With about 5,000 in the middle, the dealer spread a flop of 
. Luigi Curcio checked from the big blind and the player on the cutoff bet 1,600. Curcio check-called
The turn brought the 
and Curcio check-called another bet of 3,500 from the cutoff.
The 
completed the board and Curcio checked for a third time. The cutoff fired 9,000 and Curcio called. The cutoff tabled 
and Curcio tabled 
to take down the pot with ace-high.
In a three-bet pot, Christian Soto and Donald Landwirth were heads-up on a flop of 
. Soto checked to Landwirth who fired in a bet of 7,000 into a pot of around 15,000. Soto check-raised to 39,000, leaving himself with just 1,000 behind.
Landwirth only had 35,000 chips still in front of him and he struggled to make a decision. After nearly five minutes in the tank, the clock was finally called. As Landwirth's time ticked down, he eventually folded his hand. Soto flashed 
for just ace-high and was awarded the pot.
Larry Jaffee opened to 2,000 from the hijack and Ali Imsirovic called from the small blind. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Imsirovic and Jaffee both tapped the table again and the 
completed the board. Imsirovic checked for the third time and Jaffee dropped in a bet of 4,200. Imsirovic stuck in a large check-raise and Jaffee instantly threw his cards away.
The board came down 
and with 6,400 in the middle, Maria Konnikova bet 4,500 after Matt Grapenthien had checked.
Grapenthien began to think, and after a minute passed, he called.
The hit the river, and Grapenthien moved all in. Konnikova was just covered but called only five seconds later.
Grapenthien tabled 
for trips, but it was no good against the flush held by Konnikova with 
.
Konnikova moved back up to 91,000, having started the day over 100,000, with Grapenthien left on just 4,700.
Warren Maxwell was in the small blind and bet 4,500 on 
. Marco Johnson called from the button and then faced another barrel worth 7,300 on the river. He dropped in a chip to call and Maxwell announced jack-high, showing 
.
Johnson turned over 
and raked in a much-needed pot.
Julie Dang doubled through Thomas Pomponio when her held up against on a 
board.
A few minutes later, Pomponio jammed his last 10,100 and was called by Murat Kilic in the hijack and Larry Ross on the button. The two remaining active players checked down the 
board and Pomponio tabled for a straight, Kilic mucked 
and Ross tabled .
According to the chatter at the table, the player under the gun flatter along with the player from one seat over, the player in middle position, the cutoff and the hijack. Graydon Kowal, in the small blind, raised to 7,000. The player under the gun and the player in middle position were the only ones to stick around with a call.
The dealer spread a flop of 
. Kowal bet 10,000 and the player under the gun raised to 20,000. The player in middle position folded and Kowal responded by moving all in for about 145,000. His opponent called, putting his tournament life - and around 90,000 chips - at risk.
Opponent:
Graydon Kowal:
The player under the gun had flopped trip aces but Kowal had flopped aces full of queens.
The turn and river were a blank and Kowal took down the pot, ending his opponent's Main Event.
With 
in the middle, Chris Hunichen shoved from the small blind. There was about 60,000 in the pot, so it was a slight overbet of 75,500 to Jeffrey Chang in the cutoff. He went deep into the tank, thinking for three minutes or so.
"One more minute," he requested.
After about a minute, someone called a clock, which Chang wasn't thrilled with. The tournament director gave him 30 seconds and he protested that it was for all of his chips. The TD said he was sorry but someone had called a clock and said clock was ticking. Chang flicked his cards in at the buzzer and continued to voice his displeasure.
The 2002 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Robert Varkonyi was seated at one of the first tables to break today, and he has been moved into Pavilion. He was speaking with Cary Katz and raised to 1,800. Ger Xiong called and Gergely Kulcsar raised to 8,000 in the big blind.
Varkonyi called and Kulcsar then re-raised all in for 41,900. Kulcsar called this time as Varkonyi eventually folded.
Gergely Kulcsar:
Ger Xiong:
The board came 
with aces holding to double up Xiong.
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