John Mingus raised from under the gun to 225,000, and Christopher Borinsky defended his big blind to see the 8♣5♠9♣ flop. Both players checked to the 10♣ turn, where Borinsky led out for 250,000.
Mingus made the call, and Borinsky fired 475,000 on the 9♠ river. Mingus thought for a minute before sticking in the call, and mucked as soon as Borinsky tabled A♣6♣ for a flush.
John Mingus opened to 225,000 on the button, and James Brashear called in the big blind. The 5♣2♥3♥ flop saw both players check, and Brashear checked again on the A♠ turn.
Mingus fired 200,000 into the middle, and Brashear called to see the 6♣ river. Brashear led out with a bet of 600,000, and Mingus took some time before tossing in a call.
Brashear showed K♣4♣ for a straight, taking down the pot as Mingus mucked.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,064 | ||
| 2 | $53,042 | ||
| 3 | $39,131 | ||
| 4 | $29,182 | ||
| 5 | $22,003 | ||
| 6 | Chen Chen | United States | $16,575 |
| 7 | Scott Bennett | United States | $12,834 |
| 8 | Michial Drake | United States | $10,087 |
| 9 | Andrew Bucaric | United States | $7,857 |
Players asked for the clock to paused for a short break in the action.
Action folded to Chen Chen in the small blind, who moved all in for 1,350,000. John Mingus made the call in the big blind, and the hands were turned up.
Chen Chen: A♠3♦ 
John Mingus: A♥J♥
Chen was in trouble from the start, and Mingus turned a flush on the 9♦4♥6♥K♥9♠ board to score the elimination.
Maxx Dansky opened from the cutoff the 250,000, and James Brashear called on the button. Christopher Borinsky defended his big blind, and all three players checked the 10♣J♠3♣ flop.
Borinsky led out for 375,000 on the 2♥ turn, with Dansky folding and Brashear making the call. The 2♠ river produced a pair of checks to showdown, where Borinsky tabled 10♦8♦ for tens and dueces.
Brashear revealed K♥10♠ for the same two pair with a better kicker, collecting another notable pot.
Christopher Borinsky moved all in from the small blind, and Chen Chen called of his stack of 500,000 in the big blind.
Chen Chen: A♥5♥
Christopher Borinsky: K♣5♠
Chen had Borinsky dominated, and was the only one to improve on the Q♠2♣A♦2♥Q♥ board to secure the double-up.
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Maxx Dansky opened to 200,000 on the button, and James Brashear slid in a call from the small blind. Eric Cunningham defended his big blind, and Brashear checked the J♣4♠Q♠ flop.
Cunningham fired 275,000, finding calls from both opponents. Brashear and Cunningham checked the A♠ turn, and Dansky slid out a bet of 525,000.
Brashear announced all in, producing folds from Cunningham and Dansky to collect the pot.
Chen Chen raised from under the gun to 160,000, finding a call from Christopher Borinsky in the big blind. Both players declined to bet the 8♠7♠A♠ flop, and Borinsky led out for 200,000 on the 5♥ turn.
Chen called to see the 9♦ river, where action was checked down. Borinsky tabled A♦4♥ for a pair of aces, earning the pot as Chen slid his cards into the muck.
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