| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Vamplew | 815,000 |
| 2 | Jamie Armstrong | 755,000 |
| 3 | Dan Kelly | 860,000 |
| 4 | Brandon Meyers | 735,000 |
| 5 | Rafal Michalowski | 600,000 |
| 6 | Darryll Fish | 720,000 |
| 7 | David Peters | 595,000 |
| 8 | Trevor Pope | 1,700,000 |
| 9 | Jared Hamby | 544,000 |
Brandon Meyers raised to 35,000 out of the hijack seat, Jamie Armstrong moved all in from the cutoff, and Tom Marchese called all in for 245,000 on the button. Meyers folded, and the hands were opened.
Armstrong: 
Marchese: 
Marchese flopped backdoor straight and flush draws to go along with his overs when the dealer fanned 
, but the 
on the turn ended those hopes. Marchese needed an ace or a king to survive, but it wasn't to be as the 
completed the board.
He was eliminated in 10th place, earning $37,391, and the remaining nine players have redrawn to one table.
Darryll Fish raised to 35,000 on the button, Kristijonas Andrulis three-bet all in for 215,000 out of the small blind, and Fish called.
Fish: 
Andrulis:
The flop fell 
, changing very little, but the spiked on the turn, giving Fish a pair of aces. The 
completed the board, and Andrulis' amazing chip-and-a-chair run game in.
Ismael Bojang opened to 35,000 out of the cutoff, Trevor Pope three-bet to 81,000 in the big blind, and Bojang four-bet jammed for 360,000. Pope snap-called.
Bojang: 
Pope: 
Bojang was in bad shape, and hit the rail after the board came 
. Pope now has 1.71 million chips.
Rafal Michalowski raised to 35,000 in the cutoff, David Peters three-bet to 81,000 on the button, and David Vamplew cold four-bet to 160,000 out of the big blind. Michalowski folded, Peters moved all in for 475,000, and Vamplew called.
Vamplew: 
Peters: 
The board came 
, and the two chopped the pot.
Dan Kelly came in for a raise to 35,000 from the cutoff, David Peters three-bet shoved for 214,000 from the big blind, and Kelly called.
Kelly:
Peters: 
Peters was in rough shape, and remained so after the flop (
) and the turn (
), but the spiked on the river doubling him to 448,000 chips.
Kelly dropped down to 950,000 chips.
Markus Gonsalves open-shoved for 219,000 from the cutoff, and Dan Kelly snap-called in the big blind.
Gonsalves: 
Kelly: 
Kelly's queens held as the board came 
, and Gonsalves was eliminated in 13th place.
Dan Kelly bumped it up to 35,000 in the hijack, Brian Rast, the 2011 World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner, three-bet all in for 196,000 in the big blind, and Kelly called.
Kelly:
Rast: 
The flop came 
, extending Kelly's lead, but Rast picked up a straight draw when the turned. An eight on the river would give Rast a straight, and keep in alive, but the 
bricked off.
Rast was eliminated in 14th place, while Kelly now has over 900,000 chips.
Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The players are now on another 20-minute break.
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