Al Riccobono moved all in with . He was quickly called by Philip Hilm, who showed . Al Riccobono's hand could not improve and he was eliminated. Hilm increased his stack to 885,000.
After a flop of , with about 185,000 already in the pot, James Williams (late position) faces an all-in bet of 302,000 from Elie Said (cutoff). Williams thinks for about three minutes before he folds, giving the pot to Said.
Elie Said is up to about 487,000, while James Williams drops down to about 443,000.
Chris Overgard raised, Ryan Elson pushed all-in for 150,000 and Overgard called. Overgard had and Elson had . The board came , Overgard made two pair, but Elson won the pot with a straight. Elson is up to 310,000 and Overgard has 190,000.
After a raise from early position Randy Jacobson moved all-in with pocket Nines...and couldn't have been too enthused when Pete de Best moved all-in himself. The original raiser folded and Jacobson learned that he was up against de Best's pocket Aces. The board did not save him and Jacobson was eliminated.
Sam Padgett limps from the small blind for 8,000, and Pat Atchison checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes , Padgett bets 25,000, Atchison moves all in for about 100,000, and Padgett calls with for an overpair. Atchison shows for an open-ended straight draw, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The last two cards are , and Padgett's pocket nines hold up to win the pot.
Thomas Barnard picked the wrong time to bluff at a pot. He moved all in on a flop of . Allan King quickly called with a set of Queens. Barnard showed . His hand could not improve and he headed to the rail.
Diego Cordovez limps under the gun for 8,000, Gus Hansen raises, Josh Evans calls from the cutoff, Elie Said calls from the big blind, and Cordovez calls. There are four players to the flop.
The flop comes , and everyone checks to Evans who bets 65,000, Said calls, Cordovez folds, and Hansen folds. It's now Josh Evans vs. Elie Said.
The turn card is the , Said moves all in, and Evans calls with for a set of deuces. Said shows for a heart flush draw with a gutshot straight draw, and he needs to improve to survive.
The river card is the , and Evans wins the pot with his set of deuces, increasing his stack to about 1,895,000.