Jared Ward opened from middle position and James Girouard called in the big blind.
On the A♦10♥4♦ flop, Girouard checked to Ward who bet 110,000 before Girouard check-raised to 250,000, and Ward called.
The turn was the 5♥. Girouard jammed for 800,000 and Ward folded after over two minutes in the tank.
Level: 24
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Play resumes at 8:04 p.m. with blinds at 30,000/60,000/60,000 with an average stack of 1,340,000, just over 22 big blinds.
Jeremy Hendricks opened to 130,000 from middle position and then called after Jared Ward jammed 540,000 on the button.
Jared Ward: K♥10♥ 
Jeremy Hendricks: 4♠4♦
Hendricks held through the 9♦5♠2♣ flop and the 9♥ turn until the K♣ fell on the river to give Ward the winner.
The players will be going on a 30-minute dinner break in five minutes.
Chip counts will be updated at that point.
James Girouard limped the small blind and called after Jeremy Hendricks isolated to 150,000 from the big blind.
On the K♦K♣5♦ flop, Hendricks continued for 140,000 and Girouard stuck in the call.
The river brought the 8♣. Hendricks fired a second barrel for 270,000 and Girouard decided to fold after some deliberation.
| Seat | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cash Carpenter | 970,000 | 19 |
| 2 | James Girouard | 2,050,000 | 41 |
| 3 | Jeremy Hendricks | 1,300,000 | 26 |
| 4 | Abbas Pasha | 1,250,000 | 25 |
| 5 | Logan Cate | 610,000 | 12 |
| 6 | Jared Ward | 640,000 | 13 |
| 7 | Ben McCoy | 715,000 | 14 |
| 8 | Siphonh Tran | 680,000 | 14 |
| 9 | Julie Cornelius | 3,785,000 | 76 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Julie Cornelius opened the hijack to 110,000 before Andre Allen jammed 580,000 from the button. David Caron called all-in for 500,000 from the big blind and Cornelius called to put both players at risk.
David Caron: Q♠Q♣
Andre Allen: 9♠9♣
Julie Cornelius: J♥J♦
The 9♥8♣2♥ flop gave Allen a set before the 5♥ turn gave Cornelius a flush draw. In dramatic fashion, the dealer peeled the J♣ on the river to give Cornelius a double knockout as the players will combine at the final table.
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