Hoy Corkins raised from middle position, Anh Van Nguyen three-bet from late position and Corkins called. Corkins put the last of his chips in the pot on the 
flop and earned a call.
Corkins 
Van Nguyen 
The turn was the 
, the river was the 
and Corkins hit the rail. Van Nguyen is the current chip leader with 315,000.
With the board reading 
on the turn, Zvi Groysman bet out and Brent Courson called. Groysman bet in the dark before the 
landed on the river and Courson called.
Groysman showed pocket queens and Courson mucked.
Down to only 5,000 in chips, he committed them on the next hand, but David Chiu rivered the nut flush to eliminate him.
Albert Minnullin, Pat Walsh, and Brett Richey each put in the full five bets before the flop, and Michael Reed was in there as well, all in for his last 15,500 chips.
They all went off to a flop of 
, and Albert Minnullin check-folded after some significant action developed behind him. Walsh bet and Richey raised to start if off, then Walsh reraised, and Richey moved all in over the top. With two big pots piled in the middle of the table, and Richey and Reed both at risk against Walsh, the cards were turned up:
Richey: 
Reed: 
Walsh: 
Walsh was well out in front with his overpair, two cards away from a double knockout. The turn came the 
, a blank that changed nothing.
The river, though, was the 
, and that filled in the unlikely straight for Reed, giving him the best hand in the end. He wins the main pot to quadruple his way up over 60,000. Walsh takes the side pot with his queens up, and that lives Richey with no pot and with no more chips left in front of him.
He's out.
The rest of Bill Chen's chips went in on the turn with the board reading 
and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi made the call.
Chen 
Mizrachi 
"All I need to do is hit my straight," said Chen.
The river, however, was a blank and the Grinder took down the pot, sending Chen to the rail. Mizrachi is up to 340,000.
On the turn of a board, Vitaly Lunkin was all in with and in bad shape against the 
of Kenny Hsiung.
Lunkin was drawing dead to two outs, and the 
river was not one of them. We're minus one Russian here as the money bubble draws near.
Matt Keikoan, Vladimir Schmelev and Greg DeBora each put in four bets before the 
flop. DeBora led out, Schmelev called all-in for his last 3,000, and Keikoan called. The turn was the and DeBora fired out again. Keikoan raised and DeBora called. The river was the 
and DeBora check-called a bet from Keikoan.
Keikoan turned over and DeBora mucked. Keikoan took the side pot, then won the main as Schmelev showed his and hit the rail.
Keikoan is up to 210,000 while DeBora is on 170,000.
That's two levels of after-dinner poker in the books, and the remaining 29 players are headed out of the room for a twenty-minute break.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
We're down to 27 players and the field has re-drawn for new seats on three tables. Here's the new lineup:
Table 341
Seat 1: Simon Morris
Seat 2: Matt Keikoan
Seat 3: Andre Akkari
Seat 4: Greg DeBora
Seat 5: Darren Woods
Seat 6: Zvi Groysman
Seat 7: Jameson Painter
Seat 8: Dave Baker
Seat 9: Michael Mizrachi
Table 342
Seat 1: Todd Barlow
Seat 2: Matthew Gallin
Seat 3: Christoph Kwon
Seat 4: Kenny Hsiung
Seat 5: Patrick Walsh
Seat 6: Michael Reed
Seat 7: Steve Sung
Seat 8: Daniel Idema
Seat 9: Matt Klecan
Table 343
Seat 1: David Chiu
Seat 2: Brock Parker
Seat 3: Kyle Ray
Seat 4: Toto Leonidas
Seat 5: Albert Minnullin
Seat 6: Mark Newhouse
Seat 7: Todd Brunson
Seat 8: Anh Van Nguyen
Seat 9: Gianluca Marcucci
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