Nick Blumenthal just shot up to seven figures after his 
held up in a tough way against the 
for an opponent after all the money went in preflop. The flop came down 
to make Blumenthal sweat a bit, but a clean 
on the turn and 
on the river netted him the win.
Lee Childs was just dealt a dream scenario: back-to-back pocket aces. Unfortunately for him, he was only able to won one of the two hands.
On the first hand, Jeff Fielder and Childs got all in on the 
flop. Childs held the 
, but Fielder had flopped a set of fives with the 
. Fielder's set held after the 
hit the turn and 
hit the river. He was all in for 249,000, and doubled to over 500,000 in chips.
On the very next hand, Childs moved all in from the cutoff seat for 113,000, and Fielder called from the small blind. Fielder held the 
, but was dominated by the 
for Childs. The flop, turn and river ran out 
, and Childs doubled back.
Level: 22
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
In a raised pot preflop, Kathy Liebert and Claudia Crawford were heads up with the board reading 
. Liebert led out for 60,000, and Crawford moved all in, having Liebert well covered.
Liebert tank-called, and the hands were opened.
Liebert:
Crawford:
The 
on the turn was a brick, but the 
slammed on the river, eliminating Liebert from the tournament.
"Sorry," Crawford offered.
Mukul Pahuja began the day as one of the big stacks of the tournament, but just recently busted. His demise came after two hands. The first one was a big 800,000-chip flip against Charles Donahue where Donahue held 
and beat Pahuja's 
. Then on his bust out hand, Pahuja was all in for his last few thousand chips with the 
and against the 
for Je Tekara. The board ran out 
, and Tekara made a straight to eliminate Pahuja.
Level: 21
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
The players are on another 15-minute break.
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