Ken Pates bet 75,000 on the river on a board of 
, and Bill Perpich moved in for about double that. Pates snap-called, tabling 
for a straight, while Perpich showed 
for aces up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,202,000
268,000
|
268,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Ken Pates bet 37,000 on a 
flop against two opponents. Jeremy Dresch made it 90,000 to go, and Pates called after the third player folded. A 
turned, and Pates check-called 157,000. On the 
river, Pates checked and Dresch took about 90 seconds before checking back.
Pates showed 
for kings up and took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,934,000
357,000
|
357,000 |
|
186,000
-291,000
|
-291,000 |
Final table action has begun with eight minutes left in Level 22.
Players are on a one-hour dinner break.
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ervin Bjerga |
| 2 | Bill Perpich |
| 3 | Dan Shogren |
| 4 | Dennis Stevermer |
| 5 | Ken Pates |
| 6 | William Vincent II |
| 7 | Jeremy Dresch |
| 8 | Jason Seitz |
| 9 | Steve Vang |
| 10 | Ben Marsh |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,577,000
577,000
|
577,000 |
|
1,574,000
709,000
|
709,000 |
|
831,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
|
671,000
526,000
|
526,000 |
|
485,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
477,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
433,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
|
295,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
260,000 | |
|
210,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Dennis Stevermer bet about 90,000 on a board of 
from under the gun. Blake Warner thought for about a bit from the button before announcing he was all in.
"How much is it?" Stevermer asked. "Just a ballpark."
It was about 340,000 more, and he made the call.
Stevermer: 
Warner: 
Warner was drawing stone dead, and the final table is set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Arlie Brandvold got it all in with 
and lost a race to Ken Pates' 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Alan Carty said he got in with kings and an opponent flopped a set of nines. Rodney Colson also busted out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Dennis Stevermer opened to 35,000 in the cutoff and then called the subsequent shove of button Andrew Null, who had a bit more than 100,000.
Stevermer:
Null: 
The board ran out 
, sending the pot to Stevermer with two pair and ousting the Day 1a leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
865,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
Busted |
