Hand #24: Jonathan Hanner opened to 50,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #25: Doug Polk opened to 52,000, Andy Philachack three-bet to 125,000, and Polk folded.
Hand #26: Polk opened to 54,000 under the gun, and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #27: Polk got a walk.
Hand #28: Hanner opened to 50,000, Chad Cox called from the button, Polk three-bet to 175,000 out of the small blind, Hanner four-bet shoved, and Polk folded.
Hand #21: Liam Alcock raised to 51,000 when it was folded to him on the button and Andy Philachack made the call from the small blind. The flop came and Philachack asked Alcock how much he had behind before leading out for 100,000. Alcock folded and Philachack picked up the pot.
Hand #22: Philachack opened for 55,000 from the button and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #23: Alcock opened for 52,000 from under the gun. Doug Polk in the big blind reraised all in and Alcock snap-called for his last 332,000. The players turned over their hands:
Polk:
Alcock:
The flop came to give Alcock top set. The turn was the and Polk said "that's not good for me."
The river was good for him though as it was one of his four outs — the . Polk ran over to his rail, giving one of his friends a huge embrace as Alcock was eliminated in fifth place. "So sick," said Polk as he sat down.
Hand #17: Doug Polk opened to 52,000, Andy Philachack called on the button, and Chad Cox called from the big blind. The flop was dealt , Cox checked, Polk bet 68,000, Philachack raised to 225,000, and both players folded.
Hand #18: Philachack opened to 55,000, and Polk called in the big blind. The flop came , and both players checked. The turn brought the . Polk checked, Philachack bet 60,000, and Polk called. The fell on the river, Polk bet 167,000, and Philachack made the call. Polk tabled for a full house and Philachack mucked.
Hand #19: Jonathan Hanner opened to 50,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #20: Hanner opened to 50,000 from the cutoff, Liam Alcock three-bet to 111,000 in the small blind, Hanner four-bet shoved 416,000, and Liam called, putting Hanner at risk.
Hanner:
Alcock:
The dealer rolled out a board and Hanner doubled up to almost 900,000.
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Hand #16: Tony Gregg raised from under the gun to 40,000 leaving himself with just 5,000 behind. Andy Philachack made the call from the button and Chad Cox called from the big blind.
The flop came and Cox and Gregg checked to Philachack who bet 50,000. Cox folded and Gregg put the last of his chips in with which was well behind Philachack's . Gregg would pick up some hope on the turn but the river would not be the club he needed as it was the and Gregg was eliminated in sixth place.
Hand #11: Andy Philachack opened for 45,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #12: Gianluca Cedolia moved all in for 116,000 from the small blind and Doug Polk called from the big blind.
Cedolia:
Polk:
Cedolia was at risk and ahead with his ace-high. The flop of would change that, though, moving Polk into the lead with a pair of queens. The turn and river were the and , respectively, and Cedolia was eliminated in seventh place.
Hand #10: Dash Dudley raised under the gun to 40,000, Andy Philachack made the call, Chad Cox called from small blind, then Tony Gregg called from the big blind. Four-way to the flop, Cox shoved all-in, Gregg folded, Dudley called all in putting himself at risk, and Philachack folded.
Dudley:
Cox:
The turn was the and the river brought the , and Dash Dudley was eliminated in eighth place.