David Grandieri opened to 50,000 in middle position, Jonathan Tamayo called on his direct left, and the other players folded. The dealer spread , and Grandieri led out for 57,000. Tamayo called.
The turn was the , Grandieri led out again - this time for 89,000 - and Tamayo made the call.
The completed the board, and for the first time, Grandieri checked.
David Grandieri raised to 50,000 from the hijack seat, and four players called, including Jonathan Tamayo (cutoff), Luke Graham (button), Ryan Carter (small blind), and Chris Hyden (big blind).
The flop fell , and all five players checked.
The turn brought the , the action checked to Grandieri, who fired 87,000, and only Graham called.
The river brought the , and Grandieri led out for 67,000. Graham quickly called, then mucked when Grandieri showed for a pair of aces.
Mark Rose raised to 50,000 on the button, David Grandieri three-bet to 136,000 on his direct left, and Jonathan Tamayo folded in the big blind. Rose moved all in for 625,000, and Grandieri quickly called.
Rose:
Grandieri:
Rose hid his face in his arms, and when he came up for air, he saw that he doubled on a board of .
He now sits with around 1.27 million chips, while Grandieri still commands the largest stack in the room with 2.5 million.
Nancy Birnbaum raised to 56,000 under the gun, and Clint Tolbert defended from the big blind. The dealer fanned , and Tolbert check-called a 72,000-chip bet from Birnbaum.
The turn was the , Tolbert checked again, and Birnbaum fired a second bullet worth 125,000. Tolbert check-raised all in for effectively 710,000, and Birnbaum tank-folded.
Timothy Harrell shipped in his last roughly 350,000 before the flop and Tom Gleason quickly called. The blinds got out of the way and the hands were tabled.
Harrell:
Gleason:
Gleason took the lead on the flop and never released his grip as the turned and the rivered. Harrell will collect $15,497 for his efforts. His elimination prompted a full re-draw to the unofficial final table of 10.
Chris Hyden opened to 60,000 from under the gun, David Grandieri three-bet to 160,000 in the cutoff seat, and Ryan Carter three-bet shoved for around 675,000 on the button. Clint Tolbert re-shoved for around 1.9 million in the small blind, and everyone folded.
Carter:
Tolbert:
The queens held as the board ran out , and Carter was eliminated.
The remaining nine players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
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, and Grandieri led out for 57,000. Tamayo called.
, Grandieri led out again - this time for 89,000 - and Tamayo made the call.
completed the board, and for the first time, Grandieri checked.
, and Grandieri mucked his hand.
, the action checked to Grandieri, who fired 87,000, and only Graham called.
, and Grandieri led out for 67,000. Graham quickly called, then mucked when Grandieri showed 
, William Looper led for 131,000. Clint Tolbert took a moment before moving two handfuls of chips into the middle for a raise to 290,000.
, and Tolbert check-called a 72,000-chip bet from Birnbaum.
, Tolbert checked again, and Birnbaum fired a second bullet worth 125,000. Tolbert check-raised all in for effectively 710,000, and Birnbaum tank-folded.
flop and never released his grip as the 
