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On the 12th round of hand-for-hand play the field finally lost a player. John Popa moved all in for 35,000 and Mark Martin moved in over the top. The rest of the table folded and the cards were turned up.
Martin: 
Popa: 
The board ran 
- which counterfeited both players pocket pair, but Martin's jack played as a kicker to eliminated Popa from the tournament.
Eric Bunch and Jose Montes are tied for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 33,000 |
|
450,000 | 238,000 |
|
350,000 | 121,500 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 138,500 |
|
300,000 | 168,000 |
|
275,000 | 149,500 |
|
260,000 | 3,000 |
|
190,000 | 190,000 |
|
180,000 | 31,000 |
|
170,000 | 128,000 |
Mark Martin and Jose Montes went to a raised flop of 
and after a bet, a raise and a shove the cards were tabled.
Montes: 
Martin: 
Montes flopped the straight, Martin held two pair and was at risk. The board completed 
, Martin filled up and doubled up through Montes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | -30,000 |
|
210,000 | 100,000 |
We saw a huge pile of chips in the middle with Tai Du and Judd Morris at the turn. The board was 
, Du moved all in for around 90,000 and Morris was in the tank. After a bit Morris tossed in a call and Du said, "Ah, I think you have me out-kicked."
Du: 
Morris: 
Du's instincts were spot on but the river came 
, giving Du two pair and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000 | 166,000 |
|
|
70,000 | -110,000 |
Judd Morris moved all in preflop holding pocket sevens and Chris Hooper called with pocket aces. The board ran 
, Morris was eliminated and Hooper stacked the pot.
Sherry Haney was eliminated at a different table, bringing the field to 26 players. At 27 players, the field does a redraw to three, nine-handed tables.
Seating assignments to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000 | 230,000 |
|
|
Busted |
The first three levels are in the books and the field is on their first break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000 | 330,000 |
|
420,000 | 251,500 |
|
|
400,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
400,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
350,000 | |
|
|
315,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
300,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
260,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
250,000 | 40,000 |
|
250,000 | 182,500 |
|
235,000 | 148,500 |
|
|
185,000 | -265,000 |
|
175,000 | -13,500 |
|
|
170,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
160,000 | -30,000 |
|
150,000 | 62,500 |
|
150,000 | 72,500 |
|
140,000 | 50,500 |
|
|
115,000 | -160,000 |
|
110,000 | 7,500 |
|
100,000 | 35,500 |
|
80,000 | -5,000 |
|
75,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
50,000 | -1,500 |
|
|
40,000 | -92,500 |
Table 1
1. Shelby Fall
2. James Tyner
3. Ray Henson
4. Joe Ferguson
5. Shane Fuller
6. -Open-
7. Mina Greco
8. Jody Briscoe
9 Stephan Guy
Table 2
1. Jim Ontiveros
2. Jammie Jacobs
3. Carey Marshall
4. Leslie Hallaway
5. David ODB Baker
6. Anonymous
7. Tim Black
8. -Open-
9. Mark Martin
Table 3
1. Justin Gardenhire
2. Ben Reason
3. James Dunkelberger
4. David Cantrell
5. John Reynolds
6. Eric Bunch
7. Jose Montes
8. Chris Hooper
9. Tai Du
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
After a preflop raising war Ray Henson, Mina Greco were all in and Stephan Guy called having both of them covered.
Greco: 
Henson:
Guy: 
The board ran 
, the river gave Guy a full house and both RunGood pros were eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | 185,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |