Hands #1-5: Friedlander Takes Chip Lead
Hand #1: Bill Stabler raised from the button and Frank Berry called in the small blind. The flop came 
, Berry bet 400,000 and Stabler raised to 800,000. Berry called. The turn brought them the 
, Berry shoved and Stabler folded.
Hand #2: Scott Hamilton-Hill raised to 190,000 from late position and was called by Matthew Davis in the hijack and Bill Bennett in the big blind. The flop came 
, both Bennett and Hamilton-Hill check-folded to the 300,000 bet of Davis.
Hand #3: Bennett raised to 240,000 from the small blind and Thad Smith folded his big blind.
Hand #4: Stabler raised to 210,000 from late position and the rest folded.
Hand #5: Berry raised to 325,000 from late position and Gary Friedlander in the hijack and Hamilton-Hill in the big blind called.
The flop came 
, Hamilton-Hill check-folded to the 500,000 bet of Berry. Friedlander called.
The turn brought them the 
, Berry continued with a bet of 600,000 and Friedlander called again without any hesitation.
The river completed the board with the 
and they both checked. Berry tabled 
and asked Friedlander if he had the ace. Friedlander showed 
for the flopped pair of aces to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,280,000
1,680,000
|
1,680,000 |
|
||
|
2,200,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
2,150,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
1,500,000
515,000
|
515,000 |