Hands #77-81: Amato Hits an Ace to Survive
Hand #77: Jake Schindler made it 120,000 under the gun and John Amato shoved his last 295,000 on the button. Schindler called it off.
John Amato: 
Jake Schindler: 
The dealer rolled out a 
flop, pushing Amato ahead. Schindler couldn't hit a seven on the 
and 
runout and Amato doubled while Schindler dropped to the bottom of the leaderboard.
Hand #78: Shawn Buchanan made it to 135,000 but Amato was ready to play for his stack again, jamming 740,000. Buchanan wasn't interested.
Hand #79: David Peters got a walk.
Hand #80: Eric Blair raised to 140,000 in the hijack and Jake Schindler three-bet to 425,000, putting in the majority of his belongings. Blair let it go.
Hand #81: Peters made it 130,000 on the button and David Laka called in the big. The flop came 
and Peters took it down with a 90,000-chip continuation-bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000 | |
|
2,300,000 | -200,000 |
|
2,200,000 | -300,000 |
|
1,500,000 | -200,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 100,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 260,000 |
|
1,000,000 | -200,000 |