From the cutoff Scotty Nguyen raised it up and Elie Doft defended his big blind. The flop came down 
and Doft check-called a bet.
The turn was the 
and this time Doft lead out after which Nguyen called. On the river the 
showed up and Doft check-called a 40,000 chip bet.
Nguyen turned over 
and his two pair took down the pot. Doft is now severely short as we head into the break.
We are on a 20-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,390,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
1,020,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
640,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
||
|
545,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
145,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
40,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Level: 25
Limits: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 0
From the small blind Elie Doft just raised all in for 40,000 and Joe Cassidy made the call from the big blind.
Doft turned over 
and was up against 
. The board ran out 
giving Cassidy the win and knocking out Doft in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
From the under the gun position Joe Cassidy just raised it up and Gregory Jamison three-bet from the big blind. Cassidy called and the flop came down 
. Jamison decided to check-call and the turn was the 
. Once again Jamison check-called and the river was the .
Jamison had just 8,000 chips left behind and he put them all in. Cassidy called and showed 
and scooped the pot. Jamison showed his 
before he left the tournament area as we are down to four players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,275,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
From the under the gun position Phil Ivey just raised it up and he got called by Scotty Nguyen and Joe Cassidy.
The flop came down 
and Cassidy lead out after which Ivey put in a raise. Nguyen folded and Cassidy called. On the turn the 
showed up and Cassidy check-called a bet.
The river was the and both players checked. Ivey turned over 
and took down this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,620,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,125,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
From the small blind Ivey raised it up and Scotty Nguyen defended his big blind. The flop came down 
and Nguyen called Ivey's bet. The turn was the 
and this time Nguyen decided to raise Ivey's bet. Ivey called and the river was the .
Both players checked and Nguyen showed . This wasn't enough as Ivey had . He raked in another pot and is closing in on the two million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,850,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
520,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,825,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,160,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
570,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
360,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
Meng La was first to act, and made it two bets. Joe Cassidy called on the button, and Scotty Nguyen defended his big blind. The dealer fanned , and Nguyen checked. La continued, Cassidy raised, and both Nguyen and La released.
A few hands later, Cassidy raised out of the small blind, and his neighbor Phil Ivey called. The flop was 
, and Cassidy check-called a bet. The turned, and Cassidy checked again. Ivey bet, and this time, Cassidy check-raised. Ivey called.
The 
completed the board, and Cassidy led out for the first time. Ivey called, then mucked when Cassidy tabled .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,400,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
||
