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 |
|
Busted |
Ken Rosheisen bumped it to 175,000 from the button and called the subsequent shove of Mike Lang, who had 755,000 in the big blind.
Rosheisen: 
Lang: 
Lang's queens held as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,130,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
1,560,000 | 475,000 |
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 |
|
Busted |
John Reading pushed all in from the small blind and was called by Mike Lang in the big.
Lang: 
Reading: 
The jacks held up as Lang found no improvement, and Reading doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,085,000 | -400,000 |
|
|
830,000 | 430,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,785,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
2,155,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
1,715,000 | -35,000 |
|
|
1,485,000 | 114,000 |
|
|
400,000 | -85,000 |
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Busted |
Nick Jivkov raised to 105,000 from middle position and was called by both blinds. John Reading led out for 110,000 on the 
flop, and Mike Lang shoved all in. Jivkov folded, as did Reading.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,270,000 | 320,000 |
|
|
485,000 | -158,000 |
