In a battle of the blinds, Sam Higgs ended up all in against Frankie O'Dell.
The Aussie flopped top two pair with 
, however, O'Dell's 
turned a set on the 
board to elminate Higgs in 17th place for $17,972.
Richard Ashby was all in with 
against the 
of David Benyamine and the board of 
.
Soon after, Ken Aldridge raised and Ashby called, as did Andrew Yeh in the small blind and Mike Matusow in the big blind. The 
flop was checked to Aldridge and he bet, Ashby and Yeh were the only callers. The 
turn was checked and Yeh bet the 
river. Both called and Yeh turned over 
, Aldridge mucked and Ashby tabled 
to claim the high pot.
Mike Wattel raised and Frankie O’Dell defended his big blind. The flop was and O’Dell check-called a bet from Wattel.
The turn was the 
and O’Dell bet. Wattel folded leaving himself with four big bets behind
In a battle between Ken Aldridge, Ed Vartughian and Shaun Deeb on the button, the board came 
and it was Deeb that bet all the way. Aldridge and Vartughian check-called flop and turn, only Aldridge check-called the river.
Deeb tabled 
and Aldridge flashed 
.
Shortly after losing a portion of his stack, Ville Haavisto was all in once more, this time on a 
flop against Owais Ahmed.
Ville Haavisto: 
Owais Ahmed:
The 
turn and river brought no help to Haavisto and he was eliminated in 18th place for $17,972.
On a 
flop Mike Matusow bet and got calls from David Benyamine and Ken Aldridge. The turn was checked by the three players. The river was the . It checked to Aldridge who bet, Matusow called and Benyamine folded.
Aldridge showed 
for aces up and an eight-five low. Matusow showed for the same high and was quartered.
On the flop of , Ville Haavisto ended up all in and at risk against Frankie O'Dell.
Ville Haavisto: 
Frankie O'Dell: 
The 
turn and river run out ensured that Haavisto was quartered.
| Seat | Table 421 | Chip Count | Table 428 | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Campbell | 520,000 | Nick Guagenti | 1,350,000 |
| 2 | Andrew Yeh | 610,000 | Owais Ahmed | 1,250,000 |
| 3 | Mike Matusow | 250,000 | Mike Wattel | 280,000 |
| 4 | David Benyamine | 615,000 | Robert Mizrachi | 540,000 |
| 5 | Ken Aldridge | 1,550,000 | Sam Higgs | 95,000 |
| 6 | Ed Vartughian | 460,000 | Frankie O'Dell | 530,000 |
| 7 | Jake Schwartz | 250,000 | Robert Slezak | 560,000 |
| 8 | Richard Ashby | 260,000 | Yarron Bender | 910,000 |
| 9 | Shaun Deeb | 745,000 | Ville Haavisto | 115,000 |
Dominik Baud bet on a 
board and got calls from Ken Aldridge and Sam Higgs.
The turn was the and Baud moved all in for 16,000. Aldridge raised and Higgs called.
Aldridge bet the 
river and Higgs folded.
"Nut-nut," announced Aldridge tabling 
for a jack-high straight and the nut low. Baud shrugged and showed for top set and was eliminated.
Ryan Lenaghan ended up all in for the last 50,000 and picked up two callers in Robert Slezak and Nick Guagenti on the button.
On the 
flop, Slezak checked and called a bet by Guagenti before the turn went check, check. The appeared on the river and Slezak reluctantly check-called a bet by Guagenti.
Guagenti showed for the nut flush and Lenaghan had the . Slezak briefly flashed his cards and could not beat the nut flush, which saw Guagenti scoop the entire pot and send Lenaghan to the rail in 20th place for $14,959.
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