A player was all in from the cutoff for just under 5,000 and Maxx Holland tossed in an oversized chip to call.
All-In Player: 
Holland: 
Holland's ace remained best through the runout 
and he collected his second knockout since coming back from the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | 6,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,300 | 38,300 |
|
60,500 | 2,500 |
|
|
46,000 | 23,300 |
|
45,500 | 28,900 |
|
|
37,500 | -24,500 |
|
36,500 | 13,100 |
|
36,000 | -9,300 |
|
32,000 | 700 |
|
|
29,500 | |
|
|
29,200 | -7,300 |
|
26,800 | -16,200 |
|
19,300 | 100 |
|
19,200 | -3,600 |
|
18,800 | 18,800 |
|
17,000 | -4,000 |
|
Busted |
Melissa King got her stack of 9,200 into the middle preflop from early position and received action from the small blind.
King: 
Small Blind: 
King was racing for her tournament life, and the flop 
kept her out in front. She found one additional out to sweat on the turn , and the river 
fell in her favor to score her the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,200 | 19,200 |
Colorado's Maxx Holland opened to 1,100 under the gun and received two calls before Mo Nuwwarah three-bet to 4,500 on the button. Holland piled a covering stack of chips forward and the two callers quickly folded, sending action onto Nuwwarah.
Faced with a decision for his stack of just below 20K, Nuwwarah thought for a few moments and called.
Holland showed 
, and Nuwwarah nodded, seeing the bad news as he tabled 
The flop 
gave Nuwwarah chop outs in addition to his three outs to double. The turn took away any heart outs he had, and the river fell a clean to earn Holland the pot and eliminate Nuwwarah.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000 | 27,500 |
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Hand #1: Brad Cohen raised to 800 under the gun and was called by Alex Hill one seat over. Action folded around to the big blind, who also called.
All three players checked 
and the turn 
was brought on board. The big blind and Cohen both checked again, and Hill bet 2,400. The big blind folded and Cohen called.
Action went heads up to the river 
and Cohen went all in for his remaining 4,100. Hill called.
Cohen: 
Hill: 
Hill jokingly grabbed Cohen's two queens and turned them over, exclaiming, "Jack is good!" with a laugh before re-displaying Cohen's four of a kind.
Hand #2: On the very next hand, Hill opened to 800 under the gun. The hijack called and the player on the button three-bet to 3,500. Cohen looked down at his holdings, and slid his newly-doubled stack into the middle once more. Everybody folded.
Cohen tabled and added to his stack once more, bringing him above the 20K starting stack just before the first break of the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | 3,700 |
|
|
21,500 | 21,500 |
A total of 1,200 was in the process of being scooped up by the dealer from three players before bringing a flop of . The small blind, hijack, and Brandon Robinson on the button all checked.
The turn was the and the small blind bet 1,200. The hijack and Robinson both called, and the river came . Two checks sent action onto Robinson, who bet 3,100.
"Is that all in?" asked the dealer, and Robinson separated his arms to show that he had no remaining chips in his stack. The dealer tossed the all-in button out onto the felt beside Robinson's chips, and the small blind folded. The hijack debated his options and found a call after around 30 seconds in the tank.
Robinson showed 
for a full house, kings full of jacks, and his opponent tossed 
onto the table face up to confirm Robinson's double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000 |
