Of the 17 players who cashed, only five have previously cashed in this event. Of that bunch, Minh Ly leads the way with $665,763 in earnings coming from his third-place finish in 2011. Huck Seed has earned $560,769 from this event, Mike Wattel has earned $215,444, and John Hennigan has earned $120,994. Joe Cassidy has won $137,280, but is no longer with us, as he was part of the dual elimination on the bubble with Gary Benson where the two chopped up 16th-place money.
After doubling through John Hennigan for a second time, Troy Burkholder raised out of the hijack seat. David Benyamine called out of the big blind, and then the Frenchman check-raised on a flop of . Burkholder called.
The turn was the , Benyamine bet out, and Burkholder called. The completed the board, Benyamine bet out again. It was enough to put Burkholder all in, and while he was in the tank he asked the dealer what the next game was to see if it was an ante game.
Burkholder eventually called with for tens and nines with an ace kicker, and he was eliminated when Benyamine showed for a full house.
From the cutoff seat, Kevin Song raised. Michael Glick, also known as "Mike the Hat," reraised from the button, then Song called. The flop fell , and the betting and raising war ensued. Song checked, Glick bet, Song raised, Glick reraised, and Song called all in for 104,000 total. Glick held the , and Song held the .
The turn was the , and the river was the . Glick's nines held up, and he busted Song in 14th place.
Kenney completed, Duhamel called, and Kenney slowed down, check-calling a bet on fourth street. Duhamel made a pair of sevens on fifth, leading out, and Kenney called.
Kenney made a higher pair on sixth, check-calling a bet once again, and both players knuckled on seventh. Kenney showed for nines and fives, and Duhamel mucked.
Jonathan Duhamel raised from under the gun, Michael Glick called in the big blind and then drew three cards. Duhamel took two, and called when Glick led out. On the second draw, Glick took one, Duhamel two, and Glick bet out again. Duhamel raised, and Glick called.
Glick drew one last card on the final draw, Duhamel stood pat, and both players checked.
"Deuces," Glick said, prompting Duhamel to show for a ninety-six.
Two hands later, John Hennigan raised in the cutoff and called a three-bet from Glick on the button. Hennigan check-called a bet after he drew two and Glick drew one, and both players drew one on the second draw. Hennigan check-called another bet.
On the final draw, Hennigan took one, Glick stood pat, and Hennigan led out. Glick called, then mucked when Hennigan fanned .
Don Nguyen raised from under the gun, Tommy Hang moved all in for 107,000 on the button, and Matthew Ashton cold-called in the small blind. Nguyen called as well.
Nguyen and Ashton both drew two on the first draw, Hang took one, and Ashton bed out. Nguyen raised, and Ashton called.
On the second draw, Ashton and Hang both drew one, while Nguyen stood pat. Ashton check-called a bet.
On the final draw, Ashton and Hang both drew one again, Nguyen stood pat, and Ashton check-called a bet. Ashton showed , which won him the side pot, but Hang was drawing to a seven-low when he showed . His final card was a , giving him the best hand and a triple up.
Jonathan Duhamel raised to 45,000 out of the hijack seat, Minh Ly three-bet to 110,000 on the button, and George Danzer cold four-bet to 275,000 in the small blind. Both Duhamel and Ly folded.
Benyamine completed, Danzer called, and when the German made a better board on fourth street, he bet out. Benyamine called. Both players checked on fifth, Danzer bet out when he made a pair of sevens on sixth, and Benyamine raised. Danzer called.
Danzer check-called a bet on seventh, then mucked when Benyamine showed for trip threes.
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. Burkholder called.
, Benyamine bet out, and Burkholder called. The 
completed the board, Benyamine bet out again. It was enough to put Burkholder all in, and while he was in the tank he asked the dealer what the next game was to see if it was an ante game.
for tens and nines with an ace kicker, and he was eliminated when Benyamine showed 
for a full house.
, and the betting and raising war ensued. Song checked, Glick bet, Song raised, Glick reraised, and Song called all in for 104,000 total. Glick held the 
, and Song held the 
.
, and the river was the 
. Glick's nines held up, and he busted Song in 14th place.
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for nines and fives, and Duhamel mucked.
for a ninety-six.
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for trip threes.