Villaman Cooks Demersseman Before Break
Adam Demersseman raised to 1,200 from under the gun and was called by Glenn Miller in middle position and Ray Villaman, who defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Villaman checked to Demersseman, who made a continuation-bet of 1,800. Miller folded.
Villaman called and the turn came 
. Villaman checked and Demersseman continued, firing another 3,000. Villaman check-raised to 8,000, putting action back on Demerssemean, who went into the tank.
Moments later, Demersseman announced he was all in, cutting out his stack to a total of 28,100. Villaman thought for over two minutes as time expired in Level 6 and the break began. After another minute, he reluctantly threw in chips to call.
Adam Demersseman: 
Ray Villaman: 
Villaman had found himself making the right call with top pair, top kicker, needing to fade the remaining kings and sixes in the deck to score the knockout. The river came 
to do just that and the dealer leaned forward and scooped Demersseman's chips over to Villaman as Demersseman got up from the table, finding himself dry on chips as the rest of the tournament had gone on break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
26,700
|
26,700 |
|
36,200
-17,600
|
-17,600 |
|
Busted |
on an eight-high flop with two hearts. Moments later, Mike Harvey was knocked out by Eric Wong on the same table.
. He got action from Alex Condon's 
and Condon held to send Brookshire home to take the field back down from 24 to 21 just like that.
flop, Noel Rodriguez bet 1,500 from the hijack, Abdulaziz Alaquil called on the button, and Peter Mugar folded from the small blindll blind.
turn and 
river, and Alaquil announced two pair and turned over 
. Rodriguez tabled a better two pair, showing 
to take down the pot.
and Steinman checked. Villaman checked behind to bring the river 
flop, and William Haley called on the button.
turn and 
. Niv Decalo had checked from early position to put action on Ian Steinman, who was in middle position and bet 1,500. The next two players to act were Ray Villaman in the hijack and Adam Demersseman in the cutoff. Both players called. Decalo got out of their way and action proceeded with three players still in contention of the pot.
and the dealer announced a queen-high straight. Demersseman mucked.