The flop came down
. Luu fired 700,000 and then Crowe moved all in for 2.45 million. Luu tanked, but let his hand go, dropping to 1.6 million in the process. Crowe soared to four million.
. Luu fired 700,000 and then Crowe moved all in for 2.45 million. Luu tanked, but let his hand go, dropping to 1.6 million in the process. Crowe soared to four million.


. Maimone checked, Shou bet 250,000, and Maimone called. The turn was the
, and both players checked.
. This time Maimone fired 260,000 into the middle, and Shou stepped aside.
, and the first two players checked. Eastgate continued out with a bet of 105,000, Rusnak folded, and Phillips put in the call to see another card.
, drawing another check from Phillips. Eastgate fired again, 175,000 this time, and Phillips quickly check-raised all in with a covering stack. Eastgate frowned and sent his cards sliding back into the muck. It's a great sight to watch these two 2008 finalists duking it out on the featured table, and it should make for some excellent television as well.
, giving Powell a straight to double up to 880,000.


. Patchell checked, Nourafchan bet, Patchell put in a large raise, Nourafchan then reraised all in, and Patchell called.
for a pair of sixes and a gutshot straight draw, while Nourafchan had just 
for a couple of overs. The turn was the
, and Patchell was still good. But the river brought the
, and Patchell goes out in 107th place.
was no match for Jeff Shulman's
on a board of
.
flop, where Moon led into Benyamine with a bet. Benyamine raised; Moon reraised an additional 200,000 above Benyamine's raise. That put the action back to Benyamine, who put in another raise of an additional 300,000 chips. Finally Moon just called.
. Benyamine had 800,000 chips behind. Moon elected to put him all in. Benyamine called with the best starting hand
but he had been outflopped by Moon's
, a set of treys. The river bricked
to end Benyamine's run.


, Anh Van Nguyen was all in with 
against Tian Shou who had 
. Nguyen had the higher pair, but needed to fade another club or queen to win the hand.
and Nguyen was still okay, but the river brought the
, and Nguyen is out in 106th place.


. A buzz of murmurs swept through the featured table arena as the realization kicked in that Hachem was live to any club, any king, or either of his own overcards. The turn was the
which was a relative blank, but it did add another two outs for the at-risk World Champ. The crowd once again rose to life as the entire room seemed to be pulling for an out card to hit.
. Talk about a swing and a miss. Kopp's little pair of fours somehow held up to make the winning two pair. With that, the gregarious Joe Hachem shook hands with his table, wished them all luck, and made his way off to the interview booth.
between the two players.
and Degrou slowed down by checking. Bohlman took the initiative and bet 175,000. Degrou called.
and Degrou checked again. Bohlman fired 500,000. Degrou gave up his hand and Bohlman raked in the pot, moving up to 1.6 million in the process.