With about 28,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Elliot Smith bet 11,000 and was met with a three-bet to 24,000 by Jeremy Menard, who left himself just 45,000 behind.
Smith hit the tank for a long time. "Do you want me to put it in," he asked Menard, who simply shrugged. Another minute in the tank and Smith opted to lay down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
100,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
flop, and the 
on the turn.
, and Gagliano led for 14,500. Laak thought for a moment before tossing out three orange T5,000 chips, making the call. Gagliano opened up 
for a pair of tens, Laak mucked, and Gagliano picked up the pot.
, including Matt Marafioti, Thorsten Schafer, and Ben "Benba" Lamb. The action checked the Lamb who bet 13,000, and both Marafioti and Schafer called. The turn was another heart - the 
- and Marafioti moved all in for 60,000. Schafer folded, and Lamb called.
on the river completed said flush, just for fun, and Marafioti was eliminated from the tournament.
for a straight. Deeb sheepishly showed 
for a pair of tens. Deeb would need an eight on the river in order to chop the pot. A 
river gave Deeb an irrelevent three of a kind.
giving Deeb a set of sevens. If he could avoid a few run run draws Deeb could double up. The 
turn sealed the deal as no card could possible come to take the pot away from Deeb. A harmless 
gave Kjerstad a double gut-shot straight draw, but the 
, Dmitry Gromov bet 13,000 from the big blind only to have Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raise to 33,000. Gromov responded with a three-bet to 55,000, Grospellier four-bet to 120,000, and Gromov ended the game of chicken with a fold.
flop. He instantly received a call from Dimitar Danchev who tabled 
for a pair of tens. Lindgren was going to need running cards to boat up.
