Charlie Elias - 53rd Place
Hieu Luu led off the action with a raise to 175,000 from middle position. Charlie Elias shoved for over 2 million from the cutoff and Luis Nargentino snap-called from the small blind, having him covered. After tanking for a bit, Luu folded face-up.
Elias
Nargentino
The flop was .
"You may have saved me" said Luu.
The dealer then burned and turned the .
"Oh no..." moaned Luu. "I wish you didn't do that now!"
The river was the and Nargentino took down the massive pot, sending Elias to the rail in 53rd place. Nargentino is now up to 7,440,000 in chips.
Donnie Peters
Since returning from the break, the secondary feature table has been quiet. There's only been one or two flops seen in the first half hour so far and no big pots. What's usually happening is a single preflop raise with everyone else folding. It's only a matter of time though before a clash occurs.
Steve Sanders - eliminated
We wouldn't fault Steve Sanders if he has nightmares about pocket aces for the next few nights. Sanders was on the button for a hand in which Dennis Phillips opened preflop to 160,000. Sanders put in a small re-raise to 325,000 that only Phillips called.
The flop came with an ace and three clubs, . Phillips checked to Sanders, who fired out for 300,000. Phillips then check-raised all in for about 1.5 million total. Sanders barely had Phillips covered and made the call.
Sanders:
Phillips:
Sanders had flopped a set of aces but needed to fade clubs if he wanted to avoid doubling Phillips up. Of course, if you've ever played poker against me, you know that clubs always get there. They didn't come on he turn, but they did come on the river. Phillips hit his flush to double to about 3.9 million, leaving Sanders with just 300,000.
"I got lucky," said Phillips. "I just got lucky."
Sanders' 300,000 chips were in on the next hand with . Benjamin Lamb woke up with -- what else? -- pocket aces and ended Sanders' Main Event.
Hung Pham has moved all in before the flop three times since the break ended, chipping him up by more than a half million checks. In the last instance, he limped into the pot from middle position, and Steve Begleiter put in a raise to 180,000. When it folded back to Pham, he moved all in, and Begleiter quickly folded.
Pham is up to 850,000 and there's still work to be done.
Adam Bilzerian raised to 200,000 from middle position and Martin Lapostolle moved all in for 970,000. Bilzerian tanked for five solid minutes before making the call.
Lapostolle
Bilzerian
Lapostolle hit top pair on the flop, his hand holding up through the on the turn and the on the river. He doubled to 2.1 million while Bilzerian is now short-stacked at 1.1 million.
Hyper-aggressive Hieu Luu is difficult to put on a hand. Marc McLaughlin didn't have to worry about that when he open-shoved from the cutoff for 1.15 million. Luu called with Big Slick, ; McLaughlin had two live cards, .
You know how this one goes. McLaughlin paired deuces on the flop, then hung on through the turn and river. After the pot was pushed to him, he began to profusely and repeatedly thank Doyle Brunson, who won back-to-back Main Event championships with the ten-deuce.
Ludovic Lacay opened with a raise to 150,000 from middle position, Marco Mattes reraised to 380,000 from late position, Tommy Vedes called from the big blind, and Lacay called as well.
The flop came , and all three checked. The turn was the . Vedes bet 525,000, Lacay called, and Mattes folded.
The river brought the . Vedes checked, Lacay bet a hefty 1.5 million, and Vedes folded.
Lacay is up to 8.5 million, Vedes is at 6.45 million, and Mattes 1.85 million.
Luis Nargentino opened for 140,000 from the cutoff and Hieu Luu called from the big blind.
Luu checked the flop over to Nargentino, who bet 200,000. Luu called. The turn came the and both players checked. Luu checked the on the river, Nargentino fired out 300,000 and Luu called.
Nargentino turned over .
"Again?" remarked an incredulous Blair Rodman.
"You had to be card dead for the first few days" said Nargentino, marveling at Luu's run of cards.
Adam York sees James' top set of Kings
James Akenhead has just picked up his second double up of the day. We pick up the action in a heads-up raised pot with a flop coming down . Adam York checked first to speak, and Akenhead put out a bet of 420,000. After some deliberation, York moved all in with his big stack and Akenhead snap-called for his own tournament life.
Showdown
Akenhead:
York:
Top set had a near lock on the hand, and the turn would secure the double up for Akenhead. For the second time in a couple hours, Akenhead vaults up the leader board, sitting now with right at 4,000,000.
face-up. 
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and Nargentino took down the massive pot, sending Elias to the rail in 53rd place. Nargentino is now up to 7,440,000 in chips.
. Phillips checked to Sanders, who fired out for 300,000. Phillips then check-raised all in for about 1.5 million total. Sanders barely had Phillips covered and made the call.
turn, but they did come on the 
river. Phillips hit his flush to double to about 3.9 million, leaving Sanders with just 300,000.
. Benjamin Lamb woke up with -- what else? -- pocket aces and ended Sanders' Main Event.
. Lacay checked, Ivey bet 225,000, and Lacay called. The turn was the 
. Lacay pushed forward a bet of 350,000, and Ivey let it go.
flop, his hand holding up through the 
on the river. He doubled to 2.1 million while Bilzerian is now short-stacked at 1.1 million.
; McLaughlin had two live cards, 
turn and 
river. After the pot was pushed to him, he began to profusely and repeatedly thank Doyle Brunson, who won back-to-back Main Event championships with the ten-deuce.
, and all three checked. The turn was the 
flop over to Nargentino, who bet 200,000. Luu called. The turn came the 
