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On a board that read 
, Cherish Andrews moved all-in. Max Steinberg thought for a minute, then called. Andrews showed Queen-high, and Steinberg showed 
for top pair. Steinberg has doubled up, and Cherish Andrews now has less than 100,000.
It's time for the dinner break. However, tournament staff have give players the option of playing through the break if everyone at the table agrees.
At this point, there are four tables remaining, all of which are heads-up. Chris Klodnicki and Ezra Udoff will take their scheduled dinner break, as will Mandeep Sarang and Simeon Naydenov. Dan O'Brien and Cliff Josephy, however, have agreed to continue playing, as have Cherish Andrews and Max Steinberg.
Those tables who are playing through break are now playing with 3,000/6,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante.
On a 
flop, Dan O'Brien led out for 24,500. Cliff Josephy called, and then both players checked the turn, and then checked again on the 
river. O'Brien showed 
for king high, and Josephy showed 
for top pair.
Josephy has taken a commanding lead at this table and has O'Brien severely outchipped.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000 | -25,000 |
|
105,000 | 35,000 |
On the first hand Silverstein and Sammartino got their money in with the board reading 
. Silverstein was holding 
against Sammartino's 
. The river though wasn't one of Sammartino's outs, it was the 
giving Silverstein quads.
"That's it, I've got him covered," Silverstein said after the hand.
But Silverstein was wrong, After the hand the dealer counted the chips and Sammartino had more chips, but only by 2,000.
Sammartino was able to double once, but his wasn't able to catch up to Silverstein's 
for a second double.
Silverstein will return will the rest of the table winners tomorrow at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
427,000 | 252,000 |
|
Busted |
Chris Klodnicki is taking command in his heads-up contest with Ezra Udoff. Klodnicki now enjoys a more than 2-1 chip advantage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000 | 199,000 |
|
130,000 | 18,000 |
Alessandro Longobardi has defeated Mark Darner heads-up to win his table. According to Longobardi, on the final hand, he and Darner got all their chips in the middle on a flop of 
. Darner held for middle pair, and Longobardi held 
for top pair. The turn and river were blanks, and Darner was eliminated. Longobardi advances to tomorrow's final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
421,000 | 181,000 |
|
Busted |
Tim West has eliminated Jan Kasten and won his table. According to West, on the final hand, he raised to 8,500, and Kasten 3-bet to 22,500. West then raised all-in and Kasten called for his last 190,000. West sheepishly turned over 
, and was behind Kasten's 
. The flop changed matters, though, coming 
, giving West two pair and the lead. The turn and river were no help to Kasten, and West now advances to the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
428,000 | 234,000 |
|
Busted |
Simeon Naydenov raised to 10,000 from the button, and Mandeep Narang called. On the flop, Narang checked and Naydenov bet 9,000. Narang quickly check-raised all-in for 111,500. Naydenov thought for a minute, then called with 
. Narang tabled 
for a flush draw. Narang loved the turn card, the {2}, and Naydenov was drawing dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 120,000 |
|
170,000 | -120,000 |
Preflop Dan O'Brien moved all in with 
. Cliff Josephy called with 
.
The board rolled out 
giving O'Brien the lead. The turn was the though, and gave Josephy even more outs for the win. But the 
on the river was not one of those outs and O'Brien picked up a little breathing room but Josephy still has a monster chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000 | 180,000 |
|
|
70,000 | -180,000 |
We missed the hand but Steven Silverman was kind enough to inform us of the last hand of his heads up.
Apparently with the board reading 
Silverman check raised Cantu to 23,500 with . Cantu moved all in, and Silverman called. Cantu was holding 
and caught a few outs with the on the turn, but the river was the eliminating Cantu from the tournament.
Silverman will be back tomorrow for the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
428,000 | 133,000 |
|
Busted |
