Zack Mullennix opened early and Mark Koeln called in the small blind. On the turn, the board read 
and Koeln bet 65,000. Mullennix called and Koeln checked the 
. Mullennix bet 175,000 and Koeln snap-called but lost to 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,425,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
1,200,000
841,000
|
841,000 |
Mark Koeln opened in middle position for 60,000 and called the shove of Zack Mullennix, who had 430,000 in the cutoff.
Mullennix: 
Koeln: 
"Gah, I was hoping you had that ace-king again," Koeln said.
The 
gave Koeln some extra outs, but the 
was a blank on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,665,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
920,000
561,000
|
561,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Zack Mullennix opened for 40,000 second to act and called the shove of Scott Caldwell a couple of seats over.
Mullennix: 
Caldwell:
Caldwell went from needing a jack to a king on the 
flop, leading someone to comment on "swapped outs." The king arrived right away and Mullennix couldn't find a chop on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
410,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
On a completed board of 
, Brett Apter bet 275,000 from the big blind into about 200,000. Jorden Helstern took some time then folded 
face up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
475,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
The floor was called to the final table and it seemed an odd situation had developed. Brett Apter hadn't acted, though he had 20,000 in front of him under the gun, and action had folded to big blind Steve Buell. The 20,000 was the big blind ante, though, and Apter had been thinking he was big blind. The supervisor ruled Apter could call or fold but do nothing aggressive. Apter opted to call and Buell checked.
Buell bet 30,000 on the 
flop and 50,000 on the 
turn. Apter stuck around for the 
river and Buell bet 60,000. Apter made it 140,000 and Buell tank-folded.
"That was probably the weirdest hand I've ever played," Apter said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
535,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Mark Koeln raised to 50,000 and called a shove from Zack Mullennix, who had 325,000 in the small blind.
Koeln: 
Mullennix: 
Both players hit two pair, but kings and queens were good on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
750,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
Ian Nelson got a shove through on the button and showed pocket eights. Then, he shoved in the hijack for 270,000 and Brett Apter called on his left.
Apter: 
Nelson: 
Nelson was in trouble, and the 
board left Apter's kicker playing for the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Earlier, Dean Hoffman got kings in against a set of fives and ran out a wheel on the board to chop. This time, what went around came back around as he got aces in against the of Kevin Waller, only for both players to river a wheel to chop.
| Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Mullennix | 315,000 |
| 2 | Jorden Helstern | 625,000 |
| 3 | Scott Caldwell | 310,000 |
| 4 | Steve Buell | 720,000 |
| 5 | Ian Nelson | 325,000 |
| 6 | Brett Apter | 1,015,000 |
| 7 | Jon Lawson | 1,300,000 |
| 8 | Mark Koeln | 2,380,000 |
| 9 | Kevin Waller | 635,000 |
| 10 | Dean Hoffman | 870,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,380,000
348,000
|
348,000 |
|
1,300,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
1,015,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
|
||
|
870,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
720,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
635,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
625,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
325,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
315,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
310,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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