Action was picked up with cards on their back after a massive confrontation between Dawson Darbouze on the button and Carl Masters.
On the flop of K♦7♦6♥, both players got in their stacks to create a pot worth 1,700,000.
Carl Masters: 8♦5♦
Dawson Darbouze: Q♦3♦
The board ran out 3♥A♦ to make Darbouze a flush to give him the overall chip lead while Masters exited the tournament.
Carl Masters moved all in from the small blind for 420,000 which saw Joey Gargiulo call in the big blind.
Carl Masters: K♠7♥
Joey Gargiulo: Q♦J♠
The board ran out 10♥5♥5♣8♥4♥ and Masters made a flush to double through Gargiulo, leaving him with just a few chips left.
A few hands later he moved all in on the button for 130,000 and Wayne Necomb called in the big blind.
Joey Gargiulo: 9♠8♠
Wayne Newcomb: 10♥3♠
The board ran out A♥J♠10♠2♣A♦ and Newcomb's hand held up while the RGPS ring winner exited the tournament.
BJ McBrayer raised to 260,000 from first position which saw action fold around to Chris Moneymaker who called in the cutoff and Matthew Higgins call in the big blind.
The flop of 3♣4♦J♥ saw action check to Moneymaker who bet 150,000, which folded out Higgins and McBrayer called for his final 30,000.
BJ McBrayer: 9♠8♥
Chris Moneymaker: A♠J♠
The board ran out 10♥3♣ and the straight draw missed for McBrayer as Moneymaker took down the pot, send McBrayer out in thirteenth.
Wayne Newcomb opened to 150,000 in the hijack which saw Jacob Foley move all in for 450,000. Action folded back around to Wayne Newcomb who called to put Foley at risk.
Jacob Foley: A♠J♠
Wayne Newcomb: A♥K♥
The board ran out 5♦8♥9♠Q♦5♣ and the ace-king held for Newcomb as climbed to over two million, while Foley exited the tournament.
Max Le moved all in on the button for 120,000 which saw Joey Gargiulo move all in for more on the button and everyone else folded.
Max Le: K♥J♣
Joey Gargiulo: A♠4♠
The board ran out 8♥3♥2♥Q♦2♣ and the ace-high held for Gargiulo as he stacked up the pot while the former RGPS Tunica champion exited the tournament.
Chris Moneymaker raised to 150,000 in the small blind which saw Richard Campbell move all in for 560,000 in the big blind, which Moneymaker responded to by calling.
Richard Campbell: A♦K♦
Chris Moneymaker: A♠J♣
Moneymaker was behind on the A♣2♦4♣ flop, but some outs were picked up on the K♣ turn in the form of the flush draw. The river 7♣ brought the flush to Moneymaker who stacked up the rest of Campbell's stack, taking the chip lead as Campbell exited the tournament.
Shade Bruton moved all in for 650,000 in first position which saw action fold to Rebekah Crosby in the big blind who called.
Shade Bruton: J♣J♠
Rebekah Crosby: A♠A♦
The board ran out K♣Q♠6♥7♦K♦ and the aces held up for the best hand to give Crosby a massive boost to her stack, while Bruton exited the tournament.
Forrest Kollar moved all in for 450,000 from early position which saw action fold around to Dawson Darbouze in the cutoff who called and everyone else folded.
Forrest Kollar: 3♥3♦
Dawson Darbouze: A♠A♥
The board ran out 10♦8♥4♣Q♦10♥ and the aces held for Darbouze to take the overall chip lead, while RGPS regular Forrest Kollar exited the tournament area.
Brazos Roberts raised to 100,000 from early position which saw two players call including Tiffany Keathley in the big blind.
The flop came out 5♣4♦3♠ and action checked to Roberts who bet 80,000 which Keathley called.
On the 7♦ turn, Keathley moved all in for 650,000 effective and after thinking for some time, Roberts called and the cards were turned over.
Brazos Roberts: 10♦10♣
Tiffany Keathley: 7♣6♣
The river 4♠ changed nothing as Roberts departed just before the tournament came to two tables, while Keathley raked in a sizable pot.
Carl Masters raised to 80,000 in late position which saw Carl Masters three bet from the hijack to 240,000. Action folded back to Masters who moved all in for 950,000 effective and Deatherage snap called.
Charles Deatherage: A♠A♦
Carl Masters: K♠K♦
Masters shook his head as he waited for the flop, running into the most classic of all preflop coolers. The flop flipped things on their hand as K♥5♥2♠ came out. Masters held further on the 8♦5♣ runout to give a massive pot to Masters while Deatherage exited the tournament.
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