The players are back in their seats and the cards are in the air. Two more levels for the night or stopping when we reach 18 players, whichever comes first.
The players are back in their seats and the cards are in the air. Two more levels for the night or stopping when we reach 18 players, whichever comes first.
On the first hand back from the dinner break on the main feature table, action folded to Erika Moutinho and she raised all in for 1.76 million. Everyone folded and Moutinho won the pot.
Play folded to Ryan Lenaghan and he opened with a raise to 275,000. His only caller was Martin Staszko from the small blind. The two players saw the flop come down 

and Staszko checked. Lenaghan fired 325,000 and Staszko folded.
Action folded to Erika Moutinho in the small blind. She was only facing her boyfriend David "Doc" Sands in the big blind, but opted to toss her cards in and give Sands a walk.
From middle position, John Hewitt raised to 255,000. Ryan Lenaghan called from the big blind and the flop came down 

. Lenaghan checked and Hewitt fired 375,000. Lenaghan "rammed them to the muck" as tournament announcer Robbie Thompson called it and Hewitt won the pot.
| 1 | $8,711,956 |
| 2 | $5,430,928 |
| 3 | $4,019,635 |
| 4 | $3,011,665 |
| 5 | $2,268,909 |
| 6 | $1,720,396 |
| 7 | $1,313,851 |
| 8 | $1,009,910 |
| 9 | $782,115 |
| 10 - 12 | $607,882 |
| 13 - 15 | $478,174 |
| 16 - 18 | $378,796 |
| 19 - 27 | $302,005 |
| 28 - 36 | $242,636 |
From under the gun, Lars Bonding raised to 255,000. Action then folded around to John Esposito in the hijack seat and he reraised all in for 1.68 million in chips. Play then moved around to Ryan Lenaghan in the small blind and he paused for a little bit. Lenaghan then made the call. Bonding folded and it was Esposito versus Lenaghan for this one.
Lenaghan held the 
and was up against Esposito's 
. Esposito was the player at risk in the hand and fighting for his tournament life.
The flop came down 

and not much was there for Esposito. The turn brought the
and now there was just one chance left for Esposito to hit one of the two remaining jacks in the deck.
The river card produced the
and that wasn't what Esposito needed. He failed to come from behind in this one and was eliminated in 32nd place for $242,636. Lenaghan increased to 16.17 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,170,000
2,345,000
|
2,345,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Ben Lamb opened to 260,000 from the cutoff, Eoghan O'Dea three-bet to 720,000 from the small blind, and Lamb swiftly four-bet to 1.5 million. O'Dea tanked for a bit, staring down Lamb before moving all in for 6.135 million. Lamb called, and the hands were opened.
O'Dea: 

Lamb: 

O'Dea was at risk, but he had Lamb crushed. The 

flop was harmless, and so too was the
on the turn. The crowd was on their feet in anticipation of the last card, and when the
spiked on the river a chorus of "ohhhhhhhh's" showered the table. The queen didn't help Lamb though, and O'Dea shipped a monster double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,520,000
7,020,000
|
7,020,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,180,000
7,855,000
|
7,855,000 |
|
|
||
Andrew Hinrichsen opened from under the gun with a raise to 250,000, and it folded to Gregory Kaplan in the hijack seat who made it 430,000 to go. It folded back around to Hinrichsen who reraised all in for 2.725 more (more than 3.1 million total), and Kaplan called.
Kaplan showed 
and Hinrichsen 
. The flop came 

, putting Hinrichsen in front. The turn was the
and river the
, and Hinrichsen doubled to 6.625 million. Kaplan slips to 8.9 million.
From early position, Martin Staszko raised to 260,000. In the hijack seat, Erika Moutinho reraised all in for 1.775 million in chips. Play folded back to Staszko and he tanked for a bit before eventually making the call with the 
. Moutinho had the better pair with the 
.
The flop came down 

and Staszko was still behind. The turn brought the
and now Moutinho needed to dodge just one more card in order to double up. The river completed the board with the
and Moutinho was able to fade her all-in situation and earn the double. She's back over 3.8 million while Staszko slipped to just over five million.
After the hand, her boyfriend and neighbor at the main feature table David "Doc" Sands gave her a nice, emphatic fist bump in celebration. The couple is still alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,075,000
2,275,000
|
2,275,000 |
|
|
3,835,000
2,060,000
|
2,060,000 |