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On a board reading 
, Peixin Liu bet 175,000. Derek Lesniak shoved all in for 560,000, and Liu called.
Liu turned over 
for two pair. But Lesniak had hit the flush on the river holding 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,795,000
-805,000
|
-805,000 |
|
1,735,000
870,000
|
870,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Peixin Liu raised to 100,000 in the hijack, and Scott Johnson shoved all in from the cutoff.
Action folded back to Liu who asked for a count. Upon hearing the 620,000 total, Liu opted to call.
Johnson was in the lead holding 
against Liu's 
. But that all changed when the flop came 
.
The on the turn and 
on the river sent Johnson home in 6th place, and give Liu the chip lead once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,575,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
Busted |
Derek Lesniak raised to 105,000 in the cutoff, and Ben Marsh shoved all in on the button. DJ Buckley asked for a count in the big blind. Upon hearing the 560,000 total, Buckley shoved all in over the top of Marsh. Lesniak folded his hand.
Buckley: 
Marsh: 
The board runs out 
giving Marsh a full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,130,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
805,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Dennis Stevermer open-shoved all in and Derek Lesniask called in the big blind.
Stevermer: 
Lesniak:
The board ran out 
to eliminate Stevermer in 5th place.
DJ Buckley said, "It's nice to see that ace-king can win a flip," referring to the previous hand in which he doubled up Ben Marsh holding Ace-king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,055,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Derek Lesniak opened to 105,000. Ben Marsh shoved all in on the button for 980,000, and Peixin Liu called the all-in from the big blind. Lesniak agonized over the decision but ended up folding his hand.
Marsh: 
Liu: 
The flop came , giving Marsh the lead with his pair of queens. But the on the turn gave Liu the straight.
"I need a jack here," said Marsh.
But it was the 
that came on the river.
Lesniak said, "I folded a monster too. Ace-king."
Liu's straight would win the hand, and Marsh was eliminated in 4th place, taking home $23,750.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Derek Lesniak raised to 125,000 in the small blind. DJ Buckley shoved all in from the big blind. Lesniak went into the tank for a solid minute and a half before he made the call.
Lesniak: 
Buckley:
"Bring a lady one time," Buckley said.
When the flop came 
Buckley quickly said, "Or a jack."
The turn and 
river did not improve Buckley's hand and he was sent home in 3rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Play will resume in ten minutes.
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
