Action folded to Darren Ficek, who raised to 70,000 on the button. Chuck Costanzo shipped all in for about 550,000, and Ficek called.
Ficek:
Costanzo:
The race was on, but Ficek took a big lead as the flopped. A turned and a hit the river, leaving his queens best. Ficek had about 650,000, so he scored the elimination after stacks were counted down.
At the other table, Brandon Smith got it in preflop with and survived when he turned a straight against the of John Reading.
Brian Zupancich put 132,000 in from middle position with 100,000 more behind, and Jeremy Dresch pushed all in from the button. Darren Ficek called it off for 202,000 in the big blind, and Zupancich called also.
Zupancich:
Ficek:
Dresch:
Three big pairs, but nobody hit a set on the board, so Ficek took the main pot while Zupancich took a very small side pot. He busted a few hands later.
On a ten-high flop, Mike Lang just tried to muscle Andy Van Blair out of the pot with an all-in raise over Van Blair's continuation-bet. Unfortunately for Lang and his , Van Blair had the goods with , and he easily held for the double.
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flopped. A 
turned and a 
hit the river, leaving his queens best. Ficek had about 650,000, so he scored the elimination after stacks were counted down.
and survived when he turned a straight against the 
of John Reading.
board, so Ficek took the main pot while Zupancich took a very small side pot. He busted a few hands later.
, Van Blair had the goods with 
