Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Gaetano Preite opened for 55,000, and Fredrik Halling called. Martin Tonnesen pushed all in from the blinds, and Preite called. Halling folded.
Tonnesen: 
Preite: 
Preite needed help to knock Tonnesen out of the tournament. The dealer rolled out the flop: 
, giving Preite a set. The turn and river were 
and 
, and Preite shouted in his native language and celebrated as the dealer pushed him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,850,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
Busted |
, giving Petit bottom set, and Mortensen was in bad shape in the hand. The turn was the 
, giving Mortensen extra outs. He would need either an eight for a straight or a nine for a higher set to win. The was the 
, however, and Petit’s set won the hand.
.
, which gave Walthaus a flush draw to go along with his straight draw. Bardah leaned over and put his head on the dealer's shoulder, pleading with her not to deliver the beat. Although Bardah's good-heartened nature made her smile even more, the dealer slapped the 
on the river and gave Walthaus a flush. He won the pot, and Bardah was eliminated.
. Jaffe continued to fire, this time for 200,000, and Brummelhuis once again called fairly quickly.
for the flopped second nut flush. Brummelhuis showed 
, and Jaffe collected a massive pot to get up to 3.8 million, while Brummelhuis tumbled down to 1.166 million.
, Dion checked, Stephens continued for 130,000, and Dion called. Both players called when the 
on the ropes.
couldn't do it, and he was eliminated.
, and Marshall checked. Price then bet out 128,000, which was called. The 
falling on the river, Marshall moved all in for 678,000, as he stepped away from the table.
for two pair, but Walthaus had a straight with 
. Mandic doubled up to just over a million, while Jaffe dropped down to 2.548 million.
