From early position, Mark Homan had raised to 50,000 and late position, Nick Barksdale moved all in for 330,000 which saw only Homan call.
Nick Barksdale: 
Mark Homan: 
The board ran out 
and the aces held up to eliminate the Day 1b chip leader in 27th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,540,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
Busted |
A player in early position called and in the cutoff, Cameron Hickey moved all in for 280,000 which saw Josh Green from one seat over call and all other players fold.
Cameron Hickey: 
Josh Green:
The board ran out 
and and the flush on the flop had Green drawing nearly dead, with the turn sealing it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
635,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
455,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
A player moved all in from early position for 236,000 and from the hijack, Bernard Lee called with all other action folding.
Opponent:
Bernard Lee: 
The board ran out 
and Lee's kings held up to eliminate his opponent.
At another table, Former champion Nathan Steuer was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,020,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
Busted |
Ronald Bay moved all in for 74,000 from early position which saw Joshua Kopp moved all in for 113,000 from the cutoff and in the big blind, Olufemi Banwo called to put them both at risk.
Ronald Bay: 
Joshua Kopp: 
Olufemi Banwo: 
The board ran out 
which gave Kopp top two on the river and he nearly tripled up through by knocking out Bay.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
309,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
103,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
Busted |
Cameron Hickey raised to 30,000 on the button and in the big blind, Tyrell Lyle called.
The flop of 
checked through to the that saw Lyle bet 30,000 and Hickey raised to 90,000. Lyle moved all in for 522,000 effective and after some talking, Hickey folded.
Lyle showed for two pair and he took down the pot to add to his dominating stack.
At another table, Blair Hinkle was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
912,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
432,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Mark Homan moved all in from the small blind and in the big blind, his opponent called for 140,000 effective.
Opponent:
Mark Homan: 
The board ran out 
and Homan rivered a flush to make the best hand and he added to his growing chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
845,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
Action was picked up between Keith Jeffrey in the big blind and Blair Hinkle in middle position with 50,000 in the center already.
On a board of 
, Jeffrey bet 25,000 to which Hinkle quickly called.
The river came out a 
and Jeffrey bet 45,000 which sent Hinkle into the tank. After some thought he moved all in for 250,000 effective and Jeffrey snap-called saying "I guess you got hearts, but I can't fold this."
Keith Jeffrey: 
Blair Hinkle: 
Jeffrey's straight was good against Hinkle's pair of tens and he found himself taking down a massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
210,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
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Mark Kastory moved all in from the small blind for 75,000 effective and in the big blind, Russel Lemaster called to put himself at risk.
Russel Lemaster:
Mark Kastory:
The flop came out 
, which gave Lemaster a pair of queens for the best hand. The turn did not change the board, but the river saw Kastory make Broadway and Lemaster exited the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
Busted |
Eric Colvin moved in his final 85,000 from the button and in the small blind, Grant Hinkle called to put him at risk.
Eric Colvin: 
Grang Hinkle:
The board ran out 
and Hinkle's pair of aces beat Colvin's pair of tens, bringing Colvin's day to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
431,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Action was picked up on the flop in a brewing pot between three players including Lenny Hiner in early position, Eric Colvin in the hijack and Grant Hinkle in the cutoff.
On a flop of , Lenny Hiner moved all in for 159,000 which saw Colvin call and Hinkle fold.
Lenny Hiner:
Eric Colvin: 
The turn of gave Hiner more outs to draw against Colvin's set, and the river 
gave Hiner a winning flush to scoop the massive pot at the expense of Colvin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
494,000 | |
|
|
75,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
