Trung Pham bet 5,000 from the button on a 
flop and after the small blind folded, big blind TJ Thondup raised enough to put Pham all in. He snap-called with 
and was fading clubs as Thondup held 
. The turn was a 
and the river a 
, and Thondup sent 32,400 over.
Alex Greenblatt just broke 100,000 when he doubled through Jeff Sowell. Greenblatt held 
against the 
of Sowell.
Both players failed to connect with the board, but Greenblatt's ace-king high was enough to win the pot and earn the double up.
Sowell is now left with just over three big blinds.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
The player under the gun opened to 5,000 and the action fell to Gary Otake in the small blind. He raised to 16,000. Mike Dentale was in the big blind and looked like he had a tough decision.
He took about 40 seconds and eventually said, "fold."
Even after that he seemed reluctant to give the hand up. The original raiser went all in for about 35,000 and Otake called. Otake was in the lead with pocket kings against pocket queens.
Dentale said he folded pocket tens and was calling for a ten as the board ran out. Otake's kings stayed ahead and even improved with a king on the river. Otake earned the elimination right before the players headed to another 15-minute break.
Grant Hinkle shoved all in from under the gun and Mike Dentale called for the 21,400. Hinkle showed pocket threes, 
, and Dentale showed .
Dentale slid Hinkle's money back to him, but when the flop came queen-high, Hinkle pushed the money back to Dentale. It would stay there and Hinkle would be eliminated.
Dentale is now approaching 200,000 shortly after booking a last longer bet with a third-party about whether he would outlast Chris Staats.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Alex Greenblatt opened to 3,500 and Gary Widener called in position. The two were heads up to the 
flop. Greenblatt led for 6,000.
"Have you thought about checking?" asked Widener before eventually calling.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Greenblatt bet 18,000. Widener called and won the hand with a set of twos, showing 
.
Greenblatt had 
.
After an under-the-gun open, Allen Kessler shoved all in from the small blind for 21,600. The big blind reshipped and chased away the opener.
"Uh-oh," Kessler said. "I was playing him, I didn't want to play you."
Kessler:
Big blind:
Kessler was right to be worried, but the 
paired his kicker to give him the lead. He was still fading jacks and aces but the turn and river were safe for "Chainsaw."
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