Charles Johnson lost heaps chasing down Rick Block then folding the river on a board with three fours.
However, he managed to double his short stack when Newton Graziano and Dan Wagner limped into his big blind. Johnson shipped it in and only Wagner called.
Ray LaRouech has risen from the ashes here, picking up aces and Charles Johnson's big blind an unfathomable amount of times over the past 30 minutes.
In fact, he has shown aces twice and continues the long slow climb out of the basement here with a series of unconventional more-than-three-times the blind opening raises that appear to be working.
Big stack Dan Wagner shoved the button into the two smallest stacks' blinds. Charles Johnson decided to look him up from the small blind, calling all in for his tournament life with the .
Wagner was crushed with the and almost got lucky on the board, but didn't. Johnson is now out of the basement, but Wagner still sits on top
Some early fireworks have seen Joseph Reichenbacher dispatched to the rail.
Dan Wagner made it 52,000 from the cutoff and Reichenbacher called from the button. Charles Johnson came along for the ride and they went three-handed to the flop. Johnson checked and Wagner continued for 81,000. Both players called and the turn came the .
Johnson and Wagner checked, but Reichenbacher moved in for 489,000. Johnson took his time, but eventually called before Wagner moved all in over the top.
Johnson let it go and the hands were revealed:
Wagner:
Reichenbacher:
Reichenbacher was crushed by Wagner's trip sevens with an ace and with Johnson claiming pocket nines and happy to still be here, Reichenbacher hit the rail.
On over three million now, Wagner is firmly in control five-handed.