Mike Matusow raised from the cutoff and Elie Doft was the only caller from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Matusow got his final 28,000 chips into the pot. Doft called and we got to see the following showdown.
| Mike Matusow |     |
| Elie Doft |     |
The board ran out 
and both players got half of the pot.
On the last hand before dinner Mike Matusow raised from middle position and he got called by Meng La and Phil Ivey.
The flop came down 
and the action got checked to La who bet. Both players called and the turn was the 
. Ivey lead out and Matusow folded after which La made the call.
On the river the 
showed up and La called another one of Ivey's bets. Ivey showed 
for the low while La had 
for a straight to take down the high.
Scotty Nguyen started off the action with a raise and Meng La three-bet from the button. Nguyen called and the flop came down 
. Nguyen check-called and did the same thing when the turn was the 
.
On the river the 
showed up and both players checked. La showed 
and took down the pot.
We will be back in one hour with our eight finalists.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
660,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
||
|
645,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
|
640,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
545,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
375,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
40,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
15,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
Level: 24
Limits: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
We just said goodbye to Mike Matusow who got knocked out in seventh place. The action started with Matusow who raised all in for his final 15,000 chips from the under the gun +1 position. Meng La raised it up from the hijack and both Phil Ivey and Scotty Nguyen called from the blinds.
The flop came down 
and Ivey checked to Nguyen who put out a bet. Both La and Ivey called giving us three-way side pot action on the turn.
The turn was the and now it was Ivey who lead out for 40,000. Nguyen put in a raise to 80,000 and Lad threw his hand into the muck. At this point Ivey put in the third bet making it 120,000 to go. Nguyen called.
The river was the and Nguyen called another one of Ivey's bets. The agressor showed for the nut low while Nguyen turned over 
for the high. Matusow turned over his 
and that was no good to get hold of any part of the pot. That's it for Matusow and we are down to seven players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
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 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,025,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
725,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
600,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
595,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
570,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
345,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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
|
325,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
240,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
|
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