Last year, it was champion Greg Merson who was down to three big blinds on the bubble before running his stack back up and eventually winning the event. This year, Pedro Fernandez could very well be that story. Fernandez was down to just one big blind a couple of levels ago, before quintupling up and then doubling up the very next hand. He's since run his stack up to 1.16 million in chips, with this latest pot going his way.
From under the gun, Cary Marshall raised to 65,000. Fernandez three-bet to 150,000 from the big blind, and Marshall made the call. The flop came down 
, and Fernandez checked. Marshall bet 125,000, and Fernandez called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the turn. Fernandez fired 300,000, and Marshall responded with "That's strong!" He then thought for a little bit, and folded. to give Fernandez the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,160,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
910,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
. Maruf checked, Newhouse bet 60,000, and Maruf called.
. Maruf bet 180,000 this time, then Newhouse raised to 375,000. Maruf waited for a few seconds, then announced he was all in and Newhouse called right away.
for the flush while Newhouse had 
to pair the board and improve Newhouse to a flush, and Maruf has been eliminated just shy of the end of Level 23 and the dinner break.
, and Beckstead hit the rail.
. Porter had only three cards that would give him the lead, and one of those, the 
, came on the turn. Price was now looking for a king or a jack, but the river brought the 
.
flop, and Jason Mann fired 95,000. Pollock called. The turn was the 
, and both players checked. They also checked after the 
to give Luong trip tens. The hand was over when the 
turned, and a meaningless 
completed the board.
flop, Halling checked and Damelian bet 162,000. Halling called, and the 
