The board read 
, and Chris Tryba shoved his last 84,500 into the middle. His opponent took a few moments before calling with a set of eights — the 
. Tryba turned over the 
for a straight. The river was the the 
to keep Tryba in front, and he doubled up in a big way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
447,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
342,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
||
|
330,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
||
|
315,000 | |
|
284,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
240,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
220,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
212,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
190,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
||
|
190,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
|
|
155,000
31,500
|
31,500 |
|
150,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
138,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
127,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
120,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
72,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
||
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
286,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
250,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
248,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
240,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
230,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
199,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
160,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
87,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
|
Busted |
Cord Garcia had raised it up preflop from middle position, and Jeff Kester called out of the big blind to see the flop come down 
. Kester checked, Garcia bet 14,000, and Kester check-raised to 30,000.
"How much did you start the hand with?" asked Garcia before getting a good look at Kester's stack. He then announced that he was all in.
Kester went into the tank, looking as though he had a really tough decision to make. Eventually, knowing his tournament life would be on the line, Kester made the call to put himself at risk for 201,000. He had the 
for a flopped flush, and Garcia had the 
for an ace-high flush draw.
The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
. Both of those kept Kester in the lead, and he successfully doubled through Garcia, who dropped half his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
435,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
|
|
225,000
-222,000
|
-222,000 |
After losing a big chunk his stack to Jeff Kester, Cord Garcia faced a raise of 15,000 on the button. Garcia set out a stack of orange T5,000 chips for reraise to about 100,000.
"OK, I call," his opponent said after about 30 seconds.
The player turned over the 
, and Garcia showed the 
. The drama was over pretty fast when an ace hit the 
flop, and Garcia won the pot after the board ran out with two more eights — the and .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Cord Garcia has been on the comeback trail to get back to the top. He just took out another player after he opened with the 
and then called off to a shove from a player holding the . The board ran out 
, and Garcia won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
365,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
302,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Ben Lehman and Mark Eddleman were heads up to the flop after Eddleman raised and Lehman called. The flop was 
, and Eddleman bet 25,000. Almost immediately, Lehman shoved all in for his last 150,000. Eddleman took his time before he called and showed the 
. Lehman showed the 
for top two pair and a big lead. The board didn't change anything when it ran out 
, , and Lehman is now among the top 10 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
|
184,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
