Ben Tollerene opened to 4,000 and Cary Katz three-bet to 12,000. When the action returned to Tollerene, he moved all in for 36,000 and Katz called.
Tollerene: 
Katz: 
The board ran out 
and Katz' flopped set eliminated Tollerene.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
704,000
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
625,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
485,000
-29,600
|
-29,600 |
|
386,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
295,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
||
|
242,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
213,500
-46,500
|
-46,500 |
|
|
||
|
209,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
||
|
152,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
|
||
The businessman known only as G.I. was all in for 41,000 when we got to his table, and Bill Perkins was all in also for 47,000. Dan Smith put them both at risk.
G.I.: 
Perkins: 
Smith: 
Perkins called for a ten but didn't even need the one he got as the board ran out 
.
"All right," he said. "Got some bluffin' chips now."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
279,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
141,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
Busted | |
David Einhorn opened the pot with a raise to 4,500 from under the gun, and Fedor Holz called in the cutoff, as did Isaac Haxton on the button, and Koray Aldemir in the big blind.
The flop of 
was checked round to Haxton who bet 8,000 before Aldemir check-raised to 25,000. Einhorn folded, and Holz called before Haxton contemplated his decision.
He would choose to use a time extension button before eventually moving all in for roughly 400,000.
Aldemir folded, as did Holz, and Haxton was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
|
||
|
430,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
295,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
||
|
210,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
||
Doug Polk opened for 4,000 in the cutoff and called a three-bet to 13,000 from Igor Kurganov, who had the button. Both players checked the 
flop, and Polk bet 20,500 on the 
turn. Kurganov called, and the river was an 
. Polk bet 38,000, and Kurganov quickly put in a call.
"Ace," Polk said, not seeming confident at all.
He was right to be hesitant to show, as Kurganov turned over 
, and Polk mucked 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
292,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
||
|
216,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
|
||
Brian Rast opened under the gun to 4,000 and Ankush Mandavia three-bet the hi-jack to 16,000.
The action folded back to Rast, and he called as the dealer spread a flop.
Rast checked, Mandavia bet out 25,000, and Rast folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
280,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
Fedor Holz had a bet of what looked like around 140,000 in front of him on a completed board of 
. Ben Sulsky decided to call for about half of his chips, and Holz showed him for aces up on the river. Sulsky mucked his hand, and Holz, who finished second here last year, is rolling once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
||
|
120,500
-156,500
|
-156,500 |
Daniel Negreanu opened to 4,000 and both Jason Mercier and Jason Les called from the cutoff and big blind respectively.
The flop of 
was checked through as the landed on the turn and Negreanu bet 10,000.
Mercier folded, but Les check-called as the completed the board on the river and both players checked.
Les tabled his 
and Negreanu folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
285,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
The remaining players are heading on a 10-minute break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
