Issac Kempton opened to 225,000 from middle position and Fares Santana three-bet jammed 515,000 from the button. Francisco Gomez shoved over the top and Kempton folded.
Fares Santana: 
Francisco Gomez: 
The dealer fanned out 
on the flop and Gomez was well in front with his cowboys. A 
turn card left Santana in need of a ten to stay alive but the 
sent him out the door in ninth place.
The board read 
. Isaac Kempton bet 400,000 over to John Ott who thought for a while before moving all in.
Kempton snap called and turned over the 
while Ott had the 
.
The river was a harmless 
and Ott was the first victim of the final table.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fares Santana | 1,130,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 2 | John Ott | 1,945,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 3 | David Jackson | 6,600,000 | 66 |
| 1 | 4 | Francisco Gomez | 2,175,000 | 22 |
| 1 | 5 | Ioannis Patsourakis | 1,905,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 6 | Brad Sailor | 1,185,000 | 12 |
| 1 | 7 | Robert Manjura | 1,470,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 8 | Isaac Kempton | 5,345,000 | 53 |
| 1 | 9 | James Calderaro | 5,000,000 | 50 |
| 1 | 10 | Paul Balzano | 8,000,000 | 80 |
David Jackson opened to 215,000 from under the gun and Brian Ray moved his stack of about 1,400,000 into the middle from the small blind. Jackson snap-called and the two players turned over their hands with Ray at risk.
Brian Ray: 
David Jackson: 
The dealer fanned out 
and Jackson took a commanding lead with his three jacks. A 
on the turn left Ray with one more shot to survive but the river was not it and Jackson scooped the pot, eliminating Ray from the tournament.
Francisco Gomez had 
in a preflop all in and was looking to double through Robert Manjura who had the 
.
The board ran out safe for Gomez as it came 
and Gomez got himself up to a nice amount.
Brian Ray was all in with the 
against the 
of Fares Santana.
The board ran out 
to give Ray an unlikely backdoor flush and get a big double up.
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
The remaining 11 players will now be taking a 15-minute break.
The turned board read 
and there was around 700,000 in the pot when Ioannis Patsourakis checked to James Calderaro who bet 500,000.
Patsourakis check-called and the landed on the river to complete the board. Patsourakis tapped the table to Calderaro who immediately moved all in, totaling 1,635,000.
Patsourakis hit the tank and in the end, he threw in a chip to call, tabling for top pair of johnnies. Calderaro turned over 
for a flopped flush and more than enough to scoop the massive pot before break.
There was a pot of close to 1,000,000 in the middle on a board that read 
. From the small blind Paul Balzano bet 400,000 over to David Jackson from the button who called.
The river came the to put four to a flush on the board. Balzano cut out a bet of 850,000.
Jackson looked intently a Balzano, looking like he was weighing all options in his head. After a minute his demeanor changed to a more tortured and indecisive posture making it seem as though he was now only contemplating a call. After a couple of more minutes he gave up his hand and showed the . Balzano took in his chips and showed one card, the .
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