Alex Jacob
With 25,000 in the middle, Mike Matusow, Doug Lee, and Alex Jacob saw a flop of . Matusow bet out 12,000 from the small blind, then Doug Lee raised to 35,000 from the big blind. Jacob then reraised to 175,000 from the cutoff. Matusow folded, and Lee announced he was all in, and Jacob, who had Lee covered, called.
Jacob showed A-J for top pair, while Lee turned over for bottom two. The turn brought the , giving Jacob the better two pair. The river was the , and Lee hit the rail.
Nikolay Evdakov, who set the WSOP record last summer by cashing 10 times in a single series, won't be cashing in his first attempt this time around. With a king on board, Evdakov found himself all in with K-8 only to be outkicked by Steve Zolotow's K-10. Evdakov is done, and Zolotow is now up to 315,000.
On a flop of Michael DeMichele bets 13,500 from middle position. Matt Glantz is in the cut-off and raises to 40,000. DeMichele reraises to 95,000 and Glantz four bets it to 150,000. DeMichele smooth calls.
The turn brings the and DeMichele checks it over to Glantz who bets 130,000. DeMichele thinks for several minutes before lining up all his chips and moving all in for only an additional 110,000.
Erick Lindgren
Neil Chriss limped from middle position, then Erick Lindgren shoved all in from the hijack seat for 31,200. Steve Sung called Lindgren's shove from the cutoff, and the blinds and Chriss got out of the way.
Lindgren
Sung
The flop brought a king, but an ace, too -- . The turn was the and the river the , and Lindgren is out. Sung has 105,000.
With 20,000 in the middle and the flop showing , Andrew Scott pushed all in from the cutoff for his last 50,000 and Emil "whitelime" Patel snap-called from the button.
Scott showed for tens, and Patel for the overpair. The turn and river came ,, and Scott was eliminated. Patel now has 283,000.
Before the flop, Neil Chriss raised to 7,500, Erick Lindgren reraised to 24,000, and Chriss made the call.
The flop came . Chriss checked, Lindgren bet 28,000, Chriss check-raised all in for 115,000, and Lindgren made the call. Chriss showed for two pair, and Lindgren tabled for trips. The turn was the , and Chriss was in dire straits. But the popped out on the river, giving Chriss the hand and the 290,000-chip pot.
The table folded around to Andy Bloch who completed from the small blind. Brian "tsarrast" Rast then raised to 7,100 from the big blind, and Bloch made the call.
The flop came , and Bloch pushed all in with his last 32,800. Rast thought a bit, then made the call. Bloch showed for a flush draw, while Rast turned over for ace-high. The turn was the and the river the , and Bloch was eliminated.
. Matusow bet out 12,000 from the small blind, then Doug Lee raised to 35,000 from the big blind. Jacob then reraised to 175,000 from the cutoff. Matusow folded, and Lee announced he was all in, and Jacob, who had Lee covered, called.
for bottom two. The turn brought the 
, giving Jacob the better two pair. The river was the 
, and Lee hit the rail. 
flop. 
and DeMichele checks it over to Glantz who bets 130,000. DeMichele thinks for several minutes before lining up all his chips and moving all in for only an additional 110,000. 
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, and Lindgren is out. Sung has 105,000.
, Andrew Scott pushed all in from the cutoff for his last 50,000 and Emil "whitelime" Patel snap-called from the button.
for tens, and Patel 
for the overpair. The turn and river came 
,
. Chriss checked, Lindgren bet 28,000, Chriss check-raised all in for 115,000, and Lindgren made the call. Chriss showed 
for two pair, and Lindgren tabled 
for trips. The turn was the 
popped out on the river, giving Chriss the hand and the 290,000-chip pot.
, and Bloch pushed all in with his last 32,800. Rast thought a bit, then made the call. Bloch showed 
for a flush draw, while Rast turned over 
for ace-high. The turn was the 
