David Grandieri opened to 65,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Nancy Birnbaum who called out of the small blind. Jonathan Tamayo peeked at his cards, waited a moment, and made it 190,000 to go. Both of his opponents released and he took down the pot.
Cards are in the air here at the Main Event final table!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,880,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
2,280,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
2,035,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
1,740,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
1,320,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
1,250,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
845,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
580,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
520,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
Busted |
Unofficial Final Table
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Carter |
| 2 | Clint Tolbert |
| 3 | William Looper |
| 4 | Chris Hyden |
| 5 | Nancy Birnbaum |
| 6 | Jonathan Tamayo |
| 7 | Mark Rose |
| 8 | Tom Gleason |
| 9 | Luke Graham |
| 10 | David Grandieri |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 28
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
710,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
|
1,270,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
