| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,370,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
1,920,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
|
1,150,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
705,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Craig Trost opened for 140,000 on the button, and Thomas Peebles shoved for 615,000 in the small blind. Trost called after a couple of minute so of thought.
Trost: 
Peebles: 
"I knew you were just doing that," Trost said with conviction, seeing he was ahead. Peebles had jammed over him at least three times already.
Peebles looked done as 
hit the board, but a 
saved him on the river.
"How can I run so cold at the final table?" a frustrated Trost said.
He was left with just 130,000 and busted out two hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
Busted |
Ben Wiora raised to 120,000 in the cutoff, Gerald Heckathorn called, and Thomas Peebles made a big three-bet to 400,000. Wiora folded, but Heckathorn called. He checked the 
flop, and Peebles said he was all in. Heckathorn mucked right away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,060,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
|
1,070,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |
Gerald Heckathorn raised to 240,000 on the button, and Marvin Roelke called in the big blind. Heckathorn moved all in for 785,000 when Roelke checked the 
flop, and Roelke snapped it off with 
. Heckathorn was nearly dead with 
, and the 
mean the hand was done on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,540,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Ben Wiora opened to 160,000 under the gun, and action folded to Marv Roelke in the big blind. Roelke announced a reraise and put 360,000 in. Wiora thought a bit, reached into his stack, and slid 1 million in.
"Wow," Roelke said softly. "Must have somethin' big over there."
A couple of minutes later, he said he was all in for what looked like about 2.4 million, and Wiora called right away.
Roelke: 
Wiora: 
Roelke needed a third lady, but the board ran out 
, and Wiora now has about two-thirds of the chips three-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000,000
2,630,000
|
2,630,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Mandy Caffee jammed from the small blind for roughly 1 million, and Thomas Peebles snap-called.
Peebles: 
Caffee: 
Caffee looked away before the flop, as has been her custom, and it was an ugly one for her: 
. The turn gave her a straight draw.
"King," she said softly, now staring at the board. The dealer brought out paint, but it was the 
, and Caffee will have to settle for third.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,420,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
2,820,000
760,000
|
760,000 |
|
|
Busted |
On a board of 
, Ben Wiora checked and called 200,000 from Thomas Peebles. The river led to another check and 200,000, but this time Wiora put his opponent all in for 785,000 more. Peebles mucked, and Wiora showed him it was a good laydown: 
for a flush.
The next hand, Wiora opened to 160,000 and then called Peebles' shove.
Peebles:
Wiora: 
Peebles' dominating hand turned into a flush as the board ran out 
.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,700,000
1,280,000
|
1,280,000 |
|
|
1,590,000
-1,230,000
|
-1,230,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
