The stack of Tim Seidensticker was in the middle preflop for around 280,000 and Dario Sammartino looked him up with the superior stack and superior hand upon showdown.
Tim Seidensticker: 
Dario Sammartino: 
The 
flop all but sealed the fate of Seidensticker, and he was drawing dead on the 
turn, making the 
river a formality.
When we got to the table, the complete board of 
was already out, Leah had 
face up in front of him, and the dealer was verifying his stack.
Leah informed us that William Kopp had raised preflop from under the gun, but Leah hadn't seen it, so he attempted to raise himself, but was bound to a call.
After the flop fell, Kopp bet 100,000, Leah shoved, and Kopp called with a covering stack. Leah's flopped top set improved to a boat on the turn and he took the pot to double up after the final card fell.
A massive pot emerged between Anson Tsang and Mark Herm, and the latter's cards were already in the muck. According to Nicholas Aranda, Herm had flopped the straight and the nut flush draw with 
on a board of 
. Anson Tsang looked up Herm when the remaining chips went in after the turn and improved to a runner-runner full house with his 
.
Alexey Makarov raised to 65,000 and Ryan Laplante called out of the big blind. On the 
flop, Laplante check-raised the pot from 70,000 to 315,000, and Makarov reraised the pot to see Laplante call all in.
"I have a pair and a wrap," Laplante announced and turned over the 
. Makarov showed his and held up on a turn and river runout.
In the next hand, a short-stacked Mark Davidoff was all in and at risk and Makarov called.
Mark Davidoff: 
Alexey Makarov: 
The 
board gave Makarov a full house and Davidoff was eliminated in 26th place.
Andjelko Andrejevic and Aaron Duczak got all the chips in the middle before the flop and Duczak had the larger of the two stacks.
Andjelko Andrejevic: 
Aaron Duczak: 
Duczak had the edge with his aces and Andrejevic needed to improve in order to survive. The board ran out 
to give both players a set and Duczak took the pot with the bigger one to end Andrejevic's tournament.
After all those eliminations in very quick succession, the field has been reduced to the last three tables and a redraw will take place momentarily.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 431 | 1 | Mike Leah | Canada |
| Amazon | 431 | 2 | Mack Lee | United States |
| Amazon | 431 | 3 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong |
| Amazon | 431 | 4 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom |
| Amazon | 431 | 5 | Robert Paddock | Canada |
| Amazon | 431 | 6 | Scott Bohlman | United States |
| Amazon | 431 | 7 | Joey Ingram | United States |
| Amazon | 431 | 8 | Jerry Wong | United States |
| Amazon | 439 | 1 | Henri Koivisto | Finland |
| Amazon | 439 | 2 | Alexey Makarov | Russia |
| Amazon | 439 | 3 | Matt Giannetti | United States |
| Amazon | 439 | 4 | Loren Klein | United States |
| Amazon | 439 | 5 | Nicholas Aranda | United States |
| Amazon | 439 | 6 | Ryan Hughes | United States |
| Amazon | 439 | 7 | Martin Kozlov | Australia |
| Amazon | 439 | 8 | Tim Marsters | Australia |
| Amazon | 447 | 1 | William Kopp | United States |
| Amazon | 447 | 2 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States |
| Amazon | 447 | 3 | Aaron Duczak | Canada |
| Amazon | 447 | 4 | Richard Lyndaker | United States |
| Amazon | 447 | 5 | LaDarren Banks | United States |
| Amazon | 447 | 6 | Dario Sammartino | Italy |
| Amazon | 447 | 7 | Anton Morgenstern | Germany |
| Amazon | 447 | 8 | Rep Porter | United States |
Robert Paddock had about 225,000 to start the hand and got his stack in before the flop against Richard Gryko, who had him covered by a wide margin.
Robert Paddock:
Richard Gryko:
Paddock had the preflop advantage and Gryko needed to improve in order to win the pot. The board ran out 
and Gryko took the pot with kings and eights to end Paddock's run in this event.
The remaining 23 players have been sent into a 15-minute break, in which the T$1,000 chips will be raced off.
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 0
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