From the cutoff Phil Ivey just raised it up and Meng La defended his big blind. The flop came down 
and La check-raised Ivey's continuation bet. Ivey called the raise and called another bet on the turn when the 
showed up.
The river was the 
and La bet 40,000 after which Ivey made it 80,000. La called and showed 
for two pair after which Ivey turned over 
for the low. Chop it up guys!
During the dinner break the yellow 1,000 chips were raced off, but the 13,000/25,000 level still had to be played. This level requires some yellow chips in order to post the correct blinds, and as we write this up there are some old 1,000 chips brought back into play.
After the next level these yellow chips will be taken out of play once more.
Elie Doft just lost a serious pot to Meng La knocking him down to last place in chips. From the under the gun position La raised and Doft put in a re-raise making it 60,000 to go. La called giving us heads up action.
The flop came down 
and La ended up check-raising Doft who made the call. The turn was the 
and La fired out 40,000. Doft called and opted to fold when La also bet the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000 | 180,000 |
|
340,000 | -185,000 |
Just for a second Joe Cassidy took over the chip lead from Phil Ivey, but on the very next hand he won enough from Meng La to get back on top.
First Ivey raised under the gun and Cassidy defended his big blind. The calop came down and Cassidy check-called. On the turn the 
hit and Cassidy check-raised it to 80,000. Ivey folded his hand which brought him down to 900,000 and Cassidy up to a cool million.
The very next hand Scotty Nguyen raised under the gun and Meng La called from the cutoff as did Ivey from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Ivey lead out after which only La called.
On the turn, the 
, and the river, the 
, La called bets as well after which Ivey turned over 
. Ivey had flopped a flush for the high and a A3458 low in order to scoop this pot. Ivey's back on top but it's very close between him and Joe Cassidy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 60,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
400,000 | -175,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,040,000 | -310,000 |
|
|
935,000 | 365,000 |
|
600,000 | 255,000 |
|
|
575,000 | 335,000 |
|
|
525,000 | -200,000 |
|
425,000 | -175,000 |
From the button it was Phil Ivey who raised it up and Gregory Jamison defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Jamison check-raised, after which Ivey put in the call. The turn was the 
and Ivey called Jamison's 40,000 chip bet.
On the river we saw the 
and Jamison fired out another 40,000. Ivey called and mucked after he saw Jamison's 
. Jamison had a set of deuces and a 23467 low as he won some much needed chips.
Action got folded to Elie Doft, who was on the button, and he opted to raise. Both blinds, Joe Cassidy and Phil Ivey, made the call.
The flop came down 
and Cassidy lead out for 20,000. Both players called and the turn was the 
. Cassidy threw out 40,000 and after some thinking Ivey decided to lay it down. Doft put in a raise and Cassidy called.
On the river the 
hit and Cassidy lead out again after which Doft called. Cassidy showed 
for a straight and Doft tossed his cards into the muck.
After just chopping up Mike Matusow's final chips and busting Bart Hanson, Phil Ivey was it at again against Meng La.
From the under the gun position Ivey raised it up and La called on the button giving us heads up action. The flop came down 
and La called a 20,000 chip bet.
The turn was the and Ivey thew out 40,000. He got raised to 80,000 and made the call. On the river we saw the 
and Ivey checked to La who bet 40,000. Ivey decided to raise and La called the additional 40,000 chips.
Phil Ivey turned over 
for a full house and he took down this massive pot. Ivey seems to be running away with it after dinner as he has almost twice as much as Elie Doft who is currently in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000 | 325,000 |
|
|
240,000 | -355,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,025,000 | 105,000 |
|
|
725,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
600,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
595,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
570,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
345,000 | -30,000 |
From the button Phil Ivey raised it up to 40,000 and Bart Hansen called all in from the big blind. This gave us a back to back all in showdown, and this time Bart Hanson was at risk.
Hanson turned over and was up against Ivey's 
.
The board ran out 
giving Ivey a pair of kings for the high and a 23567 low. No luck for Hanson who is our seventh place finisher. We have just seen two hands after the break and already lost our two short stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
