John Reading opened for a raise in the cutoff and then called the shove of Phil Mader on the button, who had only about 120,000 or so.
Mader: 
Reading: 
Reading was happy to see live cards, but a flop of 
was favorable to the Nebraskan. A 
hit the turn, but Mader was shaking his opponents' hands after a 
fell to bust him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Action folded to Mike Lang, who jammed for about 10 big blinds in the cutoff. Robert Noe shoved on the button, and the blinds folded.
Noe: 
Lang: 
Things turned from grim to rosy for Lang as the dealer spread a flop of 
, giving him top pair. A 
turn put him even farther ahead with a boat, and the river was a 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
508,000
|
508,000 |
|
218,000
-465,000
|
-465,000 |
Brandon Smith shoved all in from early position for 275,000 and was called by Nick Jivkov in the hijack. Andy Van Blair then shoved for about 450,000 in the blinds, and Jivkov called.
Jivkov: 
Van Blair: 
Smith: 
No more jacks remained in the deck, but the worst hand quickly became by far the best as the flop brought 
, giving Jivkov a nearly unbeatable flush. The 
turn meant the hand was done, and a finished the board out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,275,000
916,000
|
916,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Mike Lang raised to 110,000 in the cutoff, and Robert Noe put in his last 60,000 from the button. Nick Jivkov called, and the two active players checked through 
.
Lang showed 
, and Noe turned over 
for an airball.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,371,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
|
Busted |
David Gutfreund put the last of his chips in, about 500,000, on the button, and Nick Jivkov called him.
Jivkov: 
Gutfreund: 
Gutfreund was dominated, and he pulled no comebacks as the community ran out 
, leaving his kicker inferior.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,715,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Jeremy Dresch got all in for an unknown amount with 
and was called by Darren Ficek in the big blind, who woke up with a dominating 
. Ficek flopped two pair on the , and Dresch's calls for a queen went unheeded on the 
turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750,000
517,000
|
517,000 |
|
Busted |
John Reading opened for 130,000 under the gun, and Nick Jivkov made it 300,000 on the button. The blinds folded, and Reading shipped all in for about 900,000. A look of disappointment crossed his face as he was quickly called.
Reading: 
Jivkov:
A window card was a good start for Reading, but it was followed by , no help. A 
turn left him with just three outs to the river, and the wasn't one of them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,665,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Darren Ficek opened for a raise on the button, and Mike Lang reraised in the small blind. Ficek jammed it in, and Lang made the call with 
, again picking up the big pair. This time, he was up against 
, and the dominating hand once more held on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,995,000
1,435,000
|
1,435,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Nick Jivkov completed the blind, and Ken Rosheisen made it 260,000 to go. Jivkov announced he was all in, and Rosheisen quickly called off his stack of about 2 million.
Rosheisen:
Jivkov: 
Jivkov muttered that a miracle was needed, but he didn't have to wait long as the 
flopped. A turned, and Jivkov's rail called for a queen. Instead, it was the , just as good, and Rosheisen could only shake his head in disappointment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,620,000
1,320,000
|
1,320,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,900,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
Busted | |
In a limped pot, Nick Jivkov checked and Mike Lang overbet the pot with 200,000 on the flop. Jivkov made it 500,000, and Lang announced all in. Jivkov took only about 10 seconds before calling.
Jivkov: 
Lang:
Lang had flopped two pair but was way behind, badly in need of an ace or five. The turn was clean for Jivkov, and Ralph Massey called for a deuce river. He got one in the 
. Stacks were counted down, and Jivkov was barely covered.
The next hand, Lang put his last 70,000 in from the big blind, and Jivkov called blind. Jivkov picked up the , while Lang had . A flop of 
gave Jivkov a straight draw. The paired him, leaving Lang in need of a king. Paint fell, but it was the , ending the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
