Aaron Massey opened with a raise in early position and David "ODB" Baker called in middle position. A short-stacked player then moved all in for 8,550 and action folded around to Baker. He mulled it over before calling with 
, but trailed his opponent's 
.
The board ran out 
which was no help to Baker, dropping his stack to about 13,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
Allen Kessler has been eliminated and informed us of the details on his way out. Holding 
, Kessler got his chips into the middle after a series of raises with Kunal Patel, who held 
.
Much to Kessler's dismay, a hit the flop and he was unable to catch up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
||
|
79,000 | |
|
64,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
63,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
Busted | |
We caught up to see David "Doc" Sands raise to 2,800 only to have Stephen Hesse re-raise to 5,900. Sands moved out a four-bet to 9,000 and Hesse replied by five-betting all in. Sands called and the hands were shown:
Sands: 
Hesse: 
The two players were racing and Sands jumped out into the lead on the 
flop. The turn and river were of no help to Hesse as they fell 
and . Sands was able to absorb Hesse's stack and it now taking about 71,000 into the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
Busted |
The remaining players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. See you back here in an hour!
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
The remaining 171 players have returned with full stomaches to play four more hours of tournament poker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
132,000 | |
|
|
72,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
58,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
58,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
42,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
|
40,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
32,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
31,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
15,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
13,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
87,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
74,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
50,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
44,000 | |
|
40,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
30,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
||
|
15,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
13,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Huy Nguyen opened with a raise to 1,700 and received calls from both the small and big blinds. The flop fell down 
and action checked around back to Nguyen.
Nguyen made a continuation bet of 2,200 and the small blind folded. The player in the big blind went into the tank and contemplated his action for well over a minute before finally mucking his cards. Nguyen's stack is now sitting around 18,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
