, Gates is now the chip leader with just under 80,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
79,500 | 7,500 |
"I know you don't personally owe me that, but the universe does!" stated Tyson Apostol after doubling through Zhihao Zhang.
The board read 
and Apostol held against Zhang's 
for a rivered set to double through to 34,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
23,000 | -1,000 |
