With 
on the felt, Brooks Floyd checked out of the big blind. Sam Greenwood bet 22,000, right about the size of the pot. Floyd called fairly quickly and Greenwood opened 
for a missed flush. Floyd took it with 
for queens up.
Defending champion John Cynn was overheard talking to another person presumably about his stack of just north of 20,000, saying that it was in his wheelhouse and that he was in his comfort zone.
He saw action fold to him in middle position and dictated, "watch this!" before reaching for chips. The energy was palpable as the table anticipated an all-in shove until he threw forward chips to open to 3,500.
"Wait, what?" Cynn commentated on his own action. "Just a raise?"
Action then folded to the big blind, who defended to take subsequent action to the streets. The flop came 
and the big blind checked. Cynn made a continuation-bet of 5,500 and the big blind looked back at Cynn and asked if he had any green, T$25,000 chips. Cynn confirmed he did not and his opponent put in a raise large enough to put Cynn all in.
Cynn happily complied, putting the rest of his chips in and turning over 
for an overpair.
His opponent tabled 
and found himself well behind with top pair.
The turn and river fell 
, securing the double up for Cynn who now finds himself with some breathing room despite still being below starting stack.
Johnny Chan sat in early position and he was involved in a heads-up pot with small blind Ryan Baysinger. There was about 13,000 in the middle preflop and the flop was dealt .
Baysinger checked to Chan on the flop and the two-time World Series of Poker Main Event champion bet 6,000. Baysinger called to see the 
on the turn and both players checked.
They also checked on the 
river and they opened up.
Baysinger showed 
for a missed flush draw and Chan won the pot showing down 
.
Kyudam Kim sent a shorter stack to the rail when his held up versus 
despite a six on the board.
Mihai Isar also scooped a pot when he took on [Removed:528] over in the Amazon Gold section. They faced a raise to 3,600 and [Removed:529] called in the cutoff, Isar raised to 8,600 and [Removed:529] was the only caller. The board of 
was checked down entirely and Isar had the winning hand with 
.
It must have been one hell of a dinner break for Murray Chick who has soared over 400,000 in just two hands after the resumption of play following the dinner break.
"Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!" came the cry from Chick seated in the Pavilion after sending two players to the rail in back-to-back hands.
According to Chick, he called an all in with 
suited against an opponent's pocket nines, and after two sevens came he sent him on his way on the very first hand after dinner.
Then, a player moved all in for 21,000 and Chick called in the big blind.
Murray Chick: 
Opponent: 
The 
flop gave the all-in player top set, but the turn improved Chick to a straight. The river bricked and his opponent became the second elimination at the hands of Chick in two hands.
"Sometimes you've got to take a stand," said Chick stacking his chips.
"I'll just have to get in with the worst hand against you," said another player at the table.
Majid Yahyaei bet 27,000 into about 55,000 from the small blind on a completed board of 
. Norson Saho was on the button and and he announced all in. It was for about 38,000 more and Yahyaei counted out his stack then folded about 30 seconds later.
Saho turned over immediately and swept up the pot.
David Peters was playing from the big blind with the flop down . Peters checked after seeing the player in the small blind check, and the 
hit the turn.
The action repeated before the fell on the river, which led to a 1,600 bet from the small blind player.
Peters quickly called and saw his opponent flip over for two pair. Not to be outdone, Peters revealed 
for the higher two pair and won the pot.
Peters added the chips to his stack and is now playing 235,000, having been down to 18,000 three hours ago.
The player in middle position raised and Christopher Sly called from one seat over.
The dealer spread a flop of and the player in middle position checked. Sly bet 5,000 and his opponent check-called.
The turn brought the and the player in middle position checked again. Sly continued with a bet of 11,000 and his opponent folded face up showing 
. Sly tabled for a set of queens in return.
There was around 8,000 in the pot in what appeared to be a single-raised pot where Jason Mercier opened from the hijack and got a call from the big blind. The flop was out reading and Mercier made a continuation-bet of 4,100. The player in the big blind check-raised to 9,500 and action was back on Mercier, who called.
The turn came and after check-raising, the big blind slowed down and checked again. Mercier announced a bet of 11,000 and his opponent called.
The river fell and the big blind checked. Mercier thought for a few moments, realigning the chips he was shuffling in order to assess his stack size. Eventually, he knocked a closed fist down onto the table to check behind and take the hand to showdown.
"Ace-high," his opponent said after Mercier checked.
"It's no good," Mercier responded, tabling 
for a rivered straight, good to take down the pot and put him to the 100,000-chip mark.
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