The flop read 
. Fred Chambers led with a bet of 1,100 and his opponent called.
The turn was the 
, this time Chambers checked and his opponent checked behind.
The river came the 
which prompted Chambers to fire for 2,200. His opponent mulled it over for quite a few moments before tossing his cards away for the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
Alan Cox was facing two all-in opponents on a flop reading 
. Cox called with both opponents covered.
Opponent 1: 
Opponent 2: 
Alan Cox: 
Cox had a wrap while both of his opponents had sets. The 
on the turn gave him a straight and neither of his opponents filled up or hit quads on the 
river.
Cox added a significant amount of chips to his stack and both of his opponents hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
On a board of 
, a player in the middle position moved all in for his remaining 8,000 with the pot already at 38,000. Navor Guerrero made the call.
Opponent: 
Navor Guerrerro: 
Guerrero scooped the pot with a full house and eliminated a player from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
The board read 
and Lyle Simolek bet 3,500 into the pot and his opponent Ryan Kim called.
The river came the to which Simolek bet again, this time for 5,200, Kim waited a bit and called.
Simolek turned over 
for the straight and took in the pot as Kim mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
19,500
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
Michael Wang in the small blind faced a river bet of 6,300 from his opponent on the button on a board of 
.
Wang raised to 16,000 and his opponent gave it some thought before folding. Wang tabled a bluff with 
and took the pot down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
On a board of 
and the pot at 15,000. Ed Stark showed 
for the full house and his opponent turned over 
showing a smaller boat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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Rob Pearson was on the river with his opponent on a board that read 
. Rob Pearson was facing a bet of 8,500 from his opponent.
After a few moments Pearson called and turned over the for a rivered set, which was the winner. His opponent showed visible frustration and mucked his hand by flinging the cards against the side of the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
