Layne Flack was getting a massage and sitting on a big stack. He ran into Chad Brown and Brown won that battle as Flack quickly raced out of the tournament area. Flack limped from the button and Brown checked from his big blind. The flop was 9-7-6 with two diamonds. Flack bet out and Brown raised. Flack pushed all in for 50K more. Brown instantly called with for the nut straight. Flack missed his flush draw and mucked his hand.
On a baord of , a shortstacked John Gordon moved all in with . With only 7K more to call, James Hoeppner said, "I have a backdoor flush draw." He called and tabled . He missed his draw and Gordon doubled up.
Longworth had Q-T and his opponent had 9-9. All the money went in on a K-Q-9 flop. The turn was a 6, the river a 4, and Longworth was sent to the rail.
Tracey Nguyen moved all in with A-Q and was immediately called by Eric Davis. Steve Wong, who had originally raised to 5,000, says "I get no respect" and shows 9-9 and folds. Eric Davis showed A-A.
Nguyen's hand failed to improve and she was eliminated.
Toshiki Goto raised at the CO and Charles Keenan moved all in for 27K total. Goto called with while Keenan tabled . Keenan led until the river when the spiked. Goto scooped the pot and Keenan headed to the rail.