Edgar Perez shoved from the small blind for about 300,000 and Gordon Vayo snapped him off with 
in the big. Perez had three outs with 
and failed to overtake the ace-king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
Busted |
Nathan Gamble was in the blinds and Layne Flack in middle position, and they got in a raising war on a 
flop with Flack shoving over Gamble's check-raise. Gamble called for 925,000, and his 
led Flack's 
. The board ran out 
giving both players flushes, but Gamble's was best, and he collected the monster pot before heading to break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,058,000
708,000
|
708,000 |
|
||
|
580,000
1,340,000
|
1,340,000 |
|
||
Players are on a one-hour dinner.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
We had a preflop all in between Hoan Nguyen and Brian Reinert.
Nguyen: 
Reinert: 
The board ran 
, Reinert's hand smashed the flop and Nguyen's day was done.
Ray Qartomy opened to 70,000 and Mike Wang raised to 160,000. Qartomy went right back into his "Don't raise daddy" speech. He called, announced a blind check and the flop came 
. Wang bet 150,000, but Qartomy kept talking with Wang, never looking up.
By this time, Nick Palma and Alex Foxen were at the rail, telling Ray to stop talking so much. Wang mucked and Qartomy took the pot.
Brian Reinert opened on the button for 65,000 and Layne Flack made it 180,000 in the small blind. Reinert came along and they saw a 
flop. Flack fired 225,000 and Reinert wasted little time before shoving all in.
"Big laydown," Flack said, showing at least the after a couple of minutes.
"Come on, bro," Reinert scoffed, showing 
. "I flopped it."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
||
Chino Rheem opened for a raise to 70,000 and got a call from Grant Hinkle on his left. Action folded to Mike Wang, who made it 260,000 in the big blind. Rheem mucked, but Hinkle pushed all in. Wang called it off for around 700,000 with but needed to improve against 
. It was Hinkle improving though, as the flop came 
, and a turned locked it up for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Jake Bazeley raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and got three-bet to 165,000 by Andy Hwang, who was in the small blind. Hwang called when Bazeley shoved all in and it was for Bazeley against for Hwang. The board ran out 
, and Bazeley took it with a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Ryan Rogers and Gordon Vayo saw a 
flop and got stacks in with Rogers holding 
and Vayo 
. The queen kicker held for Vayo to send Rogers packing in 21st.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
Busted |
