Darren Woods and Samuel Golbuff saw a flop of 
. Woods check-called a bet, and the turn was the 
. Woods check-called another bet, and the river was the 
. Wood check-called one last bet, and opened 
for a pair of aces. We did not catch Golbuff's hand before it hit the muck, but it couldn't beat a pair of aces, and Woods shipped the pot.
Kim Nguyen raised from the cutoff and Samuel Golbuff looked her up from the big blind. Golbuff then led out on the 
flop, Nguyen raised, Golbuff called, and the 
hit the turn. We didn't catch the turn action as the announcer was preoccupied with the clock, but we do know the 
was put out on the river and Nguyen called a Golbuff bet.
Golbuff showed , but it was no match against Nguyen's 
.
Andrey Zaichenko raised, and was called by Alexander Kuzmin (small blind) and Kim Nguyen (big blind). The flop came down 
, and Kuzmin and Nguyen checked to Zaichenko who bet. Only Nguyen called, and the turn was the .
Nguyen checked, Zaichenko bet, Nguyen raised, and Zaichenko thought for a bit before re-raising. Nguyen called.
The river was the 
, and Nguyen check-called a bet. Zaichenko opened 
for a pair of deuces, but they were no good against Nguyen's 
for a pair of aces.
A short-stacked Andrey Zaichenko raised all in from under the gun and received some protection as Alexander Kuzmin three-bet from the button. The blinds got out of the way and the cards turned up.
Zaichenko: 
Kuzmin: 
The board ran out a clean 
and Zaichenko doubled.
Two hands later, Zaichenko got all in again preflop with and was ahead the 
of Samuel Golbuff. He was in good shape to double yet again, especially after the flop fell 
; however, the turn hit Golbuff and left Zaichenko drawing to a queen. Wouldn't you know it, the 
spiked on the river to save Zaichenko's tournament life, much to the delight of his supporters in the crowd.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
Andrey Zaichenko put his new chips to work right away, raising on the button. Sam Golbuff raised from the small blind, Alexander Kuzmin cold-called in the big blind, and Zaichenko called as well.
The flop came down 
, and Golbuff led out. Both Zaichenko and Kuzmin called.
The turn was the , and Golbuff led again. Kuzmin folded, Zaichenko called, and the river was the . Both players checked.
Golbuff opened 
for aces and sixes, and shipped the pot.
Three players saw a flop of 
and short-stacked Andrey Zaichenko bet, leaving himself just one chip behind. Alex Kuzmin quickly folded and Kim Nguyen raised. Zaichenko made the call and discovered he was behind.
Nguyen: 
Zaichenko: 
The 
turn left Zaichenko drawing to a ten on the river. Hitting three outers has been easy for Zaichenko as of late, and he did it again as the spiked! Needless to say, both Zaichenko and his rail erupted in cheers of celebration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
120,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
Alexander Kuzmin raised to start the hand, Kim Nguyen made it three bets, and Kuzmin called. The dealer fanned 
, and Kuzmin check-called a bet. Kuzmin check-called a second bet on the turn (), but opted to check-fold after the was dealt on the river.
Nguyen took the pot, and is back above half a million chips.
Andrey Zaichenko doubled a handful of times, grinding his short stack masterfully, but in the end he couldn't do better than 5th place.
In his last hand, Zaichenko got the remainder of his chips in the middle preflop with against Darren Woods' . The board ran 
, and Zaichenko was eliminated from the tournament.
Another level is in the books and the remaining four players have been rewarded with a 20-minute break!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
925,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
772,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
655,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
||
|
299,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
