Jim Lawrence min-raised and was shoved on by Ken Pates, who had about 450,000. Lawrence called, but he was in the worst situation possible.
Lawrence: 
Pates: 
Pates' bullets held on the 
runout.
Mike Lang opened for 90,000 in middle position, and Brian Soja announced a raise when action folded to his big blind. He made it 230,000. Lang shoved all in, and Soja snap-called.
"S***," Lang said, turning over 
and obviously fearing the worst.
He was the one in command though, as Soja tabled 
.
"Quick exit this year I guess," Soja said as the dealer spread a flop of 
. Soja took second in this event last year for just over $50,000.
A 
turn changed nothing, and the 
river meant Soja was the first to exit the final table.
Play has resumed with 36 minutes remaining in the level.
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Lawrence |
| 2 | Jason Smith |
| 3 | Ken Pates |
| 4 | Brian Soja |
| 5 | Harry Behling |
| 6 | Tony Lazar |
| 7 | Mike Lang |
| 8 | Jerome Getz |
| 9 | Mike Wilmes |
| 10 | Dennis Stevermer |
Action folded to Brian Zekus, who shoved all in for 292,000. Tony Lazar called in the small blind.
Lazar: 
Zekus: 
Zekus' dominated hand improved considerably on the 
flop. The paired the board on the turn, no help to Zekus. A 
river meant the final table was set, and a disappointed Zekus silently pushed his stack into the middle.
Players are moving to the final table, at which point stacks will be counted and a dinner break will commence.
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
When we got to Table 2, Mike Wilmes was announcing a bet of 260,000 on the end with the board reading 
. Jason Smith called relatively quickly, and Wilmes showed 
for a turned broadway straight.
Mike Lang raised to 50,000 on the button, and Harry Behling pushed all in for about 260,000 in the big blind. Lang called.
Lang:
Behling: 
A flop of 
gave Lang top pair, while Behling had a gutter.
"Put a heart out there," Brian Zekus said.
The dealer obliged with the , giving Behling additional outage. The river meant the final table bubbled continued.
Mike Wilmes opened for 55,000 in the cutoff, and Mike Schneider jammed for about 250,000 on the button. Jason Smith woke up with a reshove in the small blind, and Wilmes followed the big blind into the muck.
Smith: 
Schneider: 
Smith was in a very comfortable spot, and the 
flop brought Schneider nothing. A brought a backdoor prayer, but the 
river signaled the end for longtime CardRunners pro "Schneids."
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
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