Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Garry Gates raised to 35,000 from the hijack and Phil D'Auteuil called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and D'Auteuil check-called 30,000 from Gates.
The turn was the 
and both players checked.
The river was the 
, D'Auteuil bet 120,000 and Gates folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
564,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
415,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
. Nguyen continued for 65,000 and his opponent thought before raising to 175,000. Nguyen then moved all in, covering his opponent, who shrugged and called off his 575,000 stack.
and the river the 
as his opponent missed his flush draw and Nguyen sent him to the exit.
for a set of deuces while Nguyen held 
for an overpair. Nguyen was down to just 54,000 after that hand but managed to triple his stack in the next hand. He still has plenty of work to do in order to climb back into the tournament.
of an opponent on a board of 
to see Ward jump over one million in chips.
turn. On the 
and Joseph Cheong had a bet out of 125,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Parkes was in the big blind and put in a check-raise to 325,000. Cheong made the call.
and the under-the-gun player checked. Ajayi made a continuation-bet of 75,000 and was called.
through 
but got his last 400,000 or so chips in with 
and the last remaining former champion was eliminated shortly before the last break of the day.
